Wormald delivers first message to officials: 'We all need to do things differently’
16 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
Wormald delivers first message to officials: 'We all need to do things differently’
Officials should be proud to serve in "our fantastic civil service", but will need to improve cross-department working and take better advantage of new tech, new cab sec says
SCS performance management system to include new 'minimum standards' in 2025 Exclusive
12 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
SCS performance management system to include new 'minimum standards' in 2025
Amendments will also include guidance on the “expected distribution” of high and low performers – but Cabinet Office says it is not a return to forced distribution
‘I agree that ministers and civil servants need trust-based partnership’: PM responds to union's concerns
12 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
‘I agree that ministers and civil servants need trust-based partnership’: PM responds to union's concerns
Keir Starmer answers FDA letter raising concerns about ‘tepid bath’ comments
Starmer asks civil service to be 'emboldened to upset the apple cart'
10 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer asks civil service to be 'emboldened to upset the apple cart'
Email to civil servants promises that ministers will provide the leadership officials need for delivery
McFadden on civil service: Good people in bad systems
09 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
McFadden on civil service: Good people in bad systems
Pat McFadden responds to questions over PM's criticism of Whitehall and also says he believes civil servants should be working in the office "on the whole"
‘Let’s make Whitehall more like a start-up’: Pat McFadden unveils civil service reform plan
09 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
‘Let’s make Whitehall more like a start-up’: Pat McFadden unveils civil service reform plan
Government to deploy ‘test-and-learn’ teams and simplify recruitment processes
Unions slam Starmer’s ‘tepid bath of managed decline’ civil service attack
06 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
Unions slam Starmer’s ‘tepid bath of managed decline’ civil service attack
“I don't think the PM understands how damaging his words have been," warns FDA boss
Starmer: Too many civil servants ‘comfortable in tepid bath of managed decline’
05 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer: Too many civil servants ‘comfortable in tepid bath of managed decline’
PM uses 'Plan for Change' speech to warn civil servants against a 'lack of ambition' in reforms
UK civil service ranks sixth in new global index
04 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
UK civil service ranks sixth in new global index
The Blavatnik Index replaces the International Civil Service Effectiveness Index, which last reported in 2019
Civil service being marginalised and over-politicised, former cab secs warn
29 Nov 2024 Civil Service Reform
Civil service being marginalised and over-politicised, former cab secs warn
Political staff in No.10 "have almost completely taken over", former top civil servants say
DWP and HMRC 'could save 8.12 million hours a year through AI and automation'
27 Nov 2024 Civil Service Reform
DWP and HMRC 'could save 8.12 million hours a year through AI and automation'
DSIT should play a coordinating role to help departments adopt new tech, Social Market Foundation says
PM rules out four-day week for civil servants
15 Nov 2024 Civil Service Reform
PM rules out four-day week for civil servants
Civil service union PCS accuses government of ignoring "real gains" that a shorter working week can offer