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
Four-day week could save Defra millions, union says
13 Nov 2024 Civil Service Reform
Four-day week could save Defra millions, union says
Move could cut sick days and churn, PCS says as survey shows support for change in working pattern
Think tank calls for 'significant' hike in spad numbers – plus higher pay
13 Nov 2024 Civil Service Reform
Think tank calls for 'significant' hike in spad numbers – plus higher pay
Francis Maude's "extended ministerial offices" should also be revived, Reform report says
'Scared to get sick': Cabinet Office security staff warn of unequal conditions
06 Nov 2024 Civil Service Reform
'Scared to get sick': Cabinet Office security staff warn of unequal conditions
Security officers who work at government buildings in Whitehall marched today in protest at low pay and unfair terms and conditions