Starmer signals new approach on ethics and civil service
08 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer signals new approach on ethics and civil service
Starmer meets with standards adviser on first day in post and clarifies how civil servants should refer to him
CQC chief steps down after delivering 'challenging' transformation
27 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
CQC chief steps down after delivering 'challenging' transformation
Ian Trenholm says milestone moment is good time to move on
IFS: Civil service pay has been ‘held down unbelievably’
25 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
IFS: Civil service pay has been ‘held down unbelievably’
Paul Johnson says pay for officials is just one example of why public service cuts will be so difficult to achieve for next government
Sustained investment needed to build generalist skills in the civil service, study warns
24 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Sustained investment needed to build generalist skills in the civil service, study warns
Researchers warn UK is not doing enough to build general public administration skills among officials, and call for better collaboration between government and academia to create courses for officials
Think tank makes argument for delivery units across government
18 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Think tank makes argument for delivery units across government
Reform paper makes series of recommendations to tackle barriers to effective delivery
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
13 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
Document also recommits to scrapping Rwanda scheme and hiring more asylum caseworkers
A 'properly staffed' civil service and a fair pay rise: Union outlines demands for next government
13 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
A 'properly staffed' civil service and a fair pay rise: Union outlines demands for next government
PCS charter also calls for more resources for Home Office and HMRC
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
10 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
Prospect chief Mike Clancy uses conference speech to warn that “every single public service is suffering”
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
07 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
Think tank urges political parties to address precarious "state of the state" in their election campaigns
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
07 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
Labour should set up a "commission against corruption and malversation" to combat sleaze if it gets into government, academic says
Five things civil servants should be doing before the election – and just after it
03 Jun 2024 Civil Service Reform
Five things civil servants should be doing before the election – and just after it
Words of advice from former senior officials, including ex-perm sec David Bell, on managing the transition period
Senior MPs urge civil service to 'break cycle of siloed, short-term thinking’
29 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
Senior MPs urge civil service to 'break cycle of siloed, short-term thinking’
Report also calls for a slimmed-down Cabinet Office and revival of national government campus