Ministerial directions shot up amid pandemic, analysis finds
28 Jan Coronavirus
Ministerial directions shot up amid pandemic, analysis finds
Think tank warns threefold increase in decisions to overrule officials' advice on spending must still be properly scrutinised
Coronavirus pandemic continues to undo civil service staff cuts
28 Jan Coronavirus
Coronavirus pandemic continues to undo civil service staff cuts
Around 10,000 officials joined the civil service last year, with the increase mostly driven by Covid-19
Covid ‘mass outbreak’ claims wrong, DVLA chief insists
27 Jan Coronavirus
Covid ‘mass outbreak’ claims wrong, DVLA chief insists
Julie Lennard says 500-plus cases among civil servants since September ‘reflect what’s happening in local community’ in Swansea
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
27 Jan Coronavirus
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
Think tank says ending “clear injustices” in coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme would cost a fraction of the £21bn spent so far
Ministers urged to intervene at DVLA after mass Covid outbreak leaves officials 'scared'
25 Jan Coronavirus
Ministers urged to intervene at DVLA after mass Covid outbreak leaves officials 'scared'
Driving agency slammed after more than 500 coronavirus cases reported since September
DfE has not tried to revise contract with free school meals voucher provider, perm sec says
25 Jan Coronavirus
DfE has not tried to revise contract with free school meals voucher provider, perm sec says
Officials found no “strong market alternative” to Edenred, permanent secretary says
No summer holidays abroad this summer, civil servants warned
21 Jan Coronavirus
No summer holidays abroad this summer, civil servants warned
Lockdown rules will be in place "a little bit longer", Scotland's clinical adviser says
Unions call for immediate review of HMCTS coronavirus safety regime
21 Jan Coronavirus
Unions call for immediate review of HMCTS coronavirus safety regime
Acting CEO Kevin Sadler is told service has failed to implement strong enough measures to ensure buildings are Covid-secure
NHS Test and Trace’s army of consultants will be cut ‘markedly’
20 Jan Coronavirus
NHS Test and Trace’s army of consultants will be cut ‘markedly’
DHSC says organisation has around 900 Deloitte staff on £1,000 a day
Civil servants could get military-style training at Sandhurst, PM says
14 Jan Coronavirus
Civil servants could get military-style training at Sandhurst, PM says
Boris Johnson also calls free school meals parcels a "disgrace" at Liaison Committee session
Education secretary ‘absolutely disgusted’ by contractor’s school-meal parcel
13 Jan Coronavirus
Education secretary ‘absolutely disgusted’ by contractor’s school-meal parcel
Gavin Williamson says DfE will name and shame firms not delivering against its standards as voucher scheme is reintroduced
Sunak warns ‘badly damaged’ public finances ‘will need repair’
12 Jan Coronavirus
Sunak warns ‘badly damaged’ public finances ‘will need repair’
Chancellor suggests he will not use March Budget to spend nation out of economic doldrums
97% of civil servants want work from home option in future – survey
12 Jan Coronavirus
97% of civil servants want work from home option in future – survey
Union poll signals "permanent shift in attitudes to working practices"
HMRC records 12% spike in complaints as customer-service issues continue
11 Jan Coronavirus
HMRC records 12% spike in complaints as customer-service issues continue
November stats show another increase in call-waiting times and new struggles with answering online and postal queries
Civil service ‘must treat vaccine rollout as a military operation’
08 Jan Coronavirus
Civil service ‘must treat vaccine rollout as a military operation’
Former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith accuses officials of being culturally programmed to miss targets
Spending watchdog warns of pressures piling up for 'already stretched' MoJ
08 Jan Coronavirus
Spending watchdog warns of pressures piling up for 'already stretched' MoJ
Snapshot report contrasts shortage of prison places with boosted sentencing projections and delayed court hearings
Heywood Foundation seeks ideas to transform public services post-Covid
06 Jan Coronavirus
Heywood Foundation seeks ideas to transform public services post-Covid
Up to £25,000 up for grabs in Heywood Foundation Public Policy Prize
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
06 Jan Coronavirus
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
IfG urges Rishi Sunak to avoid propping up companies that will not survive EU exit with pandemic aid
PM announces new lockdown for England as Covid cases soar
05 Jan Coronavirus
PM announces new lockdown for England as Covid cases soar
Announcement comes after chief medical officers raise pandemic alert level to 5
Hancock refuses to rule out new coronavirus lockdown
04 Jan Coronavirus
Hancock refuses to rule out new coronavirus lockdown
The health secretary said the existing tier system "isn't strong enough"
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
04 Jan Coronavirus
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
Resolution Foundation says Treasury must prepare for economy to be 6% smaller than OBR prediction by Easter
PM chairs Cobra meeting as Europe isolates UK over new Covid strain
21 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
PM chairs Cobra meeting as Europe isolates UK over new Covid strain
Former chief scientific adviser says government needs to accelerate plans for a new nationwide lockdown
Support staff at BEIS vote to strike over Covid-19 safety concerns
14 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
Support staff at BEIS vote to strike over Covid-19 safety concerns
Union says department should limit staff in Whitehall HQ to prevent contractors “unnecessarily endangering their health”
Watchdog questions Dido Harding’s accountability on test and trace
11 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
Watchdog questions Dido Harding’s accountability on test and trace
NAO says reliance on outsourced staff to handle tracing calls is unique, after using civil servants deemed “unfeasible”