Afghanistan whistleblower calls for civil service code reform
08 Jun 2022 Culture
Afghanistan whistleblower calls for civil service code reform
Ex-FCDO official says civil service whistleblowing system is inadequate
Job cuts without vision could lead to all-round poorer public service, ex-DExEU perm sec warns
20 May 2022 Culture
Job cuts without vision could lead to all-round poorer public service, ex-DExEU perm sec warns
Philip Rycroft highlights enduring need for post-Brexit roles as he questions if plan is “well thought through”
LGBT business champion quits over PM's conversion therapy U-turn
06 Apr 2022 Culture
LGBT business champion quits over PM's conversion therapy U-turn
Anderson says decision to drop plans to ban transgender conversion therapy is “deeply damaging”
MPs reject DCMS's 'unimaginative' choice for Charity Commission chair
01 Apr 2022 Culture
MPs reject DCMS's 'unimaginative' choice for Charity Commission chair
Select committee says department has failed to learn from its mistakes, after previous pick quit days before starting
£120m festival of Brexit 'recipe for failure', DCMS told
17 Mar 2022 Culture
£120m festival of Brexit 'recipe for failure', DCMS told
No-one in government has taken clear ownership for 2022’s programme of events, MPs warn
Former Tory candidate named new choice for Charity Commission chair after resignation 'shambles'
10 Mar 2022 Culture
Former Tory candidate named new choice for Charity Commission chair after resignation 'shambles'
Government's previous pick quit days after being appointed when conduct issues emerged
NICS racial equality chief bemoans lack of progress
07 Feb 2022 Culture
NICS racial equality chief bemoans lack of progress
"You can't just make it up as you go along", the head of the racial equality unit said, calling for ethnic monitoring and improved racial literacy
DCMS perm sec pledges to learn from other departments after Charity Commission ‘shambles’
13 Jan 2022 Culture
DCMS perm sec pledges to learn from other departments after Charity Commission ‘shambles’
Surprise as MPs hear department has policy of not asking prospective public appointment candidates for references
Government ‘careless’ in upholding standards, watchdog warns
12 Jan 2022 Culture
Government ‘careless’ in upholding standards, watchdog warns
Lord Evans said the government system for ensuring compliance with standards is “very weak” and needs overhauling
PM’s standards adviser pushes for ‘considerably greater authority’ after flat refurb row
12 Jan 2022 Culture
PM’s standards adviser pushes for ‘considerably greater authority’ after flat refurb row
Lord Geidt also says Cabinet Office’s approach to his investigation “shook his confidence” in the system
199 Problems: DCMS tightens security after theft of nearly 200 laptops
21 Dec 2021 Culture
199 Problems: DCMS tightens security after theft of nearly 200 laptops
Devices worth £319k were taken from the department last year, its annual report reveals
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
24 Sep 2021 Culture
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
New civil service wellbeing champion says she takes her own wellbeing “very seriously” but insists on fun
Civil service donations pay for lifeboat honouring Prince Philip
03 Sep 2021 Culture
Civil service donations pay for lifeboat honouring Prince Philip
Vessel that will serve north Norfolk coast is bankrolled by The Lifeboat Fund’s 150th anniversary appeal
Pandemic 'exposes how poorly departments understand their sectors'
23 Jun 2021 Culture
Pandemic 'exposes how poorly departments understand their sectors'
MPs question whether DCMS’ Culture Recovery Fund has assisted many essential parts of the arts world
PM holds emergency football talks and government threatens European transfer ban in bid to halt super league
20 Apr 2021 Culture
PM holds emergency football talks and government threatens European transfer ban in bid to halt super league
Ministers consider range of possible actions to take action against English clubs planning to join new continental league
DCMS urged to speed up pandemic aid payments to arts and heritage sector
15 Mar 2021 Culture
DCMS urged to speed up pandemic aid payments to arts and heritage sector
National Audit Office says less than half of £1bn in grant funding earmarked for allocation via the government’s Culture Recovery Fund has so-far been paid out
Dominic Cummings was right about greater role for scientists, says ex-DCMS perm sec
03 Feb 2021 Culture
Dominic Cummings was right about greater role for scientists, says ex-DCMS perm sec
Sue Owen also tells IfG event government's Covid and Brexit experience should boost profile of civil service's operational delivery specialists
DCMS: new regime will give more control over Google and Facebook
17 Dec 2020 Culture
DCMS: new regime will give more control over Google and Facebook
Minister pledges Digital Markets Unit will deliver and enforce code to make global giants give public greater say in how their data is collected and used
Tips for the top: Are you a civil service star, a sector sage or an ALB aficionado?
19 Oct 2020 Culture
Tips for the top: Are you a civil service star, a sector sage or an ALB aficionado?
Report offers wannabe public-sector chiefs a guide to the galaxy of arm’s length body opportunities
Johnson dubs lockdown-inspired call for public services shake-up ‘exciting’
25 Sep 2020 Culture
Johnson dubs lockdown-inspired call for public services shake-up ‘exciting’
Danny Kruger’s community-empowerment manifesto eyes creation of £2bn “Levelling Up Fund” with cash from dormant funds
Top civil servant’s art collection set to go under the hammer
21 Sep 2020 Culture
Top civil servant’s art collection set to go under the hammer
Former National Economic Development Office director-general Sir Ronald McIntosh sought out up-and-coming talent
Social care chiefs tell DHSC their concerns over Covid-19 response
16 Apr 2020 Culture
Social care chiefs tell DHSC their concerns over Covid-19 response

Leaked letter to senior health department official says ministers’ messages have created ‘confusion and additional workload’
'No child should go unseen again': Children's commissioner Anne Longfield
06 Apr 2020 Culture
'No child should go unseen again': Children's commissioner Anne Longfield

Anne Longfield has spent four decades helping disadvantaged young people in one way or another. As she prepares to step down as children’s commissioner for England, she tells Colin Marrs about progress made and the need for better funding to meet current challenges
First MHCLG food parcels delivered to vulnerable people
30 Mar 2020 Culture
First MHCLG food parcels delivered to vulnerable people

Department says hundreds of thousands of boxes could be delivered each week as part of shielding plans for those vulnerable to Covid-19