Civil service COO details department staffing plans for next phase of Brexit
09 Mar 2021 Energy & Environment
Civil service COO details department staffing plans for next phase of Brexit
Alex Chisholm tells MPs Border Force needs 2,000 extra staff while Defra is funding training for 500 new Port Health Authority officials
Ministers accused of having ‘no plan’ for net zero, two years after setting target
08 Mar 2021 Energy & Environment
Ministers accused of having ‘no plan’ for net zero, two years after setting target
MPs also warn government lacks clarity on its ambitions for November’s COP26 and question diplomatic resources for pre-conference negotiations
Environment watchdog to launch on interim basis
03 Mar 2021 Energy & Environment
Environment watchdog to launch on interim basis
The OEP cannot become a statutory body until the environment bill passes
‘Scandal brewing’ over new homes on flood plains, MPs warn
01 Mar 2021 Energy & Environment
‘Scandal brewing’ over new homes on flood plains, MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee says Defra and Environment Agency lack clear picture on quality of defence measures
Civil Service Awards recognise pandemic innovation and community spirit
25 Feb 2021 Energy & Environment
Civil Service Awards recognise pandemic innovation and community spirit
Cross government employment-aid efforts, apprenticeships drive and founder of eating-disorder support group among latest recipients
MPs urge ministers to 'deliver on commitments' by speeding up key legislation
19 Feb 2021 Energy & Environment
MPs urge ministers to 'deliver on commitments' by speeding up key legislation
Post-Brexit gap in environmental governance and sentencing bill among Liaison Committee's concerns
Northern Ireland crackdown on special advisers set to become law
03 Feb 2021 Energy & Environment
Northern Ireland crackdown on special advisers set to become law
Executive Office spad numbers will be cut to six, salaries capped at £90k and advisers subject to the same disciplinary rules as civil servants
Defra appoints new chief exec to marine science agency
02 Feb 2021 Energy & Environment
Defra appoints new chief exec to marine science agency
Neil Hornby joins from within the department
Post-Brexit environment watchdog names first chief exec
01 Feb 2021 Energy & Environment
Post-Brexit environment watchdog names first chief exec
Appointment announced as location for Office for Environmental Protection revealed
Amber Rudd joins public-policy institute
29 Jan 2021 Energy & Environment
Amber Rudd joins public-policy institute
Former energy secretary will lead on work around decarbonisation and COP26
Environment secretary green lit GB-NI trade assistance scheme despite 'intolerable' risks
29 Jan 2021 Energy & Environment
Environment secretary green lit GB-NI trade assistance scheme despite 'intolerable' risks
Movement Assistance Scheme given the go-ahead despite falling short of all the Treasury tests for managing public money
Glenys Stacey to lead post-Brexit environment watchdog
10 Dec 2020 Energy & Environment
Glenys Stacey to lead post-Brexit environment watchdog
Interim Ofqual chief led a farming regulation review for Defra last year
Defra confident of ‘smooth and orderly transfer’ to post-Brexit import IT system
09 Dec 2020 Energy & Environment
Defra confident of ‘smooth and orderly transfer’ to post-Brexit import IT system
Minister says incoming platform has been subjected to ‘intense scrutiny’
Review pay for civil service analysts if you want to meet net-zero goal, government told
08 Dec 2020 Energy & Environment
Review pay for civil service analysts if you want to meet net-zero goal, government told
IfG says Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy should also call on a larger pool of external experts for policy advice
MHCLG to ‘fast track’ planning regime for public buildings
04 Dec 2020 Energy & Environment
MHCLG to ‘fast track’ planning regime for public buildings
Department says new schools and hospitals will be delivered more quickly through 'more streamlined' process
MPs voice fears over BEIS monitoring of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
27 Nov 2020 Energy & Environment
MPs voice fears over BEIS monitoring of Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Report slams NDA for “perpetual lack of knowledge” about condition of contaminated sites earmarked for £132bn clean-up
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
30 Oct 2020 Energy & Environment
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
International trade secretary sets out vision for free trade as a “lean, green, value-creating machine”
Agencies flag honours for civil servants' work to combat Covid-19
16 Oct 2020 Energy & Environment
Agencies flag honours for civil servants' work to combat Covid-19
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Sellafield and Network Rail bosses praise recognition of employees' pandemic work
Civil servant pleads guilty to role in Extinction Rebellion protest
07 Oct 2020 Energy & Environment
Civil servant pleads guilty to role in Extinction Rebellion protest
Staffer handed conditional discharge after printworks blockade that saw campaigners chained and cemented together
Post-pandemic policymaking 'must go beyond following the science', professors say
02 Oct 2020 Energy & Environment
Post-pandemic policymaking 'must go beyond following the science', professors say
British Academy project sets out ‘five principles to draw on "full breadth of knowledge" for policy
Hollywood beckons for nuclear power station’s sci-fi control desk, decommissioning agency says
08 Sep 2020 Energy & Environment
Hollywood beckons for nuclear power station’s sci-fi control desk, decommissioning agency says
Decommissioning contractors sell Magnox hardware to Harry Potter film studio
Rishi Sunak promises ‘eco-friendly economic recovery’ with £3bn injection for green jobs
07 Jul 2020 Energy & Environment
Rishi Sunak promises ‘eco-friendly economic recovery’ with £3bn injection for green jobs
Environmental groups say plans fall short of what was needed to create jobs in response to the coronavirus outbreak and tackle the climate crisis.
Case study: How academic ‘policy entrepreneurs’ can help the civil service
19 Jun 2020 Energy & Environment
Case study: How academic ‘policy entrepreneurs’ can help the civil service

From the impact of Covid-19 to dealing with the impact of climate change, government has never faced greater policy challenges. But, as recent work on developing policy strategies for carbon capture and storage shows, civil servants can get help from academics to find the right solutions. Professor Karen Turner, the director from the Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde, explains

Sedwill salutes ‘unparalleled’ efforts of civil servants
09 Apr 2020 Energy & Environment
Sedwill salutes ‘unparalleled’ efforts of civil servants

Cabinet secretary also encourages departmental staff to make time to relax – safely – over the Easter weekend