BEIS offers £160k for second perm sec to oversee 'high-stakes' programmes
23 May 2022 Energy & Environment
BEIS offers £160k for second perm sec to oversee 'high-stakes' programmes
Role has been created to "increase the scope and capacity of senior leadership", perm sec says
Defra accused of ‘undermining’ unions with pay survey
10 May 2022 Energy & Environment
Defra accused of ‘undermining’ unions with pay survey
PCS urges members not to express willingness to sacrifice terms and conditions in return for inflationary rise
‘Reluctance bordering on hostility’: ex-diplomat says civil service ‘anti-Brexit protectionism’ hampered trade deal
05 May 2022 Energy & Environment
‘Reluctance bordering on hostility’: ex-diplomat says civil service ‘anti-Brexit protectionism’ hampered trade deal
Former Australian high commissioner to the UK says Defra officials were most hostile to negotiations
Defra non-exec under pressure to resign for 'interfering in political matters'
13 Apr 2022 Energy & Environment
Defra non-exec under pressure to resign for 'interfering in political matters'
Tory MPs express outrage after Ben Goldsmith backs Extinction Rebellions stance against fossil fuels
Government urged to address labour shortages to avert ‘permanent damage’ to farming industry
12 Apr 2022 Energy & Environment
Government urged to address labour shortages to avert ‘permanent damage’ to farming industry
MPs urge departments to take industry concerns seriously following the “seriously deficient” implementation of short-term visa schemes
PM sets out plans to treble nuclear power generation by 2050
08 Apr 2022 Energy & Environment
PM sets out plans to treble nuclear power generation by 2050
British energy security strategy dubbed “missed opportunity” by select committee chair
Progress with NICS cash-for-ash reforms dubbed ‘disappointing’
23 Mar 2022 Energy & Environment
Progress with NICS cash-for-ash reforms dubbed ‘disappointing’
Fewer than half of scandal inquiry’s recommendations have been implemented in full, says audit chief
British Business Bank chiefs question ex-minister’s claims on Covid loan fraud data
16 Mar 2022 Energy & Environment
British Business Bank chiefs question ex-minister’s claims on Covid loan fraud data
Barclays boss tells MPs that HMRC could have given more anti-fraud help
Civil servants accused of ‘paranoid risk aversion’ over Covid support schemes
15 Mar 2022 Energy & Environment
Civil servants accused of ‘paranoid risk aversion’ over Covid support schemes
Ex-minister says entire board of British Business Bank should be sacked for Bounce Back Loan failings
'Broken' pay at Natural England 'putting net-zero goals at risk'
02 Mar 2022 Energy & Environment
'Broken' pay at Natural England 'putting net-zero goals at risk'
Union says real-terms wages have fallen by 20% in a decade, while stress is rising
Government ‘doesn’t know’ what net-zero goal will cost or how to pay for it, MPs warn
02 Mar 2022 Energy & Environment
Government ‘doesn’t know’ what net-zero goal will cost or how to pay for it, MPs warn
Report comes as IPCC warns of potential for “irreversible” damage over next 20 years
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
03 Feb 2022 Energy & Environment
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
BEIS hires British-born deputy of US organisation Darpa to lead new “high-risk, high-reward organisation”