Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
15 Sep 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
Simon Baugh pledges reform “will deliver more joined-up communications, and provide value for taxpayers”
Home Office law enforcement data failures 'putting public safety at risk'
13 Sep 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office law enforcement data failures 'putting public safety at risk'
Fragile technology is limiting policing capability, warns NAO
Unions vote through MoJ reform deal to increase pay, but cut overtime rates
10 Sep 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Unions vote through MoJ reform deal to increase pay, but cut overtime rates
Three-year offer will see wages rise by 9.9% on average in return for terms-and-conditions tweaks
Home Office to use 'dispiriting and unsuitable' Napier Barracks to house asylum seekers until 2025
09 Sep 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office to use 'dispiriting and unsuitable' Napier Barracks to house asylum seekers until 2025
Priti Patel says continued use of the disused army buildings is "vital"
Home Office warns settled EU citizens of benefit cut-off
09 Sep 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office warns settled EU citizens of benefit cut-off
Data-matching exercise using DWP and HMRC records leads to threats people could be stripped of rights and payments – even though they already hold settled status
Local leaders slam government’s Afghan resettlement scheme ‘shambles’
03 Sep 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Local leaders slam government’s Afghan resettlement scheme ‘shambles’
Local authority leaders call for government to ensure there is sufficient support for Operation Warm Welcome
‘Never underestimate the importance of your diary manager’, ex-minister warns
25 Aug 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
‘Never underestimate the importance of your diary manager’, ex-minister warns
Nick Hurd says most junior member of private office team has key role in system geared up to “waste ministerial time”
Civil servants 'will feel guilt and responsibility forever' over death of five-year-old Afghan refugee
24 Aug 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Civil servants 'will feel guilt and responsibility forever' over death of five-year-old Afghan refugee
"Misleading to suggest that the Home Office does not take our responsibilities towards children in our care seriously," DG says
Home Office urged to open evacuation route for LGBTQ+ Afghans
23 Aug 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office urged to open evacuation route for LGBTQ+ Afghans
"It is essential the government does what it can to help and protect LGBTQ+ Afghans like women and girls and religious minorities," MPs' group chair says
Home Office offers up to £130k for next HR chief
17 Aug 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office offers up to £130k for next HR chief
Chief people officer should provide "pragmatic, calm and collaborative leadership"
MoJ offers 9.9% three-year pay deal in return for overtime cuts and standard hours
12 Aug 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ offers 9.9% three-year pay deal in return for overtime cuts and standard hours
The proposed pay rise comes as part of an overhaul of terms and conditions
Hiring drive gets under way to support Home Office transformation
06 Aug 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Hiring drive gets under way to support Home Office transformation
10 jobs open up as department calls in headhunters
Man pleads guilty to assaulting chief medical officer
03 Aug 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Man pleads guilty to assaulting chief medical officer
Estate agent handed suspended sentence for putting Chris Whitty in “loose headlock” for park “selfie”
Immigration watchdog sets out inspection plan as report calls barracks asylum housing 'dispiriting' and 'dirty'
28 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Immigration watchdog sets out inspection plan as report calls barracks asylum housing 'dispiriting' and 'dirty'
Latest inspection report says Home Office was "too hands-off" in managing Napier and Penally accommodation
Home Office ‘failing Windrush generation all over again’
27 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office ‘failing Windrush generation all over again’
MPs say compensation scheme for victims of 'hostile environment' policy is beset with fundamental problems
Home Office 'has always been forthcoming', Patel tells MPs frustrated over Napier Barracks inquiry
21 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office 'has always been forthcoming', Patel tells MPs frustrated over Napier Barracks inquiry
MPs say they have been "fobbed off numerous times" after asking to visit asylum seeker accommodation
Controversial Prevent reviewer named as pick for next public appointments commissioner
20 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Controversial Prevent reviewer named as pick for next public appointments commissioner
Gove lines up writer and former Charity Commission chair William Shawcross for watchdog role
Home Office seeks DG for combined Border Force and immigration enforcement
14 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office seeks DG for combined Border Force and immigration enforcement
Up to £149k on offer to lead second largest law enforcement entity in the UK
Minister commissions review of social care after end of free movement
09 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Minister commissions review of social care after end of free movement
Minister asks for early sight of report to ensure "coordinated government response"
Home Office’s settlement with ex-perm sec topped £370k
09 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office’s settlement with ex-perm sec topped £370k
Payout to end Philip Rutnam’s constructive dismissal case cost at least £30k in legal fees alone, annual report confirms
Cross-government unit targets drug misuse and deaths
09 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Cross-government unit targets drug misuse and deaths
Plan comes as review dubs current system “unfit for purpose” and says cash alone will not be enough to fix crisis
Home Office faces calls to extend EU settlement deadline and rethink digital-only status
01 Jul 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office faces calls to extend EU settlement deadline and rethink digital-only status
Former shadow Brexit minister Paul Blomfield warns of ‘Windrush-style scandal’
MoJ launches overhauled Probation Service in Transforming Rehabilitation reversal
28 Jun 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ launches overhauled Probation Service in Transforming Rehabilitation reversal
Watchdog sounds warning that the change will not be a silver bullet
Home Office names new second perm sec
10 Jun 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office names new second perm sec
Tricia Hayes will succeed Shona Dunn as No.2 at Marsham Street