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    DVLA tech chief heading back to GDS after landmark move to bring IT back in-house
    22 Sep 2015 Leadership
    DVLA tech chief heading back to GDS after landmark move to bring IT back in-house

    "This is the start of regaining control of the IT estate," says outgoing DVLA digital chief Iain Patterson, as agency moves services back in-house


    Civil service diversity: business and sport chiefs brought in to keep an eye on progress
    21 Sep 2015 Leadership
    Civil service diversity: business and sport chiefs brought in to keep an eye on progress

    Cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood unveils new external diversity advisers


    New figures show biggest fall in civil service workforce since 2011
    16 Sep 2015 Leadership
    New figures show biggest fall in civil service workforce since 2011

    Workforce shrinks by 8,000 posts – with GovCos and privatisations accounting for much of the change


    Home Office appoints Olly Robbins to new second perm sec role
    16 Sep 2015 Leadership
    Home Office appoints Olly Robbins to new second perm sec role

    Director general for civil service reform to take up post as Home Office’s second permanent secretary, with responsibility for immigration and free movement


    Making complaints count – how the ombudsman keeping an eye on public services is changing
    15 Sep 2015 Leadership
    Making complaints count – how the ombudsman keeping an eye on public services is changing

    When members of the public want to complain about government bodies, it falls to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to investigate. Sarah Aston speaks to the watchdog's newly-appointed non-executive directors Julia Tabreham and Ruth Sawtell about efforts to simplify the system, and change the perception that complaining doesn't make a difference


    Former chief prosecutor warns of “dangerous” cuts to Crown Prosecution Service
    15 Sep 2015 Leadership
    Former chief prosecutor warns of “dangerous” cuts to Crown Prosecution Service

    Lord Macdonald tells File on 4 that policy and legal advice functions will “suffer” amid squeeze on resources – but current director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders praises "dedicated" staff


    Licence to skill: Hilary Spencer on the future of Civil Service Learning
    09 Sep 2015 Leadership
    Licence to skill: Hilary Spencer on the future of Civil Service Learning

    With the new cross-government learning contract currently out to tender, Civil Service Learning director Hilary Spencer explains how the system will work in future – and why it will pave the way for better public services 


    Some civil servants set to lose out on 1% pay rise
    26 Aug 2015 Leadership
    Some civil servants set to lose out on 1% pay rise

    Treasury minister Greg Hands tells pay review bodies to target higher rises in areas which would improve recruitment and retention


    On the frontline with an academy teacher
    13 Aug 2015 Leadership
    On the frontline with an academy teacher

    What’s life like at the sharp end of public services? A modern foreign languages teacher tells Sarah Aston about the pros and cons of changes to the schools system


    Union warning as HMRC starts talks on fate of 200 staff
    10 Aug 2015 Leadership
    Union warning as HMRC starts talks on fate of 200 staff

    Public and Commercial Services union makes "strong representations" to tax authority about "timescale and process" of 90-day talks, which department says may result in compulsory redundancies


    Matt Hancock vows to scrap automatic union fee payments across the civil service
    06 Aug 2015 Leadership
    Matt Hancock vows to scrap automatic union fee payments across the civil service

    Unionised civil servants to lose right to automatic payroll deduction of fees - known as “check-off” - under plans set out by Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock


    Lib Dem former minister Simon Hughes rates the civil service
    06 Aug 2015 Leadership
    Lib Dem former minister Simon Hughes rates the civil service

    What do ministers really think of their civil servants? We asked Liberal Democrat former justice minister Simon Hughes to appraise the civil service


    GDS boss Mike Bracken to step down in September
    03 Aug 2015 Leadership
    GDS boss Mike Bracken to step down in September

    Cabinet Office says departure of the government's digital chief will prompt rethink of the "best structure for the next phase of digital transformation"


    'Uncompetitive' senior civil service pay could hit morale, warns David Normington
    20 Jul 2015 Leadership
    "Uncompetitive" senior civil service pay could hit morale, warns David Normington

    Annual report from the Civil Service Commission says senior civil service pay curbs could lead to loss of "some of the most talented" officials


    Spending watchdog sounds the alarm on 'declining' further education finances
    20 Jul 2015 Leadership
    Spending watchdog sounds the alarm on "declining" further education finances

    BIS and DfE urged to take "strategic" action over struggling colleges, while separate report confirms that the Skills Funding Agency's accounts have been qualified


    PCS Universal Credit staff start two-day strike
    20 Jul 2015 Leadership
    PCS Universal Credit staff start two-day strike

    PCS members in two-day walkout over "oppressive" Universal Credit working conditions, but department says plans in place for "smooth running" of the service


    Ministers at odds with top Cabinet Office official Richard Heaton over £3m Kids Company grant
    17 Jul 2015 Leadership
    Ministers at odds with top Cabinet Office official Richard Heaton over £3m Kids Company grant

    Letters published on Thursday night show that Cabinet Office perm sec sought rare ministerial direction over fresh grant to the charity, but Matt Hancock and Oliver Letwin say they had agreed "clear conditions" for the funding


    Simon Fraser reveals no women on shortlist for FCO perm sec role
    16 Jul 2015 Leadership
    Simon Fraser reveals no women on shortlist for FCO perm sec role

    Sir Simon Fraser expresses regret over lack of women on shortlist to succeed him as Foreign Office permanent secretary


    Simon Fraser: Civil service reforms must not 'weaken the culture' of individual departments
    15 Jul 2015 Leadership
    Simon Fraser: Civil service reforms must not "weaken the culture" of individual departments

    Outgoing Foreign Office permanent secretary stresses the need for “balance” between the centre of government and individual departments ahead of further reforms


    New-look public accounts committee takes tough line with DCLG's Melanie Dawes over land sell-off plan
    15 Jul 2015 Leadership
    New-look public accounts committee takes tough line with DCLG's Melanie Dawes over land sell-off plan

    PAC chair Meg Hillier accuses the DCLG perm sec of "sophistry" as Melanie Dawes seeks to explain communities department's handling of scheme to free up public land for new homes


    Jeremy Heywood: 'No planned target' for civil service job cuts
    10 Jul 2015 Leadership
    Jeremy Heywood: "No planned target" for civil service job cuts

    Cabinet secretary stresses that spending review will allow departments to make "considered decisions" on "size and shape of their workforces"


    John Manzoni: Civil servants must 'own the how' of policy delivery
    09 Jul 2015 Leadership
    John Manzoni: Civil servants must "own the how" of policy delivery

    Civil service must avoid culture of “delegating up” and take ownership of policy delivery, says civil service chief John Manzoni


    Budget 2015: Four more years of 1% public sector payrises, George Osborne confirms
    08 Jul 2015 Leadership
    Budget 2015: Four more years of 1% public sector payrises, George Osborne confirms

    Chancellor uses first Conservative-only Budget to announce four more years of public sector pay restraint


    'You'll be found out if you don't have real experience' – Sir David Normington's tips for getting into the Senior Civil Service
    07 Jul 2015 Leadership
    "You'll be found out if you don't have real experience" – Sir David Normington's tips for getting into the Senior Civil Service

    As first Civil Service Commissioner, Sir David Normington regularly interviews officials and outside candidates hoping to make the leap to the Senior Civil Service. At an "Unlocking the Senior Civil Service" event in Westminster – co-hosted by CSW's parent company Dods and the FDA union – he offered some words of advice for those looking to make the leap


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