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    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


    Josie Cluer: Setting up to succeed on major projects
    03 Jul 2015 Leadership
    Josie Cluer: Setting up to succeed on major projects

    Working on ambitious major projects can be daunting, but good planning can make life a lot more simple


    Whitehall shakeup: Richard Heaton named as new MoJ permanent secretary with John Manzoni taking on Heaton’s Cab Office role
    02 Jul 2015 Leadership
    Whitehall shakeup: Richard Heaton named as new MoJ permanent secretary with John Manzoni taking on Heaton’s Cab Office role

    Richard Heaton to succeed Ursula Brennan as MoJ permanent secretary, while civil service chief executive John Manzoni given Heaton's Cabinet Office perm sec remit


    Bronwyn Hill to step down as Defra permanent secretary
    02 Jul 2015 Leadership
    Bronwyn Hill to step down as Defra permanent secretary

    Cabinet Office announces that Hill – Defra's perm sec since 2011 – will be succeeded by the DfT's Clare Moriarty


    Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders under fire following Lord Janner u-turn
    29 Jun 2015 Leadership
    Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders under fire following Lord Janner u-turn

    Labour MP Simon Danczuk calls for DPP to step aside as Right to Review scheme orders "trial of facts" over Lord Janner abuse claims


    Seven things every government press officer knows are true
    26 Jun 2015 Leadership
    Seven things every government press officer knows are true

    Fretting about tomorrow’s front pages, dealing with Downing Street, and letting the policy team down gently – former press officer Dunstan Hadley reveals what it’s really like working in government comms


    Hold perm secs to account on civil service diversity or risk backsliding, says spending watchdog
    25 Jun 2015 Leadership
    Hold perm secs to account on civil service diversity or risk backsliding, says spending watchdog

    Report by the National Audit Office says Cabinet Office’s Talent Action Plan on Whitehall diversity needs measures “to track progress and help sustain momentum”


    Jeremy Heywood: Civil service must get better at championing its achievements
    23 Jun 2015 Leadership
    Jeremy Heywood: Civil service must get better at championing its achievements

    Cabinet secretary says Civil Service Awards provide rare opportunity for “boasting” about achievements


    Ten years of the Civil Service Awards: a judge’s eye view
    22 Jun 2015 Leadership
    Ten years of the Civil Service Awards: a judge’s eye view

    Ahead of tonight’s ceremony celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Civil Service Awards, Björn Conway of EY shares his experience of being a judge, and why he believes it's important to celebrate the achievements of civil servants


    Civil service pensions: What's going on at MyCSP?
    22 Jun 2015 Leadership
    Civil service pensions: What's going on at MyCSP?

    Special report: Ministers made bold promises about the impact of mutualisation on civil service pensions. But as Matt Foster reports, administrator MyCSP has left some retired officials tearing their hair out


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