'Bad people may find ways round the rules': ex-cab secs call for standards overhaul
16 Nov 2021 Leadership
'Bad people may find ways round the rules': ex-cab secs call for standards overhaul
Five former top officials call for reform to make cheating the system harder
Home Office offers £140k for DG to work in 'ambiguous and complex environment'
09 Nov 2021 Leadership
Home Office offers £140k for DG to work in 'ambiguous and complex environment'
Successful candidate for migration and borders role must be a “strong, engaging and collaborative leader”
'Highly opaque' SCS recruitment needs urgent reform, report says
08 Nov 2021 Leadership
'Highly opaque' SCS recruitment needs urgent reform, report says
Limited oversight of internal appointments a "powerful incentive" not to advertise jobs externally, Policy Exchange say
Information commissioner succession plans confirmed
02 Nov 2021 Leadership
Information commissioner succession plans confirmed
Elizabeth Denham will remain in post for an extra month and her deputies will take on regulatory duties for a further month until incoming chief John Edwards starts in new year
Budget 2021: Red Book reveals civil service headcount cuts for ‘non-frontline’ staff
27 Oct 2021 Leadership
Budget 2021: Red Book reveals civil service headcount cuts for ‘non-frontline’ staff
Move comes as part of plans to unlock 5% efficiency savings
Forget return to ‘normal times’, BEIS perm sec warns
22 Oct 2021 Leadership
Forget return to ‘normal times’, BEIS perm sec warns
Sarah Munby flags positive developments that have emerged from government’s response to Covid-19 adversity
Attorney General’s Office names deputy head
11 Oct 2021 Leadership
Attorney General’s Office names deputy head
"Inspiring and highly respected civil servant" started his career in New Zealand
'There will be teething problems': Harra calls staff back to HMRC offices Exclusive
07 Oct 2021 Leadership
'There will be teething problems': Harra calls staff back to HMRC offices
Staff will return for an average of one day a week at first
Government Legal Department appoints two DGs
05 Oct 2021 Leadership
Government Legal Department appoints two DGs
Mel Nebhrajani was recognised in New Year's Honours for her work
CMA to extend interim chair's post as appointment woes continue
30 Sep 2021 Leadership
CMA to extend interim chair's post as appointment woes continue
Extension could leave regulator without a permanent chair for two years
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
24 Sep 2021 Leadership
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
New civil service wellbeing champion says she takes her own wellbeing “very seriously” but insists on fun
Interim first civil service commissioner appointed as recruitment continues
22 Sep 2021 Leadership
Interim first civil service commissioner appointed as recruitment continues
Civil service recruitment watchdog Ian Watmore will step down next month