Hancock affair prompts call for crackdown on departmental non execs
29 Jun 2021 Leadership
Hancock affair prompts call for crackdown on departmental non execs
Labour says health secretary’s romantic links to Gina Coladangelo are proof system is “unfit for purpose”
Sajid Javid named health secretary after Matt Hancock resignation
28 Jun 2021 Leadership
Sajid Javid named health secretary after Matt Hancock resignation
Change at the Department of Health and Social Care comes after affair revealed in press
GDS seeks candidate from within civil service to lead GOV.UK
28 Jun 2021 Leadership
GDS seeks candidate from within civil service to lead GOV.UK
Successful applicant will be appointed to nine-month contract
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 1
01 Jun 2021 Leadership
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 1
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Calls for full Covid inquiry to begin now after Cummings hearing
28 May 2021 Leadership
Calls for full Covid inquiry to begin now after Cummings hearing
Demands come as health secretary Matt Hancock denies he lied during pandemic planning
Cummings: ‘I brought Simon Case back into government because PM wasn’t listening to me’
27 May 2021 Leadership
Cummings: ‘I brought Simon Case back into government because PM wasn’t listening to me’
Former No.10 top adviser calls for civil service recruitment changes, including opening up more senior roles to external candidates
Cummings: Matt Hancock should have been sacked for lying amid pandemic
26 May 2021 Leadership
Cummings: Matt Hancock should have been sacked for lying amid pandemic
Former spad blasts health secretary and says DHSC procurement system was "completely hopeless"
Covid task force head named DIT perm sec
24 May 2021 Leadership
Covid task force head named DIT perm sec
Former Treasury spending DG James Bowler will start later this summer
Departments face new transparency call over ‘unregulated appointments’
30 Apr 2021 Leadership
Departments face new transparency call over ‘unregulated appointments’
Watchdog Peter Riddell salutes decision to hire Kate Bingham for UK Vaccines Task Force work but says wider phenomenon is a problem
DCMS adds Deliveroo chief and cooking-sauce entrepreneur to boardroom menu
28 Apr 2021 Leadership
DCMS adds Deliveroo chief and cooking-sauce entrepreneur to boardroom menu
Department orders in two food-focused techies
‘Fewer than 100’ senior civil servants have second jobs
27 Apr 2021 Leadership
‘Fewer than 100’ senior civil servants have second jobs
Cab sec says top officials face new transparency regime despite Greensill-driven checks revealing no conflicts of interest
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 12
12 Apr 2021 Leadership
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 12
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People