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
Treasury publishes Rishi Sunak’s text messages to David Cameron in Greensill lobbying row
09 Apr 2021 Leadership
Treasury publishes Rishi Sunak’s text messages to David Cameron in Greensill lobbying row
Chancellor ‘pushed officials to explore options’ messages reveal, but no support was agreed
Government hiring a £3,750-a-week consultant to ‘normalise testing as part of everyday life’
07 Apr 2021 Leadership
Government hiring a £3,750-a-week consultant to ‘normalise testing as part of everyday life’
Communications role to develop plan to support expansion of asymptomatic testing
Pressure mounts for probe into Greensill Capital lobbying of Whitehall
31 Mar 2021 Leadership
Pressure mounts for probe into Greensill Capital lobbying of Whitehall
Standards watchdog insists it “has no remit” to investigate but pledges to feed concerns into ongoing ethics review
Civil service ‘lacks core leadership and improvement skills’, NAO warns
30 Mar 2021 Leadership
Civil service ‘lacks core leadership and improvement skills’, NAO warns
Public-spending watchdog sets out 14 pitfalls hampering departments’ operational delivery
Goodbye single departmental plans, hello outcome delivery plans: new system to monitor Whitehall performance revealed
24 Mar 2021 Leadership
Goodbye single departmental plans, hello outcome delivery plans: new system to monitor Whitehall performance revealed
New system will require departments to “more thoroughly consider affordability, capability and risk”, say Cabinet Office and Treasury chiefs
Treasury plans fresh crackdown on civil service exit payments
22 Mar 2021 Leadership
Treasury plans fresh crackdown on civil service exit payments
Chief secretary to the Treasury says government is "committed" to payout cap
Home Office in Covid alert after policing minister tests positive
22 Mar 2021 Leadership
Home Office in Covid alert after policing minister tests positive
Deep cleaning initiated after minister receives positive test notification at his desk
Cummings says reform of 'disaster zone' civil service was a condition for entering No.10
18 Mar 2021 Leadership
Cummings says reform of 'disaster zone' civil service was a condition for entering No.10
PM's former top aide tells MPs Department of Health had to be bypassed for coronavirus Vaccine Taskforce
Prisons chief Jo Farrar promoted to MoJ second perm sec
17 Mar 2021 Leadership
Prisons chief Jo Farrar promoted to MoJ second perm sec
Newly-created role brings together responsibility for HM Prison and Probation Service and three other delivery agencies