Experts voice fears as Ethics and Integrity Commission goes live
14 Oct 2025 Leadership
Experts voice fears as Ethics and Integrity Commission goes live
Successor body to Committee on Standards in Public Life “needs full independence and statutory footing”, anti-corruption organisations warn
Independent Football Regulator appoints first chief exec
08 Oct 2025 Leadership
Independent Football Regulator appoints first chief exec
Richard Monks was recently a partner at EY, one of the ‘Big Four’ accounting firms
'Enormous opportunity': Starmer sets out stall for digital ID scheme
29 Sep 2025 Leadership
'Enormous opportunity': Starmer sets out stall for digital ID scheme
PM pitches proposals as a crackdown on illegal working –15 years after Blair-era scheme bit the dust
Fast Stream gets biggest ever number of applicants Exclusive
26 Sep 2025 Leadership
Fast Stream gets biggest ever number of applicants
More than 70,000 apply for 2025 Fast Stream intake, newly-published data shows
Northern Ireland Civil Service opens recruitment for four perm sec roles
19 Sep 2025 Leadership
Northern Ireland Civil Service opens recruitment for four perm sec roles
Up to £163,267 on offer for leaders "who combine strategic acumen with empathy, resilience with collaboration, and innovation with accountability"
Mandelson not subject to security vetting before named as ambassador, FCDO says
17 Sep 2025 Leadership
Mandelson not subject to security vetting before named as ambassador, FCDO says
Foreign Office was not asked to contribute to pre-announcement due-diligence process, with vetting starting after Mandelson's appointment was made public
National Audit Office ‘kept in dark’ over MoD’s £850m Afghan data breach
11 Sep 2025 Leadership
National Audit Office ‘kept in dark’ over MoD’s £850m Afghan data breach
David Williams tells MPs he did not expect super-injunction covering the security fiasco to be in place for two years
FDA boss calls on ministers to defend Northern Ireland's top civil servant
02 Sep 2025 Leadership
FDA boss calls on ministers to defend Northern Ireland's top civil servant
Stormont leadership should “step up to the plate” over Jayne Brady’s £30,000 pay-and-pension-contributions rise, Dave Penman says
Starmer to replace principal private secretary
28 Aug 2025 Leadership
Starmer to replace principal private secretary
Ninjeri Pandit expected to leave role as PPS to prime minister and take on new role at No.10 in September
Defra names next permanent secretary
14 Aug 2025 Leadership
Defra names next permanent secretary
Paul Kissack will return to the civil service from the charity sector to lead the environment department
Ex-John Lewis chair among three new Treasury NEDs
13 Aug 2025 Leadership
Ex-John Lewis chair among three new Treasury NEDs
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says non-exec directors from the world of business will bring "fresh thinking" to HMT
Ofwat chief to leave ahead of regulator's closure
06 Aug 2025 Leadership
Ofwat chief to leave ahead of regulator's closure
David Black announces departure following 13-year tenure