Senior civil service pay rise should be 2.5% or less, Cabinet Office says
31 Oct 2025 Leadership
Senior civil service pay rise should be 2.5% or less, Cabinet Office says
Government asks Senior Salaries Review Body to prioritise measures from upcoming fundamental review of SCS pay
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
29 Oct 2025 Leadership
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
Ethics body chair Doug Chalmers says “pressures and uncertainty” can make it difficult for public servants to do their jobs well
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
23 Oct 2025 Leadership
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
Mahmood says she is working with Dame Antonia Romeo “to transform the Home Office" in response to release of critical 2023 report
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
22 Oct 2025 Leadership
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
Home Office is most-shortlisted department, with seven nominations at this year's 20th anniversary ceremony
ONS perm sec: New HR director will be 'catalyst for cultural change'
20 Oct 2025 Leadership
ONS perm sec: New HR director will be 'catalyst for cultural change'
ONS is making progress on addressing issues with leadership, culture and quality of statistics, Tierney says
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