Chris Wormald named cabinet secretary
02 Dec 2024 Leadership
Chris Wormald named cabinet secretary
DHSC permanent secretary will replace Simon Case as head of civil service
Cabinet Office creates new EU-focused second perm sec role
25 Nov 2024 Leadership
Cabinet Office creates new EU-focused second perm sec role
EU and international economic affairs second perm sec will be charged with delivering EU relations reset
Cabinet Office seeks PPS for Starmer, weeks after Pandit 'appointment'
15 Nov 2024 Leadership
Cabinet Office seeks PPS for Starmer, weeks after Pandit 'appointment'
Recruitment campaign offers up to £149k a year for permanent successor to Elizabeth Perelman
Ex-health secretary to lead DHSC board
11 Nov 2024 Leadership
Ex-health secretary to lead DHSC board
"Big reforms" are needed for the NHS, says New Labour-era minister Alan Milburn
Ministerial code update stresses need for 'partnership working' with civil servants
07 Nov 2024 Leadership
Ministerial code update stresses need for 'partnership working' with civil servants
Boosted powers for PM's standards adviser and scrapping cap on spad numbers also feature in latest rejig
Next cab sec must be able to handle rivalries, egos and personal histories – IfG
29 Oct 2024 Leadership
Next cab sec must be able to handle rivalries, egos and personal histories – IfG
Simon Case's successor will need to be able to lead permanent secretaries with “unquestioned
authority"
Cabinet Office goes public with recruitment drive for next cab sec
01 Oct 2024 Leadership
Cabinet Office goes public with recruitment drive for next cab sec
Sharon White rules herself out of fray to succeed Simon Case by joining Civil Service Commission selection panel for the process
Simon Case to step down: 'Whilst the spirit remains willing, the body is not'
30 Sep 2024 Leadership
Simon Case to step down: 'Whilst the spirit remains willing, the body is not'
Cabinet secretary says his decision is because of his health “and nothing to do with anything else”
DHSC offers £200k for 'outstanding' leader to head medicines regulator
30 Sep 2024 Leadership
DHSC offers £200k for 'outstanding' leader to head medicines regulator
Candidates must be able to respond to "unprecedented evolution in medicines and medical technology", including genomics and AI
Recruitment for government chief commercial officer opens seven months after departure announced
20 Sep 2024 Leadership
Recruitment for government chief commercial officer opens seven months after departure announced
Job advert goes live for £250k chief commercial officer job vacated by Gareth Rhys Williams
Parole Board names next chief exec
17 Sep 2024 Leadership
Parole Board names next chief exec
Home Office veteran Cecilia French has worked on the undercover policing inquiry since 2019
Former police chief named border security commander
16 Sep 2024 Leadership
Former police chief named border security commander
Martin Hewitt says he is "under no illusions of the challenges that lie ahead"
Starmer appoints delivery guru Michael Barber for 'missions' drive
13 Sep 2024 Leadership
Starmer appoints delivery guru Michael Barber for 'missions' drive
Mastermind of Blair-era Prime Minister's Delivery Unit will serve as unpaid "adviser on effective delivery"
Lord Evans: Starmer will need 'considerable courage' to deliver standards pledge
12 Sep 2024 Leadership
Lord Evans: Starmer will need 'considerable courage' to deliver standards pledge
Former ethics watchdog chair says Starmer will need to embed “clear structures” for handling standards issues and ensure they are "insulated from political problems”
Council leader who worked on Test and Trace named DHSC second perm sec
11 Sep 2024 Leadership
Council leader who worked on Test and Trace named DHSC second perm sec
Tom Riordan, who began his career in the civil service, will start in the role later this month
HMRC seeks chief people officer to lead 'ambitious workforce transformation'
09 Aug 2024 Leadership
HMRC seeks chief people officer to lead 'ambitious workforce transformation'
CPO will look at how to improve staff engagement after a drop off seen in the Civil Service People Survey
Civil servants need better ethics training and routes to raise concerns, report suggests
06 Aug 2024 Leadership
Civil servants need better ethics training and routes to raise concerns, report suggests
Former senior civil servant seeks to address "integrity mismatch" between officials and ministers
Sharon White plays down chances of becoming next cab sec
01 Aug 2024 Leadership
Sharon White plays down chances of becoming next cab sec
Former HM Treasury No.2 says a return to the civil service is "very unlikely"
Covid Inquiry: 'Groupthink' and 'churn' fuelled UK government's poor pandemic response
19 Jul 2024 Leadership
Covid Inquiry: 'Groupthink' and 'churn' fuelled UK government's poor pandemic response
Leaders of organisations responsible for emergency preparedness and resilience "primarily at fault", report says
Covid Inquiry calls for 'fundamental reform' to civil emergency planning
18 Jul 2024 Leadership
Covid Inquiry calls for 'fundamental reform' to civil emergency planning
Inquiry's module 1 report calls for "radical simplification" of processes and structures and a new statutory body
Former perm sec calls on cabinet secretary to apologise for scandals Exclusive
18 Jul 2024 Leadership
Former perm sec calls on cabinet secretary to apologise for scandals
Lord Michael Bichard says civil service head should take responsibility for Windrush, Grenfell, Post Office, infected blood and Hillsborough scandals
Starmer sets up child poverty unit in the Cabinet Office
18 Jul 2024 Leadership
Starmer sets up child poverty unit in the Cabinet Office
PM also appoints education and work and pensions secretaries to lead a child poverty ministerial taskforce
'No more beating up the civil service': McFadden promises officials a 'richer, more rewarding experience'
11 Jul 2024 Leadership
'No more beating up the civil service': McFadden promises officials a 'richer, more rewarding experience'
Labour intends to create a culture of innovation and “learning as you go” for civil servants, CDL says
Streeting appoints former New Labour minister to review NHS
11 Jul 2024 Leadership
Streeting appoints former New Labour minister to review NHS
Surgeon Ara Darzi asked to produce "warts and all" review ahead of 10-year turnaround plan