Leadership

FCO honours staff association co-founder who left “an important legacy to LGBT+ diplomats”

Cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill and four prime ministers among those to pay tribute to former civil service chief

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Review by Sir Alex Allan criticised Hugh Ind for “less than satisfactory performance” before immigration DG was moved out of Home Office

Foreign secretary confirms move to recruit from outside government as part of “the biggest expansion of Britain’s diplomatic network for a generation”

New centre should build a network of people ready to take on top jobs in order to help leaders to drive innovation and improvement across services 

Foreign secretary also reveals plan to hire 1,000 new diplomats to boost Foreign Office capability and boost to the number of language courses

New head of civil service says that making a success of Brexit is a ‘common national endeavour’

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Treasury guidance encourages departments to offer “unreasonable certainty in timelines, costs and benefits”, IfG report finds

Furious unions say High Court papers reveal officials misled them on 2018-19 rise

Job advert seeks "authoritative" figure to take over after a rocky year for the prisons service

Department for Work and Pensions accused of being 'in denial' over negative impacts of new welfare system

Cabinet secretary’s retirement prompts outpouring of praise

Cabinet Office invites national trade union representatives to discuss how pay engagement could be improved for next year following the judgement

The transport secretary also told MPs the UK's franchising model was 'shaky'

Sir Jeremy Heywood reflects on his civil service career as he announces he is to step down as Cabinet secretary to focus on his treatment for cancer

Sir Mark Sedwill named as Heywood’s replacement, taking on the roles of cabinet secretary and head of the civil service

Stephi Brett-Lee is head of internal communications at the Department for Work and Pensions and the youngest deputy director in the department. In the first of a new series profiling up-and-coming leaders across government, Beckie Smith caught up with her to discuss what leadership means in today’s civil service

Civil servants need to go "back to basics" on spending and record keeping, watchdog says

Penelope Endersby becomes agency’s first female boss seven months after Rob Varley quits

'Mismatches in volumes and available staffing will impair our ability to clear work,' Neil Couling told MPs

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

New hiring and promotion framework based on questionable premise says former MoD, DETR and DWP chief