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