Simon Case quits men-only club
20 Mar 2024 Leadership
Simon Case quits men-only club
Resignation from Garrick Club comes less than 24 hours after the cabinet secretary defended his membership of the organisation
Case defends membership of all-male Garrick Club
20 Mar 2024 Leadership
Case defends membership of all-male Garrick Club
Cabinet secretary tells MPs it's easier to change outdated institutions from the inside
Simon Case's Covid Inquiry appearance date confirmed
19 Mar 2024 Leadership
Simon Case's Covid Inquiry appearance date confirmed
Cab sec's appearance at the inquiry was postponed as he was on medical leave from late October
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
13 Mar 2024 Leadership
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
MPs are warned that lack of detail on spending beyond March 2025 will hamper leaders' abilty to plan
Brown, Major and O'Donnell: Cabinet Office and No.10 are too big and inefficient
12 Mar 2024 Leadership
Brown, Major and O'Donnell: Cabinet Office and No.10 are too big and inefficient
The former prime ministers and cab sec warn of "massive rise in the number of bureaucrats" at the centre of government
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
11 Mar 2024 Leadership
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
Executive cabinet would make 'most important strategic decisions' in a Labour government
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
11 Mar 2024 Leadership
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
Report also calls for a new first secretary of state to the lead the civil service department and a department for the PM and his cabinet
Civil service spending on temporary staff hit £7.4bn last year
01 Mar 2024 Leadership
Civil service spending on temporary staff hit £7.4bn last year
Contingent-labour costs increased by 4.5% across government but Cabinet Office's bill soared by 20%
'Quick, sensible' government standards reform can regain public trust, IfG says
26 Feb 2024 Leadership
'Quick, sensible' government standards reform can regain public trust, IfG says
Think tank suggest "quick-win" reforms as it finds two-thirds of Britons do not think the current government adheres to high ethical standards
Treasury's Cat Little named next civil service chief operating officer
22 Feb 2024 Leadership
Treasury's Cat Little named next civil service chief operating officer
Little will replace Alex Chisholm in April as Cabinet Office perm sec and civil service COO
Departments’ data-transparency fails to match perm secs’ pledges, watchdog says
09 Feb 2024 Leadership
Departments’ data-transparency fails to match perm secs’ pledges, watchdog says
OSR chief Ed Humpherson dubs Cabinet Office’s failure to evidence Places for Growth benefits “disappointing”
CDDO shakes up leadership as chief exec Lee Devlin to depart
07 Feb 2024 Leadership
CDDO shakes up leadership as chief exec Lee Devlin to depart
Central Digital and Data Office offers nearly £100k for executive director
Delays to non-exec appointments deterring good candidates, NAO warns
05 Feb 2024 Leadership
Delays to non-exec appointments deterring good candidates, NAO warns
Cabinet Office told to “set out what good looks like" for appointments and tackle “cumbersome” processes
Legislate to prevent ministers telling officials to break civil service code, commission says
01 Feb 2024 Leadership
Legislate to prevent ministers telling officials to break civil service code, commission says
Independent group also calls for changes to perm sec role and a beefed-up Civil Service Commission
Ministers sidestep calls for tougher rules to govern perm sec sackings
25 Jan 2024 Leadership
Ministers sidestep calls for tougher rules to govern perm sec sackings
Constitution Committee warned of “insufficient safeguards” in the wake of Tom Scholar’s dismissal from Treasury top job
Maude: Kerslake ‘should have worked exclusively as head of civil service’
25 Jan 2024 Leadership
Maude: Kerslake ‘should have worked exclusively as head of civil service’
Maude, questioned on proposal to create a dedicated “head of the civil service” role, says previous attempt was "watered-down version of his plan"
Senior officials should be more involved in graduate hiring process, Maude says
24 Jan 2024 Leadership
Senior officials should be more involved in graduate hiring process, Maude says
Ex-minister criticises outsourced Fast Stream recruitment and says leaders should pay more attention to ensuring “broad diversity” of intake
MPs urge 'acceleration' of plans to set out top civil servants' digital responsibilities
24 Jan 2024 Leadership
MPs urge 'acceleration' of plans to set out top civil servants' digital responsibilities
Change to senior appointment letters "should be quite straightforward": PAC chair questions 2025 target
Devolution ‘should return to centre of government’, MPs told
17 Jan 2024 Leadership
Devolution ‘should return to centre of government’, MPs told
Ex-minister also calls for Northern Ireland Civil Service to be put on same footing as Scottish and Welsh counterparts
DWP warns of uphill struggle to reduce fraud
16 Jan 2024 Leadership
DWP warns of uphill struggle to reduce fraud
Perm sec Peter Schofield tells MPs he doubts department can get back to pre-pandemic levels by 2027-28
DWP asks senior officials to lead 60% in-office drive Exclusive
12 Jan 2024 Leadership
DWP asks senior officials to lead 60% in-office drive
DWP perm sec says lots of planning will be needed to work out how the department can achieve the in-office mandate
Cameron grilled over ODA cut and merger that created FCDO
10 Jan 2024 Leadership
Cameron grilled over ODA cut and merger that created FCDO
Foreign secretary says new leadership structures are making the department “work better than it was”
Simon Case returns to work after long-term sick leave
08 Jan 2024 Leadership
Simon Case returns to work after long-term sick leave
Cabinet secretary has been off on medical leave since October
Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson rejects claims No.10 was 'toxic'
06 Dec 2023 Leadership
Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson rejects claims No.10 was 'toxic'
Ex-PM says he had "no difficulty recruiting the best possible people" despite claims people were deterred by working environment