FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
25 Mar 2024 Leadership
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
FCO-DfID merger has had some benefits but major problems remain, NAO report finds
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Cabinet secretary tells MPs it's easier to change outdated institutions from the inside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”