Leadership

Potential for move to local pay deals floated by civil service chief slammed as “tricks and gimmicks” by the PCS

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

ACOBA's annual report shows 27% hike in requests from former Crown servants to take up non-Whitehall roles

Annual survey says staff numbers rose by 0.3% in year to April and points to narrowing gender pay gap

As the Civil Service Commission highlights “negligible” progress on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic diversity in its annual report – and cautions that appointment panels often face “insufficient choice” of good candidates – first civil service commissioner Ian Watmore talks to CSW about his priorities for the coming parliament

Conservative peer and former education secretary launches House of Lords tirade against “megaspads” and calls for substantial headcount reduction

Melanie Dawes cites “amazing” response as evidence of Whitehall departments’ ability to break down operational silos

Alastair Whitehead, Theresa May's private secretary for home affairs, also shares how he draws on his policing experience for life in Whitehall

Osborne-led department rapped Theresa May’s domain over pay agreement for child-abuse inquiry chief, it has emerged

The chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee finds the Donmar’s new musical Committee a fair and compelling portrayal of the hearing on the collapse of Kids Company 

Civil service chief exec says he and colleagues are "very conscious" of the 1% cap on pay rises, and suggests officials could see a more regionalised and role-related approach to increases

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

The outgoing permanent secretary of the Department for International Trade breaks bread with Jess Bowie

Controversial element of so-called ‘Project Fear’ assumed no policy response to a leave vote, says NAO

Study finds Whitehall is the world’s most effective civil service for generating policy, but falls down ranking in areas like financial management and digital services

Rupert McNeil said professions will play a key role in ensuring the civil service can offer pay packages that attract and retain talented people

PCS union reiterates call for return to national bargaining across the entire civil service

Public appointments watchdog flags likelihood that Brexit will lead to a rise in public appointments and cautions government is already struggling to attract high quality, diverse candidates

Civil servants in Northern Ireland have been taking spending decisions for more than three months following deadlocked talks to create a new power-sharing executive

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

As the new apprenticeships system gets into full swing, Suzannah Brecknell meets Peter Lauener, the man charged with setting up the institute which will put employers front and centre

Deaf civil servant Lisa Baldock has been on a mission to improve the working lives of disabled civil servants across government – something possible thanks to the life-changing impact of her hearing dog, Inca. Jess Bowie finds out more

Briefing of pay review branded a shambles as Number 10 then confirms no change to policy

First ever analysis into pay differential by a Whitehall department sets example for government, says permanent secretary Jonathan Slater