Simon Case won't appear at Covid Inquiry this year
27 Nov 2023 Leadership
Simon Case won't appear at Covid Inquiry this year
Baroness Hallet approves request for cabinet secretary to postpone giving oral evidence as concerns grow over temporary setup in his absence
Cabinet Office offers up to £185k to replace Chisholm as perm sec
22 Nov 2023 Leadership
Cabinet Office offers up to £185k to replace Chisholm as perm sec
The salary on offer is at least £20,000 lower than Chisholm's current pay packet
From Boyd to Bourgeois: GPA appoints interim chief exec
21 Nov 2023 Leadership
From Boyd to Bourgeois: GPA appoints interim chief exec
Government Property Agency interim chief Mark Bourgeois has worked in commercial real estate for more than 30 years
‘Toxic’ culture at MoD: Sixty female senior civil servants complain to perm sec
17 Nov 2023 Leadership
‘Toxic’ culture at MoD: Sixty female senior civil servants complain to perm sec
Reports of women being “propositioned”, “groped” and “touched repeatedly”
Maude: Appoint chief functional officers to tackle 'diluted authority and mandate'
14 Nov 2023 Leadership
Maude: Appoint chief functional officers to tackle 'diluted authority and mandate'
Perm sec-level officials should lead push to streamline and strengthen digital, HR, commercial and other functions, review finds
Maude review: PM should get sign-off on DG appointments
13 Nov 2023 Leadership
Maude review: PM should get sign-off on DG appointments
Ministers should play a bigger role in appointing civil servants and be able to sack senior officials, governance review recommends
Alex Chisholm to leave Cabinet Office in the spring
13 Nov 2023 Leadership
Alex Chisholm to leave Cabinet Office in the spring
Permanent secretary and civil service chief operating officer will step down after four years at the department
'I am v v cautious about walking back into this': Case deterred from Covid job by 'behaviours' in No.10
09 Nov 2023 Leadership
'I am v v cautious about walking back into this': Case deterred from Covid job by 'behaviours' in No.10
"I will not work for Dom," Simon Case told cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill, who was frustrated with spad's “divide and rule” approach
Sedwill: Government was 'too focused on whether Covid worst case scenario would happen'
08 Nov 2023 Leadership
Sedwill: Government was 'too focused on whether Covid worst case scenario would happen'
Ex-cab sec says government's "measured" response to the Covid outbreak was based on 1 in 10 likelihood of reasonable worst-case scenario pandemic hitting the UK
Covid Inquiry: Cabinet Office’s initial response structure ‘was source of confusion’
08 Nov 2023 Leadership
Covid Inquiry: Cabinet Office’s initial response structure ‘was source of confusion’
Ministerial Implementation Group model was ditched because of overlaps and lack of clarity over responsibility
National Archives seeks chief exec 'as it embarks on transformational decade'
06 Nov 2023 Leadership
National Archives seeks chief exec 'as it embarks on transformational decade'
£145,000 job involves overseeing "creation and preservation of the historical record of the UK and Welsh governments"
Ofqual chair named as interim replacement for Jo Saxton
02 Nov 2023 Leadership
Ofqual chair named as interim replacement for Jo Saxton
Ian Bauckham will serve as chief regulator at qualifications watchdog from January