Treasury launches new crackdown on ‘public service inefficiencies and waste’
20 Jan Local & Devolved
Treasury launches new crackdown on ‘public service inefficiencies and waste’
"Expert teams” will conduct sweeping reviews targeting "wasteful duplication” in four areas ahead of 2027 Spending Review
Whole of Government Accounts set to be disclaimed again
12 Dec 2025 Local & Devolved
Whole of Government Accounts set to be disclaimed again
Treasury perm sec expects the National Audit Office to reject pioneering dataset for third year running
Budget 2025: Pilots will test silo-busting spending allocations
28 Nov 2025 Local & Devolved
Budget 2025: Pilots will test silo-busting spending allocations
Mayoral strategic authorities set to trial Total Place-style pooled budgets, Treasury says
Scottish Government announces single-portal public services app
25 Nov 2025 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government announces single-portal public services app
Scottish Government working with Netcompany, a Danish firm that provided the national Digital Post system for Denmark
Covid Inquiry: Ministers failed to appreciate scale of threat
21 Nov 2025 Local & Devolved
Covid Inquiry: Ministers failed to appreciate scale of threat
Politicians and officials faced “extreme pressure” but produced a response that was “too little, too late”, report says
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
24 Oct 2025 Local & Devolved
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
Operational delivery scheme seeks 200 apprentices
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
22 Oct 2025 Local & Devolved
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
Home Office is most-shortlisted department, with seven nominations at this year's 20th anniversary ceremony
PAC chair sounds alarm over local government reorganisation
15 Oct 2025 Local & Devolved
PAC chair sounds alarm over local government reorganisation
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown also uses annual report to lament departments’ digital, cyber and artificial intelligence capabilities
MHCLG ‘lacks vision’ for new towns programme, peers warn
13 Oct 2025 Local & Devolved
MHCLG ‘lacks vision’ for new towns programme, peers warn
Report says government needs to do more to get public buy-in for multi-decade drive
NICS union seeks ‘inflation plus 3%’ pay rises
30 Sep 2025 Local & Devolved
NICS union seeks ‘inflation plus 3%’ pay rises
NIPSA to submit pay claim seeking "inflation plus 3%" for each of the next three years
MHCLG creates new unit to push cross-department approach to new towns
29 Sep 2025 Local & Devolved
MHCLG creates new unit to push cross-department approach to new towns
New Towns Unit will join forces with Homes England in a new “delivery partnership" to lead on discussions across government departments
Northern Ireland Civil Service opens recruitment for four perm sec roles
19 Sep 2025 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland Civil Service opens recruitment for four perm sec roles
Up to £163,267 on offer for leaders "who combine strategic acumen with empathy, resilience with collaboration, and innovation with accountability"