Headcount, collaboration and WFH: New Scottish Government perm sec Joe Griffin sets out vision
25 Jun Local & Devolved
Headcount, collaboration and WFH: New Scottish Government perm sec Joe Griffin sets out vision
Griffin sets out desire for smaller workforce and explains reasoning behind new hybrid working policy
DWP and University of Sheffield win award for campus partnership
24 Jun Local & Devolved
DWP and University of Sheffield win award for campus partnership
Judges said Sheffield Campus partnership had "an incredible multi-year strategy, with societal impact beyond employability"
Ministers set out plans for Northern Ireland Office of AI and Digital
18 Jun Local & Devolved
Ministers set out plans for Northern Ireland Office of AI and Digital
New tech unit hoped to help Northern Ireland become "a world leader in responsible AI and play a transformational role in public sector delivery"
'The front line of mission delivery': Sheffield, Leeds and Darlington campuses to lead community-based scheme
16 Jun Local & Devolved
'The front line of mission delivery': Sheffield, Leeds and Darlington campuses to lead community-based scheme
Civil servants to work with local service providers to drive growth, opportunity and health missions 'from the ground up'
NI Civil Service ‘wouldn't be able to handle 80% office attendance’
30 May Local & Devolved
NI Civil Service ‘wouldn't be able to handle 80% office attendance’
Committee hears estate-rationalisation programme is on track to significantly cut workplace numbers by 2028
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
08 May Local & Devolved
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
Staff warned to avoid sharing government policy details when using generative AI tools
MHCLG’s new towns push will ‘require whole-of-government effort’
25 Apr Local & Devolved
MHCLG’s new towns push will ‘require whole-of-government effort’
Built Environment Committee hears historic “churn of institutions” will hamper housing drive
DfE director general set to become council chief exec
24 Apr Local & Devolved
DfE director general set to become council chief exec
John Edwards will join two other former senior civil servants running South Yorkshire authorities
Scottish Government to launch programme for government early
17 Apr Local & Devolved
Scottish Government to launch programme for government early
Move will allow 12 months to deliver the PfG ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections next year, first minister says
Scottish first minister calls on Reeves to scrap fiscal rules
15 Apr Local & Devolved
Scottish first minister calls on Reeves to scrap fiscal rules
John Swinney says chancellor should abandon “economic straitjacket” following Donald Trump's introduction of tariffs
Scottish Government confirms one-day-a-week office working ‘expectation’
11 Apr Local & Devolved
Scottish Government confirms one-day-a-week office working ‘expectation’
Freedom of Information response sets out variance with civil service rules south of the border
Continuing overspends on major capital projects in Northern Ireland dubbed 'unacceptable'
08 Apr Local & Devolved
Continuing overspends on major capital projects in Northern Ireland dubbed 'unacceptable'
Urgent review of NICS Board needed, NI Public Accounts Committee says as £3bn overspend revealed
Northern Ireland needs multi-year funding settlements, MPs say
07 Apr Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland needs multi-year funding settlements, MPs say
Longer-term funding is needed to enable departments to “plan meaningful changes”, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee says
MHCLG ‘extremely concerned’ about council finances, perm sec tells MPs
03 Apr Local & Devolved
MHCLG ‘extremely concerned’ about council finances, perm sec tells MPs
Academic warns proposed round of local government reorganisation will “be a distraction” at challenging time
Unions accept 9% pay deal for Northern Ireland civil servants
31 Mar Local & Devolved
Unions accept 9% pay deal for Northern Ireland civil servants
20-month award will also raise pay for the lowest paid NICS members to the Living Wage Foundation rate
MHCLG officials vote for strikes over office closures
28 Mar Local & Devolved
MHCLG officials vote for strikes over office closures
Civil servants in the department also demanding changes to office attendance policy and recruitment practices
Senior civil servant to become combined authority chief exec
24 Mar Local & Devolved
Senior civil servant to become combined authority chief exec
Former Civil Contingencies Secretariat director Katharine Hammond starts £220k South Yorkshire role in May
Great British Energy sets out first major project
24 Mar Local & Devolved
Great British Energy sets out first major project
DESNZ-owned company will install hundreds of solar panels on schools and hospitals
Northern Ireland Civil Service also in need of reform, DUP says
11 Mar Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland Civil Service also in need of reform, DUP says
Diane Forsythe slams "lack of expertise and senior leadership" in the NICS after Pat McFadden announces plans for reform
Scottish Government names new perm sec
07 Mar Local & Devolved
Scottish Government names new perm sec
Current director general for external affairs and strategy will take top job from April
NAO calls for cross-government drive to boost councils’ financial sustainability
03 Mar Local & Devolved
NAO calls for cross-government drive to boost councils’ financial sustainability
Watchdog says MHCLG and HM Treasury need to work together to support investment in preventative services, rather than costly late intervention
Minister sidesteps question about NICS jobs risk from artificial intelligence
26 Feb Local & Devolved
Minister sidesteps question about NICS jobs risk from artificial intelligence
Northern Ireland Assembly is told staff will not be replaced “simply” to save money, but no guarantees are given
Don't blame civil servants for Northern Ireland overspend, union says
12 Feb Local & Devolved
Don't blame civil servants for Northern Ireland overspend, union says
Politicians urged not to "scapegoat" civil servants after MLA blasts "scale of financial mismanagement" in the NICS
Case to chair Barrow regeneration board
11 Feb Local & Devolved
Case to chair Barrow regeneration board
Former cab sec will help deliver plan to develop Barrow-in-Furness as centre for nuclear submarine-building