Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
12 May Local & Devolved
Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
Report of task force comes as Queen’s Speech sets out policies linked to flagship agenda
MHCLG drops plans for new algorithm method to calculate housing need
08 Apr Local & Devolved
MHCLG drops plans for new algorithm method to calculate housing need
Move follows backlash over predicted increase in rural and suburban development rather than urban regeneration
Departments ‘don’t have resources to design effective net-zero policies’
01 Apr Local & Devolved
Departments ‘don’t have resources to design effective net-zero policies’
Institute for Government says ministers must learn lessons from the debacle over the Green Homes Grant cancellation
Gove sets out plans to boost civil service cooperation across UK
26 Mar Local & Devolved
Gove sets out plans to boost civil service cooperation across UK
Fast Stream will offer more places in devolved nations while secondment scheme will help officials experience different administrations
DCMS unfurls flag-flying rules for government offices
25 Mar Local & Devolved
DCMS unfurls flag-flying rules for government offices
Updated guidance calls for red, white and blue to be prominently displayed by default
DIT sets out plans for three new trade hubs across UK
23 Mar Local & Devolved
DIT sets out plans for three new trade hubs across UK
Proposals will see bases created in Belfast, Cardiff and Darlington plus expansion of Edinburgh operation
Ministers launch new drive to find next NI civil service chief
19 Mar Local & Devolved
Ministers launch new drive to find next NI civil service chief
Stormont offers up to £190k for rejigged role that will be assisted by new “chief operating officer”
‘Scandal brewing’ over new homes on flood plains, MPs warn
01 Mar Local & Devolved
‘Scandal brewing’ over new homes on flood plains, MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee says Defra and Environment Agency lack clear picture on quality of defence measures
Treasury finds extra £800m to make Levelling Up Fund UK-wide
25 Feb Local & Devolved
Treasury finds extra £800m to make Levelling Up Fund UK-wide
Cash added to £4bn for “priority local infrastructure” in England set out in November’s Spending Review
Jenrick confirms MHCLG will set up Wolverhampton base
22 Feb Local & Devolved
Jenrick confirms MHCLG will set up Wolverhampton base
Housing secretary says department will have more than 500 staff working in West Midlands by 2025
Hancock: civil servants 'don't get enough praise' for Covid jabs success
15 Feb Local & Devolved
Hancock: civil servants 'don't get enough praise' for Covid jabs success
Health secretary praises officials for their role in vaccines rollout
MHCLG pledges extra £3.5bn to remove dangerous cladding from flats
11 Feb Local & Devolved
MHCLG pledges extra £3.5bn to remove dangerous cladding from flats
Housing secretary says new developer levies will fund some work on post-Grenfell safety improvements
Covid has 'complicated' levelling-up agenda, IFS study finds
05 Feb Local & Devolved
Covid has 'complicated' levelling-up agenda, IFS study finds
Pandemic has created new unemployment hotspots and extra pressures for local-authority services
Northern Ireland crackdown on special advisers set to become law
03 Feb Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland crackdown on special advisers set to become law
Executive Office spad numbers will be cut to six, salaries capped at £90k and advisers subject to the same disciplinary rules as civil servants
PM ‘burying head in sand’ over Indyref 2, ex-Scotland Office director says
26 Jan Local & Devolved
PM ‘burying head in sand’ over Indyref 2, ex-Scotland Office director says
Alun Evans says ministers should “immediately” work up plans for increased devolution and make home rule an option in any future ballot
Ministers refuse to share MHCLG advice on controversial Towns Fund cash
19 Jan Local & Devolved
Ministers refuse to share MHCLG advice on controversial Towns Fund cash
Public Accounts Committee demanded sight of accounting officer approval confirming ministers' picks for £3.6bn scheme met Managing Public Money requirements
MHCLG ‘underestimated rough-sleeper numbers sevenfold’
14 Jan Local & Devolved
MHCLG ‘underestimated rough-sleeper numbers sevenfold’
Coronavirus response effort showed reality “far exceeded” previous snapshots, watchdog says
Interim NICS head ‘earning £240k a year’
08 Dec 2020 Local & Devolved
Interim NICS head ‘earning £240k a year’
Temporary boss Jenny Pyper’s remuneration package includes payment in lieu of pension, says Northern Ireland Executive Office
New interim head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service named
01 Dec 2020 Local & Devolved
New interim head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service named
Jenny Pyper takes over post on an eight-month agreement as review of process for filling top job on a permanent basis goes on
UK governments announce 'Christmas bubbles' plan to let three households meet
25 Nov 2020 Local & Devolved
UK governments announce 'Christmas bubbles' plan to let three households meet
Michael Gove says plan will allow people to meet up ‘in a limited and cautious way across the UK should they wish’
'Relocations can be expensive and disruptive': four tests for moving civil servants out of London
11 Nov 2020 Local & Devolved
'Relocations can be expensive and disruptive': four tests for moving civil servants out of London
Moving jobs out of London will not automatically level up the country, IfG says
MHCLG ‘jeopardised civil service impartiality’ with £3.6bn Towns Fund, say MPs
11 Nov 2020 Local & Devolved
MHCLG ‘jeopardised civil service impartiality’ with £3.6bn Towns Fund, say MPs
MPs say lack of transparency raises concerns choice of places invited to bid was “politically motivated”
Government remains focused on levelling up despite Covid, insists minister
27 Oct 2020 Local & Devolved
Government remains focused on levelling up despite Covid, insists minister
Northern Conservative MPs write to PM urging the cost of Covid not to be paid for by downgrading the levelling-up agenda
‘We have covered all bases’: Treasury rejects request for extra cash from areas in high Covid restrictions
15 Oct 2020 Local & Devolved
‘We have covered all bases’: Treasury rejects request for extra cash from areas in high Covid restrictions
Statement comes as it is announced London and Essex will move into tier 2 restrictions this weekend