Industrial strategy ‘chopping and changing’ needs to stop, MPs told
22 Mar Local & Devolved
Industrial strategy ‘chopping and changing’ needs to stop, MPs told
Post-Budget analysis session hears UK’s lack of long-term strategic approach to growth is a major problem
DLUHC’s local-audit backlog issues ‘could get worse’, watchdog warns
16 Mar Local & Devolved
DLUHC’s local-audit backlog issues ‘could get worse’, watchdog warns
MPs are told that dealing with delayed local-council accounts could be hampered by NHS changes
Levelling up 'begging bowl culture' comments not a civil service rebuke, West Midlands mayor says
14 Feb Local & Devolved
Levelling up 'begging bowl culture' comments not a civil service rebuke, West Midlands mayor says
Andy Street says civil servants he has worked with "have been committed to making people’s lives better"
Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
02 Feb Local & Devolved
Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
Government needs to give mayoral authorities powers to deliver net zero goals, think tank says
DIT urged to boost knowledge of UK’s regional strengths
31 Jan Local & Devolved
DIT urged to boost knowledge of UK’s regional strengths
Department must work with BEIS and DLUHC to better drive inward investment, NAO says
DLUHC takes flak over Levelling Up Fund after councils 'wasted time and money' on bids
25 Jan Local & Devolved
DLUHC takes flak over Levelling Up Fund after councils 'wasted time and money' on bids
MPs tell top civil servants that lack of clarity over bidding criteria wasted local authorities’ cash
West Midlands mayor rebukes civil servants over Levelling Up Fund
20 Jan Local & Devolved
West Midlands mayor rebukes civil servants over Levelling Up Fund
Conservative stalwart Andy Street slams “Whitehall’s bidding and begging bowl culture” after region misses out in £2.1bn round
DLUHC perm sec faces further grilling on levelling up funding decisions
19 Jan Local & Devolved
DLUHC perm sec faces further grilling on levelling up funding decisions
Watchdog MPs “disappointed” with Jeremy Pocklington’s stance as £2.1bn in new cash allocations creates fresh controversy
DLUHC ‘making progress’ with skills challenges, says perm sec
10 Jan Local & Devolved
DLUHC ‘making progress’ with skills challenges, says perm sec
Jeremy Pocklington also admits that inflation pressures are hitting levelling-up projects
Scottish Government officials win right to disconnect out of hours
14 Dec 2022 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government officials win right to disconnect out of hours
Scotland's civil servants are UK's first workers to have a legal right not to be contacted out of hours, Prospect union says
Welsh Government to review office space with one in 10 civil servants in workplace each day
05 Dec 2022 Local & Devolved
Welsh Government to review office space with one in 10 civil servants in workplace each day
Other bodies to be offered space amid plans to become "exemplar for remote working"
Cab sec weighing up civil servants' role in Scottish independence referendum
29 Nov 2022 Local & Devolved
Cab sec weighing up civil servants' role in Scottish independence referendum
Case and Scottish Government perm sec are working on what Supreme Court judgement means for the civil service
DLUHC accused of playing down extent of Grenfell failings
11 Nov 2022 Local & Devolved
DLUHC accused of playing down extent of Grenfell failings
Inquiry is told “ship of fools” behind catastrophic tower-block refurbishment was no coincidence
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
10 Nov 2022 Local & Devolved
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
Inquiry lead counsel insists central government failed to act “despite known risks” before tower-block disaster
'Patchwork and opaque' governance in England needs reform, MPs say
31 Oct 2022 Local & Devolved
'Patchwork and opaque' governance in England needs reform, MPs say
PACAC criticises “instinct in Whitehall to maintain control of the levers of power and the purse strings”
Civil servants question honesty of private partners – and each other
29 Sep 2022 Local & Devolved
Civil servants question honesty of private partners – and each other
CSW survey finds two-thirds of officials struggle to find common ground with other government departments
Mini-budget: Departments ‘face difficult decisions’, chancellor warns
23 Sep 2022 Local & Devolved
Mini-budget: Departments ‘face difficult decisions’, chancellor warns
Kwarteng unveils £45bn package of tax cuts in bid to boost economic growth
PM's growth vision 'entirely consistent with levelling up', DLUHC perm sec says
23 Sep 2022 Local & Devolved
PM's growth vision 'entirely consistent with levelling up', DLUHC perm sec says
Jeremy Pocklington tells MPs flagship Johnson policy aligns with Truss’s growth drive
Sunak says he changed funding formulas to put less money into 'deprived urban areas'
05 Aug 2022 Local & Devolved
Sunak says he changed funding formulas to put less money into 'deprived urban areas'
Ex-chancellor and Tory leader hopeful says Labour "shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and that needed to be undone"
Ex-Covid Taskforce head says Cabinet Office stopped her from speaking out sooner over Partygate
01 Jul 2022 Local & Devolved
Ex-Covid Taskforce head says Cabinet Office stopped her from speaking out sooner over Partygate
Kate Josephs keeps job as Sheffield Council chief exec after showing "genuine remorse"
Haldane takes on new government advisory role
28 Jun 2022 Local & Devolved
Haldane takes on new government advisory role
Former levelling up perm sec to lead advisory council, providing "challenging and support" to drive forward government's flagship levelling up agenda
‘Frustrating and dispiriting’: Government has work to do to prove devolution commitment, think tank says
28 Jun 2022 Local & Devolved
‘Frustrating and dispiriting’: Government has work to do to prove devolution commitment, think tank says
Report highlights frustration across UK local authorities at ‘reluctant’ attitudes to devolution in central government
Data black hole means government lacks grasp on two-thirds of local spending
04 May 2022 Local & Devolved
Data black hole means government lacks grasp on two-thirds of local spending
Government does not understand why local authority performances vary due to £10bn data gap, think tank says
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
14 Apr 2022 Local & Devolved
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
Priti Patel dubs £120m deal with African nation a “world leading migration partnership”