Scottish Government: Minister rules out four-day week despite pilot finding productivity and wellbeing benefits
28 Aug Local & Devolved
Scottish Government: Minister rules out four-day week despite pilot finding productivity and wellbeing benefits
Evaluation of 32-hour-week pilot finds “a significant increase in productivity, with work performance remaining stable”
Union announces large-scale strike at MHCLG
22 Aug Local & Devolved
Union announces large-scale strike at MHCLG
Day of action will see more than 1,180 PCS members protest over office closures, attendance policies and recruitment strategy
Home Office faces turmoil over asylum-seeker hotels, ex-perm sec says
21 Aug Local & Devolved
Home Office faces turmoil over asylum-seeker hotels, ex-perm sec says
David Normington warns department will be “in a bind” if more councils take legal action to shut down accommodation
NICS launches campaign for 500 executive officer jobs
21 Aug Local & Devolved
NICS launches campaign for 500 executive officer jobs
First level management roles on offer at a range of departments and agencies
DWP: Union seeks WFH for staff over safety concerns at Welsh office
19 Aug Local & Devolved
DWP: Union seeks WFH for staff over safety concerns at Welsh office
PCS says staff need more reassurance after DWP reopens office where windows shattered
NI civil servants must spend 40% of their time in offices under new guidance
14 Aug Local & Devolved
NI civil servants must spend 40% of their time in offices under new guidance
New guidance will come into effect from September, Department of Finance says
Homes England names former HMPPS boss as chief exec
11 Aug Local & Devolved
Homes England names former HMPPS boss as chief exec
Amy Rees will join housing delivery agency in early September
EHRC flags challenges posed by ‘socioeconomic duty’ requirements
07 Aug Local & Devolved
EHRC flags challenges posed by ‘socioeconomic duty’ requirements
Research identifies lack of understanding at top of public bodies and financial pressures as problem areas in Scotland and Wales
Welsh Government should shut 'ugly' HQ and move closer to Senedd, ex-senior civil servant says
25 Jul Local & Devolved
Welsh Government should shut 'ugly' HQ and move closer to Senedd, ex-senior civil servant says
Suggestion comes after Welsh first minister warns that offices could be shut if civil servants don't use them more
Council approves plan to make four-day week permanent
21 Jul Local & Devolved
Council approves plan to make four-day week permanent
UK-first decision follows fierce opposition from Sunak administration
Civil Society Covenant: Government promises to 'respect, support and listen' to third sector
17 Jul Local & Devolved
Civil Society Covenant: Government promises to 'respect, support and listen' to third sector
Newly published covenant aims to "reset relationship" between government and civil society
'Test-and-learn' squads to be sent to 10 areas across England
16 Jul Local & Devolved
'Test-and-learn' squads to be sent to 10 areas across England
Teams of policy officials, tech specialists and other experts will have an “explicit mandate to try new things and be creative"
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