Northern Ireland Office seeks new civil service commissioner
24 Jan 2022 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland Office seeks new civil service commissioner
Secretary of state Brandon Lewis specifies “expertise and fresh thinking” for next member of three-strong panel
DLUHC budget is ‘backstop’ for Gove’s £4bn cladding package
11 Jan 2022 Local & Devolved
DLUHC budget is ‘backstop’ for Gove’s £4bn cladding package
Perm sec seeks ministerial direction over £27m funding request for post-Grenfell fire alarms
Cabinet Office rejects claim 6,000 civil service jobs were axed in Scotland
06 Jan 2022 Local & Devolved
Cabinet Office rejects claim 6,000 civil service jobs were axed in Scotland
UK government describes SNP figures as “misleading” and says proportion of headcount reductions has been lower than in other home nations
Wary councils look for Treasury buy-in for PM’s levelling-up devo deals
09 Dec 2021 Local & Devolved
Wary councils look for Treasury buy-in for PM’s levelling-up devo deals
As DLUHC delays publication of white paper, local leaders want commitment from Sunak, Institute for Government says
DLUHC admits to litany of building-safety failings at Grenfell inquiry
08 Dec 2021 Local & Devolved
DLUHC admits to litany of building-safety failings at Grenfell inquiry
But department accuses construction firms and building inspectors of abusing the trust placed in them
Officials ‘knew about cladding dangers in early 90s’, Grenfell probe hears
07 Dec 2021 Local & Devolved
Officials ‘knew about cladding dangers in early 90s’, Grenfell probe hears
Lawyer says “pattern of suppression and concealment” over successive fire reports aimed to reduce public fears
Social care plan 'three steps forward and two steps back'
02 Dec 2021 Local & Devolved
Social care plan 'three steps forward and two steps back'
Spending a disappointment given scale of crisis in sector, says former minister Jeremy Hunt
NI Civil Service pay growth outstrips private sector
19 Nov 2021 Local & Devolved
NI Civil Service pay growth outstrips private sector
Annual statistics show officials posted 5.2% hike in median earnings in year to March
Scottish Government appoints senior DWP official as next perm sec
18 Nov 2021 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government appoints senior DWP official as next perm sec
John-Paul Marks will succeed current perm sec Leslie Evans from January
Gove eyes new cabinet-level committees to deliver levelling up
09 Nov 2021 Local & Devolved
Gove eyes new cabinet-level committees to deliver levelling up
Agenda requires similar structures to those for Brexit and net-zero, minister tells MPs
Gove pledges to ‘expand, augment and increase’ devolution across UK
26 Oct 2021 Local & Devolved
Gove pledges to ‘expand, augment and increase’ devolution across UK
Move is key to driving economic prosperity and levelling up white paper will set out further detail, says secretary of state
Welsh Government appoints interim health chief
11 Oct 2021 Local & Devolved
Welsh Government appoints interim health chief
Judith Paget hired for 18-month stint as chief executive of NHS Wales and director general