Scottish Government offers up to £180k for next perm sec
13 Aug 2021 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government offers up to £180k for next perm sec
Campaign seeks applicants who can “build trusted relationships” with ministers and lead change in a “complex environment”
Labour warns moving civil service jobs won’t level up the nation
12 Aug 2021 Local & Devolved
Labour warns moving civil service jobs won’t level up the nation
Shadow cabinet member Lisa Nandy says ministers need to invest in boosting local opportunities
Scottish Government sticks with homeworking advice as restrictions lift
09 Aug 2021 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government sticks with homeworking advice as restrictions lift
Employers are also encouraged to move towards a hybrid model in the longer term
ESFA appoints interim as chief quits for combined authority
02 Aug 2021 Local & Devolved
ESFA appoints interim as chief quits for combined authority
Eileen Milner will earn more than £200k a year running Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Devolution drive is key to levelling up, says PM
16 Jul 2021 Local & Devolved
Devolution drive is key to levelling up, says PM
Flagship speech sets out “county deals” as MPs pledge to hold government’s feet to fire on progress
Recruitment starts for new Scottish Government perm sec
30 Jun 2021 Local & Devolved
Recruitment starts for new Scottish Government perm sec
Leslie Evans contract to expire in March
Scottish Government announces new harassment complaints procedure
22 Jun 2021 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government announces new harassment complaints procedure
Reforms include creation of propriety and ethics team to maintain standards across the civil service
Dozens of buildings with Grenfell cladding won’t be fixed this year, says MHCLG
21 Jun 2021 Local & Devolved
Dozens of buildings with Grenfell cladding won’t be fixed this year, says MHCLG
Perm sec tells MPs department currently expects only 84% of identified problem buildings to be completely remediated by the end of December
Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
12 May 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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