MHCLG pledges extra £3.5bn to remove dangerous cladding from flats
11 Feb 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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
Plans to cut spad numbers in Northern Ireland move forward
20 Jan 2021 Local & Devolved
Plans to cut spad numbers in Northern Ireland move forward
Bill that would also make advisers subject to the same disciplinary code as civil servants moves to next stage
Ministers refuse to share MHCLG advice on controversial Towns Fund cash
19 Jan 2021 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 2021 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’
MSPs slammed for ‘inappropriate’ treatment of civil servants in Salmond probe
19 Nov 2020 Local & Devolved
MSPs slammed for ‘inappropriate’ treatment of civil servants in Salmond probe
Politicians failing to apply same “quasi-judicial approach” expected of officials to their own behaviour, union chief says
'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