Unions accept 9% pay deal for Northern Ireland civil servants
31 Mar 2025 Local & Devolved
Unions accept 9% pay deal for Northern Ireland civil servants
20-month award will also raise pay for the lowest paid NICS members to the Living Wage Foundation rate
MHCLG officials vote for strikes over office closures
28 Mar 2025 Local & Devolved
MHCLG officials vote for strikes over office closures
Civil servants in the department also demanding changes to office attendance policy and recruitment practices
Senior civil servant to become combined authority chief exec
24 Mar 2025 Local & Devolved
Senior civil servant to become combined authority chief exec
Former Civil Contingencies Secretariat director Katharine Hammond starts £220k South Yorkshire role in May
Great British Energy sets out first major project
24 Mar 2025 Local & Devolved
Great British Energy sets out first major project
DESNZ-owned company will install hundreds of solar panels on schools and hospitals
Northern Ireland Civil Service also in need of reform, DUP says
11 Mar 2025 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland Civil Service also in need of reform, DUP says
Diane Forsythe slams "lack of expertise and senior leadership" in the NICS after Pat McFadden announces plans for reform
Scottish Government names new perm sec
07 Mar 2025 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government names new perm sec
Current director general for external affairs and strategy will take top job from April
NAO calls for cross-government drive to boost councils’ financial sustainability
03 Mar 2025 Local & Devolved
NAO calls for cross-government drive to boost councils’ financial sustainability
Watchdog says MHCLG and HM Treasury need to work together to support investment in preventative services, rather than costly late intervention
Minister sidesteps question about NICS jobs risk from artificial intelligence
26 Feb 2025 Local & Devolved
Minister sidesteps question about NICS jobs risk from artificial intelligence
Northern Ireland Assembly is told staff will not be replaced “simply” to save money, but no guarantees are given
Don't blame civil servants for Northern Ireland overspend, union says
12 Feb 2025 Local & Devolved
Don't blame civil servants for Northern Ireland overspend, union says
Politicians urged not to "scapegoat" civil servants after MLA blasts "scale of financial mismanagement" in the NICS
Case to chair Barrow regeneration board
11 Feb 2025 Local & Devolved
Case to chair Barrow regeneration board
Former cab sec will help deliver plan to develop Barrow-in-Furness as centre for nuclear submarine-building
Scottish Conservatives criticise 'spiralling' civil service costs
28 Jan 2025 Local & Devolved
Scottish Conservatives criticise 'spiralling' civil service costs
Craig Hoy says Scottish Government civil service wage bill has risen by 10% in the past two and a half years
Jenny Harries to step down as UKHSA chief exec
27 Jan 2025 Local & Devolved
Jenny Harries to step down as UKHSA chief exec
Agency's chief scientific officer Isabel Oliver will also leave – to become chief medic for Wales