Northern Ireland civil servants set to get long-awaited pay offer
19 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland civil servants set to get long-awaited pay offer
Funding allocation finds additional £100m for public sector pay after restoration of executive
NI public sector pay: Finance minister raises ‘serious concerns’ as £3.3bn details of package confirmed
15 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
NI public sector pay: Finance minister raises ‘serious concerns’ as £3.3bn details of package confirmed
Current deal “does not provide sustainable solution” to pay pressures, minister says
'Corrosive': Unions hit back at accusations of politicisation among Scottish civil servants
06 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
'Corrosive': Unions hit back at accusations of politicisation among Scottish civil servants
Defence of civil service impartiality comes after claims Covid Inquiry evidence showed officials had been “captured” by the SNP
£4bn funding gap puts councils at ‘tipping point’, MPs warn
01 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
£4bn funding gap puts councils at ‘tipping point’, MPs warn
Committee says well-run authorities are at risk of going bust without extra cash for 2024-25
Northern Ireland: Return to power sharing in sight as DUP agrees deal
30 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland: Return to power sharing in sight as DUP agrees deal
Northern Ireland Executive is set to return once Westminster government passes legislation
Treasury called to action over worsening Whole of Government Accounts delays
29 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Treasury called to action over worsening Whole of Government Accounts delays
MPs say late publication and missing figures make £1tn public spending snapshot less and less useful
PM appoints towns tsar to oversee regeneration plan
26 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
PM appoints towns tsar to oversee regeneration plan
Adam Hawksbee, deputy director at Onward, gets interim chair position
Pressure mounts on ministers to release funds for NI pay rises
25 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Pressure mounts on ministers to release funds for NI pay rises
Heaton-Harris must act to "meet the overdue wage bill of our public servants", union chief says
NI secretary: New legislation will 'help to stabilise finances' as devolution deal deadline expires
22 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
NI secretary: New legislation will 'help to stabilise finances' as devolution deal deadline expires
Chris Heaton-Harris says he will act to "support Northern Ireland departments" to stabilise public services
Unions back NICS head's call to address 'unacceptable pay disparity' ahead of strike
17 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Unions back NICS head's call to address 'unacceptable pay disparity' ahead of strike
Tomorrow's strike can be averted if UK government makes funds available for pay rises, unions say
Devolution ‘should return to centre of government’, MPs told
17 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Devolution ‘should return to centre of government’, MPs told
Ex-minister also calls for Northern Ireland Civil Service to be put on same footing as Scottish and Welsh counterparts
Northern Ireland civil servants to join mass strike next week
11 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland civil servants to join mass strike next week
NIPSA union blames UK government's failure to address pressure on pay and services as staff join "biggest ever" walkout
Scottish Government to strengthen civil service spending rules
09 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government to strengthen civil service spending rules
Policies on bank card spending will be aligned with more rigorous UK government protocols, following a review
NI civil service sickness rates 'continually higher' than elsewhere in UK
04 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
NI civil service sickness rates 'continually higher' than elsewhere in UK
Ulster University report says direct cost of absent officials in Northern Ireland was £39m in 2022-23
Government offers £584m for NI public sector pay rises in 'final' bid to end NI power-sharing vacuum
20 Dec 2023 Local & Devolved
Government offers £584m for NI public sector pay rises in 'final' bid to end NI power-sharing vacuum
Money for pay deals is part of a £3.3bn package described by Northern Ireland secretary as a final offer
MSPs launch inquiry into commissioners to consider if new approach is needed
19 Dec 2023 Local & Devolved
MSPs launch inquiry into commissioners to consider if new approach is needed
Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee will look at whether there is a “coherent and strategic approach” to commissions in Scotland
Stormont leaders offered £2.5bn package in bid to restore power sharing
12 Dec 2023 Local & Devolved
Stormont leaders offered £2.5bn package in bid to restore power sharing
Settlement would include lump sum for public sector pay rises and extend the repayment deadline for overspends
DLUHC urged to do more to help councils with levelling-up funding delays
20 Nov 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC urged to do more to help councils with levelling-up funding delays
Less than 10% of £10.6bn in announced funding had been spent as of March, NAO report says
Northern Ireland heading for £1bn overspend
10 Nov 2023 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland heading for £1bn overspend
'Fair' public sector pay awards set to add £590m to overspend, Department of Finance perm sec says
DLUHC clashes with local council over four-day working week trial
06 Nov 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC clashes with local council over four-day working week trial
South Cambridgeshire District Council issued with Best Value Notice signalling ministers' concern over reduced-hours pilot
Levelling up director hopefuls waited a year before being told jobs scrapped
26 Oct 2023 Local & Devolved
Levelling up director hopefuls waited a year before being told jobs scrapped
NICS lifts recruitment freeze to fill hundreds of vacancies
24 Oct 2023 Local & Devolved
NICS lifts recruitment freeze to fill hundreds of vacancies
Around 900 roles could be filled that are "essential" to deliver services, replace staff who have left and respond to new demands
'Warring Whitehall fiefdoms' and 'snootiness': Report uncovers barriers to fixing regional inequality
24 Oct 2023 Local & Devolved
'Warring Whitehall fiefdoms' and 'snootiness': Report uncovers barriers to fixing regional inequality
Nearly 100 former top officials and politicians weigh in on why driving regional growth has proved so difficult
Whitehall ‘in reverse’ over devolution, ex-perm sec warns
23 Oct 2023 Local & Devolved
Whitehall ‘in reverse’ over devolution, ex-perm sec warns
Government’s capacity to manage devolution has diminished, with relations with devolved nations at a low ebb, MPs told