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
DLUHC perm sec: Devolution will ‘suffer’ because of councils in crisis
19 Oct 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC perm sec: Devolution will ‘suffer’ because of councils in crisis
Sarah Healey says government interventions are a “signal” local authorities need to improve before greater powers are rolled out
Plans progress for redevelopment of crumbling Belfast departmental HQ
17 Oct 2023 Local & Devolved
Plans progress for redevelopment of crumbling Belfast departmental HQ
£25m Stormont scheme would create new facilities for Northern Ireland Civil Service Sports Association
Scottish Government agency kicks off four-day working week pilot
12 Oct 2023 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government agency kicks off four-day working week pilot
Chief exec says 32-hour week matches agency's values of being "bold and ambitious"
DLUHC names full intervention team for Birmingham City Council
06 Oct 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC names full intervention team for Birmingham City Council
Cabinet Office’s crown representative for top tech firms is one of six specialists being parachuted in to help “bankrupt” authority
NICS temporary promotions on the rise as one official clocks 18 years in 'acting' role
25 Sep 2023 Local & Devolved
NICS temporary promotions on the rise as one official clocks 18 years in 'acting' role
Northern Ireland Assembly member raises concern that reliance on temporary promotions could be impacting the effectiveness of NICS
NI perm secs told to begin consultation on cash-raising measures
21 Sep 2023 Local & Devolved
NI perm secs told to begin consultation on cash-raising measures
Move follows secretary of state’s imposition of £14.2bn budget amid Stormont power vacuum