Anger over timing of £300m Northern Ireland mini-budget
02 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
Anger over timing of £300m Northern Ireland mini-budget
NICS head Jayne Brady is asked to explain decision to proceed with announcement days ahead of general election
New interministerial group set up to boost culture collaboration
28 Jun 2024 Local & Devolved
New interministerial group set up to boost culture collaboration
Culture and Creative Industries Interministerial Group, which aims to encourage more collaboration between UK's four governments, meets for first time
Scottish civil servants need 'enhanced training' on writing bills, committee says
28 Jun 2024 Local & Devolved
Scottish civil servants need 'enhanced training' on writing bills, committee says
Finance and Public Administration Committee criticises government for failing to include full costs of potential laws
Progress on levelling up 'glacial', think tank says
19 Jun 2024 Local & Devolved
Progress on levelling up 'glacial', think tank says
Next government must be "decisive" if it wants to meet aims of levelling up white paper by 2030, IFS warns
Scottish Government announces 9.3% three-year pay framework
31 May 2024 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government announces 9.3% three-year pay framework
Finance minister says the public sector pay policy provides an above-inflation increase
MPs urge reform to boost cross-departmental data sharing
28 May 2024 Local & Devolved
MPs urge reform to boost cross-departmental data sharing
Treasury urged to incentivise progress as current Cabinet Office initiatives are dubbed "self-evidently insufficient"
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
16 May 2024 Local & Devolved
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
Former Cabinet Office second perm sec tells panel devolved governments need to work more closely with Westminster on emergency responses
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
15 May 2024 Local & Devolved
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
Gareth Davies tells MPs work is part of broader learning from Covid support schemes
Departments face 'uncharted territory' because of spending review uncertainty
03 May 2024 Local & Devolved
Departments face 'uncharted territory' because of spending review uncertainty
Civil servants must be resourced to begin full planning now, Institute for Government warns
Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland's first minister
29 Apr 2024 Local & Devolved
Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland's first minister
Yousaf says he is not willing to 'trade my values and principles' to retain power
Northern Ireland civil servants to get long-awaited pay rise
23 Apr 2024 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland civil servants to get long-awaited pay rise
Unions agree to offer of 5% pay rise and £1,500 lump sum for most NICS officials
Toolkit launched to help NICS managers support neurodivergent staff
22 Apr 2024 Local & Devolved
Toolkit launched to help NICS managers support neurodivergent staff
Guide shares information on workplace challenges faced by people with autism, ADHD, dyspraxia and other conditions