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
DLUHC prepares to send commissioners into ‘bankrupt’ Birmingham
20 Sep 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC prepares to send commissioners into ‘bankrupt’ Birmingham
Gove appoints local government turnaround specialist Max Caller to lead intervention
Probation inspector calls for independent review of 'struggling' service
19 Sep 2023 Local & Devolved
Probation inspector calls for independent review of 'struggling' service
Watchdog says understaffed and resource-constrained services could do better under local control
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
18 Sep 2023 Local & Devolved
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
MSPs call for probe into claims officials “reverse engineered” figures to justify inaccurate claims by Humza Yousaf
Levelling up needs a new approach, IfG tells Sunak and Starmer
15 Sep 2023 Local & Devolved
Levelling up needs a new approach, IfG tells Sunak and Starmer
Think tank says central government is “not set up to deliver” current agenda or Labour’s plans for reducing regional inequality
NI civil servants to strike again over failure to address pay dispute
14 Sep 2023 Local & Devolved
NI civil servants to strike again over failure to address pay dispute
Civil servants are "victims of the secretary of state’s sanctions budget", NIPSA union says
Scottish officials to trial four-day working week
06 Sep 2023 Local & Devolved
Scottish officials to trial four-day working week
Pilot to assess "wellbeing, environmental, and productivity benefits" of shorter week will begin later this year