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
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