Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
09 Feb 2022 Local & Devolved
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
Levelling-up agenda will require concerted action to mobilise departments, says former Wales secretary John Redwood
Northern Ireland Office to relocate from Stormont to Belfast city centre HQ
08 Feb 2022 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland Office to relocate from Stormont to Belfast city centre HQ
Move will make the NIO a “more accessible, open and modern civil service department”
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
03 Feb 2022 Local & Devolved
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
Union says Northern Ireland Civil Service officials are at risk of “inevitable accusations of politicisation” in row over Irish Sea border checks
Government unveils flagship levelling up white paper
02 Feb 2022 Local & Devolved
Government unveils flagship levelling up white paper
Critics say the document contains no new funding and "recycled" plans
Levelling up department 'has wasted opportunities’ to learn where spending could have biggest impact
02 Feb 2022 Local & Devolved
Levelling up department 'has wasted opportunities’ to learn where spending could have biggest impact
NAO warns billions could be wasted if DHLUC does not improve its evaluation
Northern Ireland Office seeks new civil service commissioner
24 Jan 2022 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland Office seeks new civil service commissioner
Secretary of state Brandon Lewis specifies “expertise and fresh thinking” for next member of three-strong panel
DLUHC budget is ‘backstop’ for Gove’s £4bn cladding package
11 Jan 2022 Local & Devolved
DLUHC budget is ‘backstop’ for Gove’s £4bn cladding package
Perm sec seeks ministerial direction over £27m funding request for post-Grenfell fire alarms
Cabinet Office rejects claim 6,000 civil service jobs were axed in Scotland
06 Jan 2022 Local & Devolved
Cabinet Office rejects claim 6,000 civil service jobs were axed in Scotland
UK government describes SNP figures as “misleading” and says proportion of headcount reductions has been lower than in other home nations
Wary councils look for Treasury buy-in for PM’s levelling-up devo deals
09 Dec 2021 Local & Devolved
Wary councils look for Treasury buy-in for PM’s levelling-up devo deals
As DLUHC delays publication of white paper, local leaders want commitment from Sunak, Institute for Government says
DLUHC admits to litany of building-safety failings at Grenfell inquiry
08 Dec 2021 Local & Devolved
DLUHC admits to litany of building-safety failings at Grenfell inquiry
But department accuses construction firms and building inspectors of abusing the trust placed in them
Officials ‘knew about cladding dangers in early 90s’, Grenfell probe hears
07 Dec 2021 Local & Devolved
Officials ‘knew about cladding dangers in early 90s’, Grenfell probe hears
Lawyer says “pattern of suppression and concealment” over successive fire reports aimed to reduce public fears
Social care plan 'three steps forward and two steps back'
02 Dec 2021 Local & Devolved
Social care plan 'three steps forward and two steps back'
Spending a disappointment given scale of crisis in sector, says former minister Jeremy Hunt