Capita hit with penalties over Civil Service Pension Scheme woes
10 Feb Politics & Constitution
Capita hit with penalties over Civil Service Pension Scheme woes
Cabinet Office provides more details about hardship payments for thousands of people affected by casework backlogs
No.10 director of comms Tim Allan quits
09 Feb Politics & Constitution
No.10 director of comms Tim Allan quits
Allan says he is departing to allow Keir Starmer to build a new team
McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer's chief of staff
09 Feb Politics & Constitution
McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer's chief of staff
Vidhya Alakeson and Jill Cuthbertson appointed as acting chiefs of staff
Union calls for probation to be taken out of civil service control
05 Feb Politics & Constitution
Union calls for probation to be taken out of civil service control
Demand follows damning report from MPs that questions whether HMPPS fully understands its staffing needs and describes a system “on the brink”
‘This is a human crisis’ – MPs shine light on Civil Service Pension Scheme failures
05 Feb Politics & Constitution
‘This is a human crisis’ – MPs shine light on Civil Service Pension Scheme failures
MPs share impact of missed pension payments and demand further action
Starmer: Mandelson 'lied repeatedly to my team' about Epstein relationship
04 Feb Politics & Constitution
Starmer: Mandelson 'lied repeatedly to my team' about Epstein relationship
Met Police confirms it will investigate the former cabinet minister for misconduct in public office as Mandelson opts to resign from the House of Lords amid growing pressure over links to Jeffrey Epstein
Pension scheme backlog reaches 120,000 as minister eyes June recovery
04 Feb Politics & Constitution
Pension scheme backlog reaches 120,000 as minister eyes June recovery
Cabinet Office minister says government is working to restore most aspects of the Civil Service Pension Scheme to agreed service levels by June
Cab sec tasked with ‘urgent review’ of Mandelson’s dealings with Epstein
03 Feb Politics & Constitution
Cab sec tasked with ‘urgent review’ of Mandelson’s dealings with Epstein
PM asks Chris Wormald to look again at former business secretary and US ambassador’s conduct in office
DWP perm sec: ‘I want to pay my people as much as I can’
26 Jan Politics & Constitution
DWP perm sec: ‘I want to pay my people as much as I can’
Peter Schofield tells MPs special arrangements on pay would have cost jobs, as strike ballot continues at department
MPs call for Serious Fraud Office probe into DESNZ insulation schemes
23 Jan Politics & Constitution
MPs call for Serious Fraud Office probe into DESNZ insulation schemes
Public Accounts Committee says “unacceptable” failings by senior officials led to many faulty installations that could have been avoided
Darren Jones: Ministers and civil servants ‘will own risks together'
21 Jan Politics & Constitution
Darren Jones: Ministers and civil servants ‘will own risks together'
“Civil servants need to know that when we say, 'please take more risk', we are with you in taking that risk", Jones says
HMRC reinstates 17,000 frozen child benefit cases after checks error
20 Jan Politics & Constitution
HMRC reinstates 17,000 frozen child benefit cases after checks error
Perm sec also tells MPs that the cost of a major PAYE phishing scam has risen to £57m