Tom Scholar sacking cost Treasury almost £500k, annual accounts reveal
21 Jul 2023 Politics & Constitution
Tom Scholar sacking cost Treasury almost £500k, annual accounts reveal
Document contains tributes to perm sec axed by Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng
Capability-based pay must reflect 'productivity, efficiency and delivery', says Cabinet Office minister
20 Jul 2023 Politics & Constitution
Capability-based pay must reflect 'productivity, efficiency and delivery', says Cabinet Office minister
Jeremy Quin says system can't be about rewarding officials for having more qualifications
Ministers must disclose job-offer chats to their perm sec, ethics chief tells MPs
20 Jul 2023 Politics & Constitution
Ministers must disclose job-offer chats to their perm sec, ethics chief tells MPs
But Laurie Magnus is coy about using his investigatory powers to probe misuse of statistics, even when UKSA sounds the alarm
Unions suspend CQC strikes after cost-of-living payment deal
20 Jul 2023 Politics & Constitution
Unions suspend CQC strikes after cost-of-living payment deal
Healthcare regulator confirms staff will receive £1,500 one-off boost
Sunak urged to give civil service vote of confidence
19 Jul 2023 Politics & Constitution
Sunak urged to give civil service vote of confidence
Constitutional reforms are needed to rebuild trust in the political system and restore relations between ministers and civil servants, researchers say
Strikes looming over public sector pay in Northern Ireland
18 Jul 2023 Politics & Constitution
Strikes looming over public sector pay in Northern Ireland
Civil servants are disadvantaged compared to the rest of the UK, unions claim
High Court backs unions challenging ‘strike-breaking’ legislation
14 Jul 2023 Politics & Constitution
High Court backs unions challenging ‘strike-breaking’ legislation
Judge rules business department did not consult properly on Kwarteng-led changes to aid the use of agency workers
Rules over public bodies should be re-written, IFG says
13 Jul 2023 Politics & Constitution
Rules over public bodies should be re-written, IFG says
Think tank calls for arm’s-length bodies to be seen as a viable option rather than a last resort
NAO report spotlights ‘pitfalls’ for cross-department working
07 Jul 2023 Politics & Constitution
NAO report spotlights ‘pitfalls’ for cross-department working
Research finds 63% of civil servants see data-sharing issues as a barrier to collaboration
Chris Pincher: Civil servant traumatised by MP’s groping
06 Jul 2023 Politics & Constitution
Chris Pincher: Civil servant traumatised by MP’s groping
Former Conservative Party deputy chief whip faces recall ballot after “unwanted, upsetting and deeply inappropriate” behaviour at Carlton Club
Public appointments delays are ‘intolerable’, commissioner says
05 Jul 2023 Politics & Constitution
Public appointments delays are ‘intolerable’, commissioner says
William Shawcross tells MPs that government is losing “a lot of good candidates” because of backlogs
Minister quits government over Sunak's 'uninterest' in the environment
30 Jun 2023 Politics & Constitution
Minister quits government over Sunak's 'uninterest' in the environment
Zac Goldsmith said Sunak's approach to the environment "has trickled down through Whitehall and caused a kind of paralysis"