Horizon Inquiry calls for new public body to manage compensation
09 Jul 2025 Politics & Constitution
Horizon Inquiry calls for new public body to manage compensation
Department for Business and Trade hit with a range of "must do" recommendations over Post Office IT failings
Cabinet Office launches ‘internal’ campaign for new ONS perm sec role
08 Jul 2025 Politics & Constitution
Cabinet Office launches ‘internal’ campaign for new ONS perm sec role
Only civil servants at DG level and above can apply to lead turnaround of troubled statistics body
Plaque unveiled in memory of first female civil servant
08 Jul 2025 Politics & Constitution
Plaque unveiled in memory of first female civil servant
Jeanie Senior's appointment in 1873 was 'fiercely resisted', but she challenged establishment thinking around workhouses in her role as an inspector of education of girls
NHS 10-year health plan 'published without delivery strategy'
03 Jul 2025 Politics & Constitution
NHS 10-year health plan 'published without delivery strategy'
Health secretary Wes Streeting warns that turning the blueprint into reality “won’t be easy”
MP tables ‘real’ Hillsborough Law with duty of candour for civil servants
03 Jul 2025 Politics & Constitution
MP tables ‘real’ Hillsborough Law with duty of candour for civil servants
Move follows fears ministers are poised to push for a “watered down” version of pledged legislation
Interim ONS perm sec acknowledges culture failings
02 Jul 2025 Politics & Constitution
Interim ONS perm sec acknowledges culture failings
Select committee chair describes former national statistician as “like a hybrid of a Medici prince and Blofeld”
Ex-No.10 Policy Unit head Munira Mirza to play key role in think tank targeting 'Whitehall bureaucracy'
26 Jun 2025 Politics & Constitution
Ex-No.10 Policy Unit head Munira Mirza to play key role in think tank targeting 'Whitehall bureaucracy'
Fix Britain says "HR culture and bureaucracy of Whitehall" and rise in judicial reviews are among "factors that prevent functionality" in government
John Major calls for appointments watchdog to get boosted powers
19 Jun 2025 Politics & Constitution
John Major calls for appointments watchdog to get boosted powers
Former PM also says senior civil servants should get tougher vetting before being handed peerages
Grooming gangs review: Leadership and collaboration ‘lacking’ across government
17 Jun 2025 Politics & Constitution
Grooming gangs review: Leadership and collaboration ‘lacking’ across government
Louise Casey hands Home Office, DfE and DfT her recommendations for urgent action
PACAC to probe how ministers announce new policies
13 Jun 2025 Politics & Constitution
PACAC to probe how ministers announce new policies
Lindsay Hoyle sought inquiry over major announcements being briefed to the media before the House
HMRC loses £47m in ‘organised crime’ attack on customer accounts
05 Jun 2025 Politics & Constitution
HMRC loses £47m in ‘organised crime’ attack on customer accounts
Thousands of people are being told their accounts have been locked down over fraud fears
Departments have underestimated threat posed by cyberattacks, MPs warn
13 May 2025 Politics & Constitution
Departments have underestimated threat posed by cyberattacks, MPs warn
Centre of government’s grip on state of legacy IT systems is “unacceptable”, Public Accounts Committee says