Unprotected departments face cuts of up to 2.9% under Labour's plan – IFS
13 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Unprotected departments face cuts of up to 2.9% under Labour's plan – IFS
Institute for Fiscal Studies director warns Labour's plans offer no explanation of how party would deliver the “genuine change” it is calling for
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
13 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
Document also recommits to scrapping Rwanda scheme and hiring more asylum caseworkers
A 'properly staffed' civil service and a fair pay rise: Union outlines demands for next government
13 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
A 'properly staffed' civil service and a fair pay rise: Union outlines demands for next government
PCS charter also calls for more resources for Home Office and HMRC
IFS: Conservative manifesto 'silent' on departmental spending cuts
12 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
IFS: Conservative manifesto 'silent' on departmental spending cuts
Think tank warns the party's plans signal "an even tougher time" for departments
Conservatives double down on disputed tax-rise claims
11 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Conservatives double down on disputed tax-rise claims
Party chairman flaunts letter from cabinet secretary as union seeks end to "opposition costings"
Government must reduce size of the state or raise taxes, IFS warns
10 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Government must reduce size of the state or raise taxes, IFS warns
The think tank has urged political parties to set out their plan
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
10 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
Prospect chief Mike Clancy uses conference speech to warn that “every single public service is suffering”
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
07 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
07 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
Think tank urges political parties to address precarious "state of the state" in their election campaigns
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
07 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
Labour should set up a "commission against corruption and malversation" to combat sleaze if it gets into government, academic says
Lack of transparency from political parties over planned cuts 'frustrating', top economist says
06 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Lack of transparency from political parties over planned cuts 'frustrating', top economist says
IFS's Paul Johnson says it is a "pure matter of arithmetic" that unprotected departments will face cuts
Sunak tax figures row 'damaging trust', stats watchdog says
06 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Sunak tax figures row 'damaging trust', stats watchdog says
UKSA chair says politicians should be clearer about the source of stats after PM said officials had signed off on claim Labour would raise taxes by £2,000
High Court hears civil service union's Rwanda scheme concerns
06 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
High Court hears civil service union's Rwanda scheme concerns
Judicial review set to determine whether officials will be breaking the civil service code if they ignore ECHR requests to stop deportation flights
Political leaders warned about stats transparency in general election campaigning
05 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Political leaders warned about stats transparency in general election campaigning
Watchdog will speak out if stats are used in a misleading way, political parties are told
Treasury perm sec warned ministers over Tory tax claim
05 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Treasury perm sec warned ministers over Tory tax claim
James Bowler said ministers should not say a Conservative costing was produced by civil servants
Public sector productivity drive 'unlikely to ease spending pressures', IFS warns
04 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Public sector productivity drive 'unlikely to ease spending pressures', IFS warns
Institute for Fiscal Studies predicts reduced waiting lists and courts backlogs will come before budget savings
Five things civil servants should be doing before the election – and just after it
03 Jun 2024 Politics & Constitution
Five things civil servants should be doing before the election – and just after it
Words of advice from former senior officials, including ex-perm sec David Bell, on managing the transition period
Home Office under fire for lack of transparency on Rwanda plans
30 May 2024 Politics & Constitution
Home Office under fire for lack of transparency on Rwanda plans
MPs have "little confidence" in department's ability to implement controversial asylum partnership "given its track record"
MPs voice fears over UKHSA campus as price spirals to £3.2bn
30 May 2024 Politics & Constitution
MPs voice fears over UKHSA campus as price spirals to £3.2bn
Agency and DHSC "unable to explain" who is responsible for six-fold increase in project cost over nine years
MPs urge reform to boost cross-departmental data sharing
28 May 2024 Politics & Constitution
MPs urge reform to boost cross-departmental data sharing
Treasury urged to incentivise progress as current Cabinet Office initiatives are dubbed "self-evidently insufficient"
Whistleblowing: Civil service 'needs culture change' to create a 'speak-up environment'
28 May 2024 Politics & Constitution
Whistleblowing: Civil service 'needs culture change' to create a 'speak-up environment'
MPs bemoan continued "lack of cross-government leadership" and the varying approaches of departments
Sunak announces general election on 4 July
23 May 2024 Politics & Constitution
Sunak announces general election on 4 July
"Now is the moment for the country to choose its future," says the prime minister
Infected blood scandal: Report blasts 'defensive' civil service spin
21 May 2024 Politics & Constitution
Infected blood scandal: Report blasts 'defensive' civil service spin
Call for senior civil servants to face new statutory duties over advice to perm secs and ministers
NI power vacuum 'didn't affect Covid response', Sue Gray tells inquiry
20 May 2024 Politics & Constitution
NI power vacuum 'didn't affect Covid response', Sue Gray tells inquiry
Former perm sec doubts presence of ministers would have improved on civil service efforts to prepare for "unprecedented" crisis