Articles tagged with: Nick Thomas-Symonds
Civil Service Pension Scheme ‘months’ away from recovery, MPs told
09 Jul HR
Civil Service Pension Scheme ‘months’ away from recovery, MPs told
Capita acknowledges “negative impact” on its reputation and projects £40m hit to profits from remedial work
Pension scheme crisis: Cabinet Office sets out ‘enforcement’ plan
07 Jul HR
Pension scheme crisis: Cabinet Office sets out ‘enforcement’ plan
“Immediate technical intervention” will see independent auditors probe “system integrity” of Civil Service Pension Scheme as new DG is also appointed
Pension crisis: Renewed calls to end Capita contract after Royal Mail decision
23 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
Pension crisis: Renewed calls to end Capita contract after Royal Mail decision
Unions urge government to review Civil Service Pension Scheme contract after ministers decide to end Capita's administration of Royal Mail pension scheme
Minister: Pension scheme failures ‘utterly unacceptable’
29 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
Minister: Pension scheme failures ‘utterly unacceptable’
Cat Little says 8,500 people have had payments issues since transfer, as Nick Thomas-Symonds pledges to prioritise hardship cases
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
24 Oct 2025 Civil Service Reform
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
Minister says rules have been clarified and it is “important for civil servants to speak in public about matters for which they have responsibility"
Civil service networks issued with formal guidance
23 Sep 2025 HR
Civil service networks issued with formal guidance
Nick Thomas-Symonds says government is "taking action to prevent inappropriate uses of networks in the civil service"
Shame in itself is not an effective tool – the government’s standards regime shakeup should have gone further
23 Jul 2025 Civil Service Reform
Shame in itself is not an effective tool – the government’s standards regime shakeup should have gone further
When it comes to standards oversight, it’s not the acronym that matters – it’s the powers that go with it and the independence to make politically difficult decisions
Brown-era No.10 comms chief appointed Cabinet Office second perm sec
13 Jan 2025 HR
Brown-era No.10 comms chief appointed Cabinet Office second perm sec
Michael Ellam was also previously a Treasury DG in a 20-year civil service career before joining HSBC
Meet the ministers: Cabinet Office
24 Sep 2024
Meet the ministers: Cabinet Office
Your guide to the department's cast of ministerial characters, and what’s in their in-trays