Articles tagged with Chris Wormald on Civil Service World

02 Jul HR

Jo Shanmugalingam gets DfT perm sec job

Transport secretary says she “can think of no one better to take over the reins" from Bernadette Kelly

13 May Civil Service Reform

A perm sec refresh is a moment of opportunity for ministers to shape Whitehall’s leadership

A reshuffle of perm secs is under way. Here's how ministers can make the most of it

10 Mar Civil Service Reform

Starmer and Wormald unveil plans for 'more agile, mission-focused and productive' civil service

"We will transform your work for the better," cab sec and PM tell civil servants ahead of reform announcement

15 Jan Civil Service Reform

Read the winter 2025 issue of Civil Service World

An exclusive interview with MHCLG perm sec Sarah Healey, a profile of the new cab sec and highlights of our annual perm secs round-up

14 Jan HR

'Modest, confident and fearless': A profile of new cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald

CSW speaks to Wormald's former colleagues to find out what makes the new cab sec tick, what he can bring to the role and whether he's someone you'd have a beer with

03 Dec 2024 HR

Meet the new boss: Positive reaction to Chris Wormald's appointment as cab sec

PM's top civil servant pick "suggests willingness to take public sector reform seriously" but unions warn of need for pay reform

02 Dec 2024 HR

Chris Wormald named cabinet secretary

DHSC permanent secretary will replace Simon Case as head of civil service

28 Nov 2023 Coronavirus

'Too much was asked' of DHSC in early Covid response, Gove tells inquiry

Can-do spirit was "admirable" but more departments should have been brought into the Covid response sooner, Gove says

22 Nov 2023 Commercial

£1bn 'at risk' in disputed pandemic PPE contracts signed by DHSC

Health department in negotiations over 36 contracts, with 3.8 billion items of PPE procured for Covid deemed not fit for purpose

03 Nov 2023 Coronavirus

Covid Inquiry: Hancock was a serial ‘over-promiser’ not a liar, perm sec says

Chris Wormald rejects criticisms DHSC was structurally “chaotic”, “dysfunctional” and “ungovernable”

20 Jun 2023 Coronavirus

Covid Inquiry: DHSC perm sec admits ‘ready for flu, ready for anything’ shortcomings

Chris Wormald says no-deal Brexit preparations took focus from pandemic work, but also yielded benefits

09 May 2023 Finance

Health secretary pushes through NHS pay rise with ministerial direction

Perm sec Sir Chris Wormald gets ministerial sign-off as pay award breaches approved budget

20 Apr 2023 Communications

DHSC perm sec rules out pay-dispute arbitration with junior doctors

Chris Wormald tells MPs third-party mediation is “not something the government is pursuing”

21 Apr 2022 Coronavirus

PPE procurement decisions were ‘rational and defensible’, DHSC perm sec says

Sir Chris Wormald says pandemic procurement processes were correct based on the evidence at the time

19 Jan 2022 Commercial

Consultants still make up a quarter of test and trace workforce as bosses admit jobs 'less attractive' to civil servants

Significant progress made on cutting consultant numbers, but short-term roles and secondments deter officials from applying

Perm secs told to produce 'concrete plan' to free up civil servants to volunteer for booster rollout

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14 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Perm secs told to produce 'concrete plan' to free up civil servants to volunteer for booster rollout

Registered healthcare professionals across the civil service to get "unlimited" volunteering leave until the end of January

25 Oct 2021 Health & Social Care

‘Several policy teams within DHSC did not know’: secrecy over social care reform revealed

Policy teams were not told the date or details of the plan until shortly before the PM announced it

17 Feb 2020 Civil Service Reform

Slater takes over from Wormald as policy profession head

DfE perm sec confirms move on Twitter as he hosts annual conference

11 Jun 2018 Health & Social Care

Chris Wormald urges civil servants to ‘go back to school’

Policy profession head wants to emulate overseas governments where officials are better educated

17 Jun 2017 Education

Queen's Birthday Honours: knighthoods for perm secs Tom Scholar and Chris Wormald while Shan Morgan becomes a dame

Queen’s Birthday Honours list also includes knighthood for UN under-secretary general Stephen O’Brien

07 Feb 2017 HR

Top civil servants Robert Devereux & Chris Wormald stick up for spads

MPs quiz three departmental chiefs on the role of special advisers – and the impact of briefings against civil servants

09 Mar 2016 Economics

DfE perm sec Chris Wormald apologises to MPs for "disappointing" delay in department's accounts

"We fully appreciate that we will need to do better in the future," says DfE perm sec Chris Wormald, as switch to new accounting method delays parliamentary scrutiny of his department's finances

15 Jan 2016 Civil Service Reform

Department for Education perm sec Chris Wormald to succeed Una O'Brien at Department of Health

DfE's Wormald to take on top job at the Department of Health from April

22 Dec 2015 Civil Service Reform

Department for Education permanent secretary Chris Wormald: "We've already made significant progress on our manifesto commitments"

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Department for Education permanent secretary Chris Wormald takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series