Articles tagged with: Department for Business and Trade
MPs ask government to rethink rejection of ‘essential’ Horizon scheme changes
25 Mar Finance
MPs ask government to rethink rejection of ‘essential’ Horizon scheme changes
Business and Trade Committee says government's rejection of its call to transfer administration of Horizon compensation scheme to DBT is a "mistake"
DBT’s support for industry has ‘weaknesses’, NAO finds
12 Mar Economy
DBT’s support for industry has ‘weaknesses’, NAO finds
Business department isn't always able to influence other parts of Whitehall to support policy change, watchdog says
How can the new industrial strategy bring about meaningful change?
03 Mar Economy
How can the new industrial strategy bring about meaningful change?
With a 10-year strategy under development ahead of SR25, DBT perm sec Gareth Davies spells out his approach
PCS suspends all facilities-management strike action
03 Mar HR
PCS suspends all facilities-management strike action
Union pauses walkouts for outsourced staff in Cabinet Office, No.10 and elsewhere to hold two weeks of talks
Serve and protect: An interview with Trade Remedies Authority chair Nick Baird
20 Feb
Serve and protect: An interview with Trade Remedies Authority chair Nick Baird
Cheaper imports for consumers or protection for domestic industries? Baird explains how he is guiding the new organisation through a dynamic but delicate policy area
UK departments need ‘new machinery’ to manage Trump risks, IfG says
20 Feb Foreign Affairs
UK departments need ‘new machinery’ to manage Trump risks, IfG says
Think tank argues government must develop a coordinated way of reacting to challenges created by new US administration
Manchester civil service hub passes new milestone
11 Feb Property & Estates
Manchester civil service hub passes new milestone
First Street building will be a city-centre base for around 2,600 civil servants
Breaking up is hard to do: What makes a machinery of government change successful?
05 Feb Civil Service Reform
Breaking up is hard to do: What makes a machinery of government change successful?
MoG changes – what are they good for? We look back on 20 years of what some Whitehall watchers affectionately call “rearranging the deckchairs” to see what’s worked, and what’s been a waste of time and money
Precedent-setting neurodiversity initiative among winners at Analysis in Government Awards
28 Jan Analysis
Precedent-setting neurodiversity initiative among winners at Analysis in Government Awards
HMRC team “set precedent for inclusivity practices across civil service”
Why the civil service should do more to protect its institutional memory
27 Jan HR
Why the civil service should do more to protect its institutional memory
As churn rates fuel a new era of amnesia, Susan Allott asks if we can ever escape from Groundhog Day
Ministers oust CMA chair
22 Jan HR
Ministers oust CMA chair
Marcus Bokkerink has been replaced by former Amazon UK head Doug Gurr
Proportion of officials leaving the civil service falls – but churn remains high
16 Jan HR
Proportion of officials leaving the civil service falls – but churn remains high
Internal transfers hit a record high last year, IfG's Whitehall Monitor report shows
Read the winter 2025 issue of Civil Service World
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
Inaugural DBT analysis prize winner announced
20 Dec 2024 Analysis
Inaugural DBT analysis prize winner announced
Perm sec says officials will use research "to help unblock barriers through policy as part of wider plan to drive economic growth"
Gareth Davies on DBT's 'incredibly busy' year and getting into Christmas scrapes
19 Dec 2024
Gareth Davies on DBT's 'incredibly busy' year and getting into Christmas scrapes
The perm sec looks back on highlights of 2024 and forward to a year developing the industrial strategy
Union boss and ex-Treasury DG join DBT board
19 Dec 2024 HR
Union boss and ex-Treasury DG join DBT board
New NEDs include Prospect chief Mike Clancy, Katharine Braddick and two former advisers to prime ministers
Reynolds: DBT second perm sec Crawford Falconer was not sacked
27 Nov 2024 Foreign Affairs
Reynolds: DBT second perm sec Crawford Falconer was not sacked
Business and trade secretary says chief trade negotiation adviser achieved objective to build up department’s capability
DBT second perm sec departing and won’t be replaced
15 Nov 2024 Foreign Affairs
DBT second perm sec departing and won’t be replaced
Crawford Falconer’s responsibilities to be shared by several civil servants
Places for Growth: Departments hit 21,000 moves as they edge closer to target
01 Nov 2024 Civil Service Reform
Places for Growth: Departments hit 21,000 moves as they edge closer to target
More than 3,000 jobs were relocated in the first quarter of 2024, new data reveals
Employment rights bill will have net social benefit, DBT analysis finds
22 Oct 2024 HR
Employment rights bill will have net social benefit, DBT analysis finds
Document says impact of the bill on growth will be "small"
Facilities staff at three departments to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offers
16 Oct 2024 HR
Facilities staff at three departments to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offers
PCS urges end to outsourcing as it announces strikes at Cabinet Office, DSIT and DBT
HM Treasury and DBT unveil industrial strategy green paper
15 Oct 2024 Economy
HM Treasury and DBT unveil industrial strategy green paper
Microsoft UK chief executive will chair new independent advisory council
Meet the ministers: Department of Business and Trade
24 Sep 2024
Meet the ministers: Department of Business and Trade
Your guide to the department's cast of ministerial characters, and what’s in their in-trays
Security guards at departmental HQs weigh up strike action
19 Sep 2024 Commercial
Security guards at departmental HQs weigh up strike action
PCS members on G4S's security contract are considering walkouts at the Old Admiralty Building and 10 Victoria Street