Articles tagged with: Parliament
Fast forward: Louise Smyth’s year of accelerated change at Companies House
06 Jan 2023 Economy
Fast forward: Louise Smyth’s year of accelerated change at Companies House
Chief exec tells CSW how responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw staff step up work to deliver a new business-transparency regime
MPs demand Covid data for No.10 staff ahead of Boris Johnson probe
18 Jul 2022 HR
MPs demand Covid data for No.10 staff ahead of Boris Johnson probe
Inquiry into PM’s conduct also seeks details on civil servants disciplined over Partygate and resignation e-mails
Ministers U-turn on plans to reform standards process for MPs
04 Nov 2021 Policy
Ministers U-turn on plans to reform standards process for MPs
Civil service unions dubbed proposals 'absolutely extraordinary' and 'shameful'
Government needs to end reliance on secondary legislation, warns ex-legal chief
14 Oct 2021 Legal
Government needs to end reliance on secondary legislation, warns ex-legal chief
Jonathan Jones calls for 'reset' of secondary-legislation rules and a new statutory instruments act
Ethics watchdog clears Boris Johnson over Mustique holiday
08 Jul 2021 HR
Ethics watchdog clears Boris Johnson over Mustique holiday
But PM draws fire for “unusual” funding arrangements and slow approach to answering queries
‘Scandal brewing’ over new homes on flood plains, MPs warn
01 Mar 2021 Energy & Environment
‘Scandal brewing’ over new homes on flood plains, MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee says Defra and Environment Agency lack clear picture on quality of defence measures
Government urged to revive public service ombudsman reform to avoid MPs being ‘inundated’ with complaints about departments
02 Jul 2020
Government urged to revive public service ombudsman reform to avoid MPs being ‘inundated’ with complaints about departments
Rob Behrens, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, says coronavirus pandemic ‘emphasises the need for more effective redress than we currently have’
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 19
22 Jun 2020 Government Tax Profession
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 19

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 15
15 Jun 2020 Government Tax Profession
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 15

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 8
08 Jun 2020 Government Tax Profession
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 8

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
We have special legislation to cope with crises like Covid – so why didn’t the government use it?
05 Jun 2020 Government Tax Profession
We have special legislation to cope with crises like Covid – so why didn’t the government use it?

Instead of invoking the Civil Contingencies Act when the pandemic broke out, the government drafted its own coronavirus bill. Could it be because of the CCA's emphasis on scrutiny?
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 1
01 Jun 2020 Government Tax Profession
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 1

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 26
26 May 2020 Government Tax Profession
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 26

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Boris Johnson urged to face grilling by senior MPs ‘at the earliest possible opportunity’
22 May 2020 Government Tax Profession
Boris Johnson urged to face grilling by senior MPs ‘at the earliest possible opportunity’

“At this difficult time, it is of crucial importance that parliament is able to hold government to account," Jenkin says
DHSC names track and test programme chair, plus more civil service moves
18 May 2020 Government Tax Profession
DHSC names track and test programme chair, plus more civil service moves

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 11
11 May 2020 Government Tax Profession
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 11

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 4
04 May 2020 Government Tax Profession
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — May 4

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 27
27 Apr 2020 Government Tax Profession
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 27

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
10 years of government blunders and brutal reports: an interview with former PACAC chair Bernard Jenkin
20 Apr 2020 Brexit
10 years of government blunders and brutal reports: an interview with former PACAC chair Bernard Jenkin

After a decade at the helm of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Sir Bernard Jenkin is moving on. He tells Beckie Smith about the highlights, lessons and bitter battles
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 20
20 Apr 2020 Government Tax Profession
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 20

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
MPs told paused defence and foreign policy review ‘will retain skeleton staff’
16 Apr 2020 Commercial
MPs told paused defence and foreign policy review ‘will retain skeleton staff’

New deputy national security adviser Alex Ellis sets out government’s plans for landmark review broadsided by coronavirus
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 14
14 Apr 2020 Government Tax Profession
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 14

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Priti Patel accused of shying away from Home Affairs Select Committee during national crisis
09 Apr 2020 Security & Defence
Priti Patel accused of shying away from Home Affairs Select Committee during national crisis

MPs reject offer of private briefings and call on home secretary and new perm sec to appear at virtual evidence session
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 6
06 Apr 2020 Government Tax Profession
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — April 6

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People