Professions
Not picking up the Slack: Whitehall instant messaging clampdown reveals lack of trust in civil servants
Group chat services can make civil servants more efficient by reducing email overload. If government does not embrace them, it will lose out
Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 23)
Civil Service World's regular guide to the very best in Whitehallese
OPINION: From spad to good? After Timothy and Hill, now is the time to end government by fear and abuse
The former DWP permanent secretary argues for a return to civility in the corridors of power, and offers his tips for preventing the ascendance of overmighty special advisers whose presence...
DUP agree £1bn 'confidence and supply' deal to back Conservative minority government
Package will increase spending in areas including infrastructure and broadband as well as health funding
Union: minority government ‘has no mandate’ to hike pension age
Civil service mainstay Prospect warns new work and pensions secretary not to raise retirement bar
FDA: post-election spending review ‘must end civil service pay cap’
Civil service union says new government must address ‘uncompetitive’ wages in Whitehall
Poll finds widespread support to end public sector pay cap from across the political spectrum
Survey finding comes after former civil service chief Lord Kerslake and Number 10 chief of staff Gavin Barwell said the policy cost Conservatives election support
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 26
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Department of Health criticised for recruitment drive just weeks after staff cuts
Move “treating public servants with contempt”, says Whitehall's biggest union
Not picking up the Slack: Whitehall instant messaging clampdown reveals lack of trust in civil servants
Group chat services can make civil servants more efficient by reducing email overload. If government does not embrace them, it will lose out
‘Painfully slow’ digital transformation in Whitehall needs greater Treasury backing, says IfG
A new digital minister is also needed to provide political leadership for reform drive, says think tank
GDPR deadline: One third of public sector decision makers not confident they’ll be ready
Cloud Industry Forum finds widespread confusion and degree of apathy among UK organisations in regards to GDPR
Clean air plan published during purdah after court ruling
Government is considering a scrappage scheme for more polluting cars, draft strategy reveals
Government prisoner legal aid cuts judged ‘unlawful’ by Court of Appeal
Rules introduced by ministers to stop legal aid being granted to prisoners in certain situations have been deemed unlawful by the Court of Appeal
Unions welcome ‘landmark ruling’ in Home Office discrimination case
Supreme Court rules that civil servants do not need to prove disadvantage to bring tribunal cases over assessment system
Damian Green: new Cabinet Office minister pledges ‘to make sure things happen’ in Whitehall
First secretary of state says government "can’t park the domestic agenda" amid Brexit negotiations
DfT publishes Gibb report into Southern Railway woes
Transport secretary Chris Grayling insists services are improving and some recommendations are already being implemented
Justice secretary confirms MoJ prison recruitment plan
Lidington pledges to continue reform programme, but Labour criticise lack of legislation the Queen’s Speech
Damian Green: new Cabinet Office minister pledges ‘to make sure things happen’ in Whitehall
First secretary of state says government "can’t park the domestic agenda" amid Brexit negotiations
Performance measurement: the history and future of Whitehall’s target culture
Performance measurement has been a fact of life in the public sector for longer than most people realise. Colin Talbot traces its past and where it may go next
Department of Health criticised for recruitment drive just weeks after staff cuts
Move “treating public servants with contempt”, says Whitehall's biggest union
Bright ideas: How could an industrial strategy affect public services?
Theresa May’s fledgling post-Brexit industrial strategy seeks to use government purchasing power to boost UK business if the Conservatives remain in power. Colin Marrs looks at historical...
GDS research reveals procurement bugbears
DWP office closures plan highlights key role for Whitehall lawyers, says chief
Government Legal Department director targets multi-million pound efficiencies
Performance measurement: the history and future of Whitehall’s target culture
Performance measurement has been a fact of life in the public sector for longer than most people realise. Colin Talbot traces its past and where it may go next
Watchdog blasts BEIS handling of ‘risky and expensive’ Hinkley Point C deal
National Audit Office says department did not look carefully enough at other ways to fund new nuclear plant
Whitehall digital transformation has stalled since Francis Maude's departure, says IfG
Drive to boost digital public services needs renewed political leadership after the election, says think tank
Not picking up the Slack: Whitehall instant messaging clampdown reveals lack of trust in civil servants
Group chat services can make civil servants more efficient by reducing email overload. If government does not embrace them, it will lose out
GDPR compliance: UK’s information watchdog seeks to share ideas
Watchdog looks for international input on new regulatory landscape as deadline looms
Carol Tullo interview: National Archives director on leadership, digital record-keeping, and the benefits of peer support
After starting her career in law Carol Tullo has now worked in the civil service for 20 years. She talks to Suzannah Brecknell about two decades worth of change, Whitehall milestones and the...