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Buried Treasury? What changes to the chancellor’s special advisers mean for officials
11 Mar Analysis
Buried Treasury? What changes to the chancellor’s special advisers mean for officials

Plans to merge the Treasury and No.10 teams of political advisers have led to questions about where power lies in the centre of government. Richard Johnstone seeks answers
Queen's Speech: Brexit and NHS among priorities as justice royal commission is announced
19 Dec 2019 Analysis
Queen's Speech: Brexit and NHS among priorities as justice royal commission is announced

30-bill legislative programme includes measures to develop new immigration rules and post-Brexit trade plans
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The (Updated) Outsourcing Playbook, an essential aid for commercial professionals
11 Aug Commercial
The (Updated) Outsourcing Playbook, an essential aid for commercial professionals
Proxima's John Collington provides a concise overview of the new Outsourcing Playbook, a 62-page document which is essential reading for all commercial professionals
NAO to probe government’s PPE procurement amid concern £150m spent on 'unusable' masks
07 Aug Commercial
NAO to probe government’s PPE procurement amid concern £150m spent on 'unusable' masks
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove says officials ‘balanced the urgent need for PPE with the requirement to obtain value for money’
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Home Office halts use of visa algorithm after legal challenge to ‘racist’ system
06 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office halts use of visa algorithm after legal challenge to ‘racist’ system
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and Foxglove claim victory in legal fight
DWP Digital launches apprenticeship scheme
06 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
DWP Digital launches apprenticeship scheme
As many as 20 roles available in Newcastle and Manchester
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HMRC announces three new DG appointments
13 Aug HR
HMRC announces three new DG appointments
Senior staff appointments latest in a number of management moves at the department
Government’s Edinburgh hub completed
11 Aug Operational Delivery
Government’s Edinburgh hub completed
The new office building will eventually house as many as 3,000 civil servants
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DWP to overhaul complaints procedure
02 Jul Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP to overhaul complaints procedure
"Non-priority" complaints will result in letters to "manage customers' expectations", department says
Department issues final call for candidates to be next MHRA chair
03 Apr Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Department issues final call for candidates to be next MHRA chair

Medicines and healthcare products regulator offers £63k for part-time successor to Michael Rawlins
HR All
Civil service Covid-19 safety measures revealed as 'low' number of officials return to offices
05 Aug Coronavirus
Civil service Covid-19 safety measures revealed as 'low' number of officials return to offices
Virtual meetings, desk booking and one-way systems among measures to ensure staff “work as safely as possible, whether remotely or in the workplace”
Home Office seeks leader for Policy and Innovation Lab
05 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office seeks leader for Policy and Innovation Lab
Department recruits for individual to apply design principles to solve government challenges
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‘His decency and integrity shone through in everything he did’: Government Legal Department's Stephen Amos remembered by Sir Jonathan Jones
03 Jul Legal
‘His decency and integrity shone through in everything he did’: Government Legal Department's Stephen Amos remembered by Sir Jonathan Jones
GLD perm sec pays tribute to "a brilliant lawyer and the most diligent of public servants"
Johnson hints at review of no recourse to public funds policy after ‘jaw-dropping’ committee grilling
28 May Government Tax Profession
Johnson hints at review of no recourse to public funds policy after ‘jaw-dropping’ committee grilling

Work and pension committee chair to follow up with No.10 after PM ‘clearly surprised to hear that people in this situation can’t claim Universal Credit or other benefits’
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Government ‘messed up royally’ over PPE as MPs demand plan for potential second Covid-19 spike
08 Jul Coronavirus
Government ‘messed up royally’ over PPE as MPs demand plan for potential second Covid-19 spike
PAC also calls for plan on how the NHS will function after the coronavirus crisis, including how services will operate under social-distancing rules
Learn from the army and cut down excessive meetings, civil service told
04 Jun Government Tax Profession
Learn from the army and cut down excessive meetings, civil service told

Report by ex-No.10 spad sets out how officials can learn from the armed forces after the coronavirus outbreak
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Second government hub in Croydon gets go-ahead
23 Jul Civil Service Reform
Second government hub in Croydon gets go-ahead
GPA contractors begin work on Croydon hub, with Home Office officials to start move by 2024
Gove reaffirms plans to move officials out of London amid report of new York hub
13 Jul Civil Service Reform
Gove reaffirms plans to move officials out of London amid report of new York hub
Senior officials already sizing up properties on Rightmove, according to The Times
Communications All
DIT offers £120,000 for communications chief as No.10 presses ahead with comms reforms
14 Aug Communications
DIT offers £120,000 for communications chief as No.10 presses ahead with comms reforms
Comms director will “have a key role in leading [their] team through the changes to the Government Communication Service’s operating model”, job ad says
Government comms criticised as new northern lockdown rules brought in at short notice
31 Jul Communications
Government comms criticised as new northern lockdown rules brought in at short notice
Matt Hancock says data from the test and trace system shows case number increase is a result of households meeting each other
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'New radicals': Barclay reveals what Treasury will get and give in Spending Review
29 Jul Civil Service Reform
'New radicals': Barclay reveals what Treasury will get and give in Spending Review
Chief secretary reveals a civil servant found £1.3bn in savings as he sets out plans for better use of data
Sharma overrode value-for-money concerns on £400m investment in bankrupt satellite firm
23 Jul Digital, Data & Technology
Sharma overrode value-for-money concerns on £400m investment in bankrupt satellite firm
Business secretary gave ministerial direction after perm sec flagged “significant downside risks” of OneWeb deal
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Government to pay young people’s wages for six months under Treasury ‘Plan for Jobs’
08 Jul Coronavirus
Government to pay young people’s wages for six months under Treasury ‘Plan for Jobs’
Treasury also confirms it still plans to complete a comprehensive spending review to be completed this year despite coronavirus impact
Daily coronavirus press conferences scrapped after PM unveils easing of lockdown rules
24 Jun Communications
Daily coronavirus press conferences scrapped after PM unveils easing of lockdown rules

“We’ll continue to hold press conferences to coincide with significant announcements," says No.10
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Rishi Sunak promises ‘eco-friendly economic recovery’ with £3bn injection for green jobs
07 Jul Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak promises ‘eco-friendly economic recovery’ with £3bn injection for green jobs
Environmental groups say plans fall short of what was needed to create jobs in response to the coronavirus outbreak and tackle the climate crisis.
Sedwill salutes ‘unparalleled’ efforts of civil servants
09 Apr Energy & Environment
Sedwill salutes ‘unparalleled’ efforts of civil servants

Cabinet secretary also encourages departmental staff to make time to relax – safely – over the Easter weekend