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Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
02 Feb Analysis
Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
Government needs to give mayoral authorities powers to deliver net zero goals, think tank says
Decision on extra pay increase ‘was the hardest call this year’, National Audit Office chief says
28 Dec 2022 Analysis
Decision on extra pay increase ‘was the hardest call this year’, National Audit Office chief says
Cost-of-living crisis and audit reform are biggest challenges to come this year, says Gareth Davies – who also recalls challenging days working as a postie at Christmas
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Braverman refuses to let MPs see 'commercially sensitive' details of Rwanda deal Exclusive
29 Sep Commercial
Braverman refuses to let MPs see 'commercially sensitive' details of Rwanda deal
Home secretary turns down PAC's request to read details of UK-Rwanda asylum agreement in a private room
New Civil Service Jobs website will 'remove painful processes', Cabinet Office says as bidding opens
28 Sep Commercial
New Civil Service Jobs website will 'remove painful processes', Cabinet Office says as bidding opens
Replacement service will "increase ease of use", department says as suppliers are invited to bid for £20m contract
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ICO 'naively accepted disingenuous' Home Office arguments in FoI decision, tribunal rules
28 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
ICO 'naively accepted disingenuous' Home Office arguments in FoI decision, tribunal rules
Tribunal says public interest in withholding stop-and-search policymaking document was “negligible”
Data breaches by DWP and others putting domestic-abuse victims’ lives at risk, ICO says
27 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
Data breaches by DWP and others putting domestic-abuse victims’ lives at risk, ICO says
Department for Work and Pensions is among seven organisations reprimanded by the data watchdog
Operational Delivery All
All departments should take responsibility for rough sleeping, report argues
26 Sep Operational Delivery
All departments should take responsibility for rough sleeping, report argues
Kerslake Commission says departments should collaborate and have collective accountability for rough sleeping
NI perm secs told to begin consultation on cash-raising measures
21 Sep Education
NI perm secs told to begin consultation on cash-raising measures
Move follows secretary of state’s imposition of £14.2bn budget amid Stormont power vacuum
Fraud, Error Debt & Grants All
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
08 Sep Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
Government ‘flying blind’ when it comes to fraud, PAC chair says
DBT told to detail cost of recovering Covid-loan fraud losses
06 Sep Finance
DBT told to detail cost of recovering Covid-loan fraud losses
MPs say just 1.9% of £1.1bn wrongly lent to small business has been recovered
HR All
Ofqual chief regulator steps down to head up UCAS
27 Sep Education
Ofqual chief regulator steps down to head up UCAS
Jo Saxton leaves for university applications body after just two years in the role
GPA secures permanent site for Darlington Economic Campus
26 Sep Finance
GPA secures permanent site for Darlington Economic Campus
Work to build Treasury’s second HQ will start next year and complete in 2026, Cabinet Office says
Legal All
MoD confirms troops ready to support Met Police as armed officers hand in weapons
27 Sep Security & Defence
MoD confirms troops ready to support Met Police as armed officers hand in weapons
Armed forces could provide "contingency support" as police "step back from armed duties" after officer is charged with the murder of Chris Kaba
Government Legal Department creates new COO role
13 Sep HR
Government Legal Department creates new COO role
Perm sec Susanna McGibbon offers up to £149,000 a year to the successful applicant
Project Delivery All
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
15 Sep Project Delivery
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
Officials need help to make “hard decisions” on projects that are failing
Making civil servants' jobs easier with 'nerdy tech' - Mark Thompson interview
13 Jul Digital, Data & Technology
Making civil servants' jobs easier with 'nerdy tech' - Mark Thompson interview
The next phases of government’s data revolution have the potential to truly transform the way the civil service operates, but business cases are not enough to deliver results. Suzannah Brecknell talks to Mark Thompson, director of data, platforms and interoperability in the Cabinet Office’s Government People Group
Property & Estates All
Ofwat COO moves to Government Property Agency
19 Sep HR
Ofwat COO moves to Government Property Agency
Lisa Commane appointed to oversee delivery and operations at the GPA
Concrete crisis: DWP confirms status of its RAAC-affected buildings
14 Sep Property & Estates
Concrete crisis: DWP confirms status of its RAAC-affected buildings
Departments are surveying their sites to check if they have ageing RAAC after schools were closed over collapse risk
Communications All
'First impressions are everything': How to be a press secretary
25 Sep Communications
'First impressions are everything': How to be a press secretary
Former Cabinet Office press secretary Shaun Jepson shares tips for comms success
'Repeat offender' DLUHC rapped for slow responses to committee reports
21 Sep Communications
'Repeat offender' DLUHC rapped for slow responses to committee reports
Department has missed its deadline for responding to committee reports by six months on average this session
Finance All
All the changes Rishi Sunak is making to net-zero pledges
21 Sep Energy & Environment
All the changes Rishi Sunak is making to net-zero pledges
From pushing back the new petrol car ban to increasing funds for heat pumps, here is Sunak's new approach to net zero
Anger as Sunak pushes back net-zero milestones
21 Sep Energy & Environment
Anger as Sunak pushes back net-zero milestones
But committee chair welcomes PM’s pledge of “greater scrutiny” for departmental policy work
Science & Engineering All
Head of profession profile: Government science and engineering boss Angela McLean
28 Sep Health & Social Care
Head of profession profile: Government science and engineering boss Angela McLean
The government science and engineering profession is headed by chief scientific adviser Professor Dame Angela McLean. To mark GSE Recognition Week, CSW meets her to find out more about the profession and her own career so far
Former Rolls Royce tech boss named national technology adviser
15 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
Former Rolls Royce tech boss named national technology adviser
Dave Smith takes on "influential role critical to ensuring the UK can realise the benefits of new technologies"
Policy All
Labour looks to ex-civil servants to boost ranks as general election looms
25 Sep HR
Labour looks to ex-civil servants to boost ranks as general election looms
Party goes on hiring spree of former officials in the run-up to general election
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
18 Sep Security & Defence
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
Report accepts more resources are needed to combat Beijing’s “prolific” intelligence collection
Energy & Environment All
Unions slam Frost's 'scandalous' attack on 'net-zero fanatic' civil servants
25 Sep Civil Service Reform
Unions slam Frost's 'scandalous' attack on 'net-zero fanatic' civil servants
Unions have rejected accusations that the civil service is holding back the government and needs reform
Unions call for 13% pay rise at Environment Agency to tackle 'pay erosion'
22 Sep Energy & Environment
Unions call for 13% pay rise at Environment Agency to tackle 'pay erosion'
Pay claim demands uplift to "insulting" offer for 2022-23, after years of below-inflation rises