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The latest news by profession from inside the Civil Service World

Analysis All

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

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

Commercial All

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’

27 Jul Commercial

Public sector procurement sets the tone for navigating the post-COVID world

While private sector organisations must reevaluate their frameworks for durability, the public sector is much better placed to make the necessary changes for a world post-COVID, argues Proxima's Simon Payne

Digital, Data & Technology All

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

06 Aug Digital, Data & Technology

DWP Digital launches apprenticeship scheme

As many as 20 roles available in Newcastle and Manchester

Operational Delivery All

04 Aug Operational Delivery

Arm: Getting into shape by switching to Agile working

An Agile approach helped Arm to transform their IT function. PA Consulting details how.

31 Jul Operational Delivery

Universal Credit ‘punishes the poorest’ and five-week wait should be scrapped, Lords committee says

DWP criticised for using the scheme to recover debts accrued from its tax credit scheme

Fraud, Error Debt & Grants All

02 Jul Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

DWP to overhaul complaints procedure

"Non-priority" complaints will result in letters to "manage customers' expectations", department says

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

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”

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

Legal All

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"

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’

Project Delivery All