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    Analysis All
    Scottish Government launches evaluation-and-appraisal centre
    27 May Analysis
    Scottish Government launches evaluation-and-appraisal centre
    Creation of the centre recognises key role the two processes play in effective decision making, minister says
    Departments getting better at evaluating major projects
    24 Apr Analysis
    Departments getting better at evaluating major projects
    One-third of major projects now have a high quality evaluation plan in place, compared to just 8% in 2019
    Commercial All
    Outsourced staff accept 'groundbreaking' pay and benefits offer
    12 Jun Commercial
    Outsourced staff accept 'groundbreaking' pay and benefits offer
    PCS lauds "first of its kind" pay package for outsourced facilities management contracts in the civil service
    DSIT building 'one-stop tech shop' for public sector procurement
    09 Jun Commercial
    DSIT building 'one-stop tech shop' for public sector procurement
    Government anticipates £1.2bn-a-year savings from platform
    Digital, Data & Technology All
    Spending Review: DSIT gets £1.2bn boost to fund cross-department digital priorities
    11 Jun Civil Service Reform
    Spending Review: DSIT gets £1.2bn boost to fund cross-department digital priorities
    Announcement brings total funding for cross-cutting digital priorities to £1.9bn over SR25 period
    Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
    10 Jun Digital, Data & Technology
    Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
    The government is placing high hopes on the potential for AI to improve productivity in public services. But where can it be most of use?
    Operational Delivery All
    SR25: MoJ gets funding injection for new prison places and probation services
    12 Jun Justice & Home Affairs
    SR25: MoJ gets funding injection for new prison places and probation services
    £7bn will be used to create 14,000 prison places by 2031, while probation services will get up to £700m per year by 2028‑29 to implement sentencing review recommendations
    MoJ sets up new probation and reoffending directorate
    02 Jun HR
    MoJ sets up new probation and reoffending directorate
    Up to £100,000 on offer for director to lead work on probation policy and community and reoffending policy
    Fraud, Error Debt & Grants All
    SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
    12 Jun Economics
    SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
    Department also gets £500m "to make HMRC a truly digital-first organisation"
    HMRC loses £47m in ‘organised crime’ attack on customer accounts
    05 Jun Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
    HMRC loses £47m in ‘organised crime’ attack on customer accounts
    Thousands of people are being told their accounts have been locked down over fraud fears
    HR All
    SR25: 'Canary Wharf costs half as much as Westminster' – departments outline estate plans
    13 Jun HR
    SR25: 'Canary Wharf costs half as much as Westminster' – departments outline estate plans
    From the Cabinet Office moving jobs to east London to a HMRC promise that seems to have already been delivered, here are the highlights from departments' property efficiency plans
    SR25: Defra eyes 5% headcount cuts as departments set out workforce reduction plans
    13 Jun HR
    SR25: Defra eyes 5% headcount cuts as departments set out workforce reduction plans
    DSIT and DBT target smaller senior civil service workforce, while Cabinet Office and DfT aim for less managers per staff member
    Legal All
    Civil servants ‘can resign’ if they strongly oppose Gaza policy
    10 Jun Foreign Affairs
    Civil servants ‘can resign’ if they strongly oppose Gaza policy
    FCDO perm sec tells hundreds of officials who raised concerns that “quitting is an honourable course”
    'Years of neglect' to blame for Legal Aid Agency data breach, minister says
    03 Jun Digital, Data & Technology
    'Years of neglect' to blame for Legal Aid Agency data breach, minister says
    Cyberattack was enabled by the "fragility of the LAA’s IT systems", Sarah Sackman says
    Project Delivery All
    ‘Radically’ shorter Green Book will support place-based budgeting and transformational change
    11 Jun Civil Service Reform
    ‘Radically’ shorter Green Book will support place-based budgeting and transformational change
    Treasury announces results of review into its guidance on appraising policies and projects
    From the archives: Peter Unwin on reaching the Kyoto climate change agreement, the problem with super-departments and how best to reform government
    02 Jun Civil Service Reform
    From the archives: Peter Unwin on reaching the Kyoto climate change agreement, the problem with super-departments and how best to reform government

    The outgoing chief executive of The Whitehall & Industry Group – and a former senior civil servant in several departments – sits down with Suzannah Brecknell to discuss international negotiations, super departments, and the perils of hierarchies


    Property & Estates All
    The government needs a workforce plan to inform civil service relocation
    21 May Civil Service Reform
    The government needs a workforce plan to inform civil service relocation
    Last week brought major announcements about job relocations and office closures, but it will be a false start unless the government creates clarity and coherence out of the patchwork of civil service offices across the country
    MoD breaks ground on site for 1,100 staff in Blackpool
    20 May Security & Defence
    MoD breaks ground on site for 1,100 staff in Blackpool
    The Talbot Gateway site will be the new home for Defence Business Services in the region
    Communications All
    Perm sec-level job created to lead government comms as Simon Baugh departs
    20 May Civil Service Reform
    Perm sec-level job created to lead government comms as Simon Baugh departs
    Director of government comms will “play pivotal role in overseeing major reform of how UK government communicates with the public”, advert says
    Fact checker defends ex-perm sec over pension-reform claims
    13 May Communications
    Fact checker defends ex-perm sec over pension-reform claims
    Full Fact says claims about Sir Robert Devereux being "responsible for increasing the state pension age to 67" are missing context
    Finance All
    OBR chief in line for another five-year term
    02 Jun Economy
    OBR chief in line for another five-year term
    Chancellor Rachel Reeves backs Richard Hughes to serve as watchdog chair until 2030
    UK aid is ten times more scrutinised than other government spending
    12 May Finance
    UK aid is ten times more scrutinised than other government spending
    While aid-spending agencies make up only 1.3% of UK government spending, they are the subject of 12.5% of all government evaluations
    Science & Engineering All
    DESNZ seeks 'exemplary science communicator' to become chief scientist
    21 May Energy & Environment
    DESNZ seeks 'exemplary science communicator' to become chief scientist
    Successful candidate will succeed Paul Monks, who is leaving for the British Geological Survey
    Departments to set 10-year budgets for research and development
    20 May Science & Engineering
    Departments to set 10-year budgets for research and development
    Science minister Patrick Vallance confirms plans to support long-term funding for certain R&D activities
    Policy All
    Government needs to give more clarity on 'missions', MPs told
    21 May Civil Service Reform
    Government needs to give more clarity on 'missions', MPs told
    Inquiry hears doubts that departments are configured to deliver on Starmer’s cross-cutting ambitions
    Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?
    09 May Brexit
    Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?
    Complaints about declining standards of government scrutiny by parliament have been commonplace in recent times – particularly during the troubled years of Brexit and Covid. But how can such claims be objectively assessed, and crucially, have scrutiny standards since recovered?
    Energy & Environment All
    Ex-civil servant Peter Unwin returns as Natural England deputy chair
    02 Jun Energy & Environment
    Ex-civil servant Peter Unwin returns as Natural England deputy chair
    Peter Unwin's four-decade civil service career includes a stint as acting perm sec at Defra
    Defra announces closure of Newcastle office
    15 May Energy & Environment
    Defra announces closure of Newcastle office
    Plans to shut Lancaster House hub come after upgrade and expansion
     
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