Analysis All
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
Commercial All
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Civil servants are losing trust in the wider public sector – and each other
20 Sep Civil Service Reform
Civil servants are losing trust in the wider public sector – and each other
Survey reveals falling trust in the wider public sector among officials – while trust in private partners rises
Supply chain considerations when taking back a PFI Partner Content
18 Sep Commercial
Supply chain considerations when taking back a PFI
With many PFIs set to expire, Proxima's Vice President Susan Hilgers takes a look at the steps to tackle this shift
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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"
'Self-inflicted' job cuts worsening digital skills shortage, MPs warn
13 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
'Self-inflicted' job cuts worsening digital skills shortage, MPs warn
Lack of cybersecurity experts should send chill down government’s spine, PAC says
Operational Delivery All
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
Read the autumn 2023 issue of Civil Service World
19 Sep HR
Read the autumn 2023 issue of Civil Service World
Our Energy and Environment special asks: What can the UK do to prepare for climate change? Plus, the secret life a press secretary, and government's ugliest postwar buildings
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
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
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
Legal All
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
Met Police launches new Partygate investigation
19 Jun Coronavirus
Met Police launches new Partygate investigation
Force investigating CCHQ video and potential breaches at Chequers, No.10 and parliament
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
DSIT becomes first department to sign up to STEM skills-building scheme
11 Sep HR
DSIT becomes first department to sign up to STEM skills-building scheme
STEM Futures "will ensure central government has direct experience and expertise from the front lines of science and technology"
Shaping health security: In conversation with UKHSA's chief scientist
04 Aug Health & Social Care
Shaping health security: In conversation with UKHSA's chief scientist
The UK Health Security Agency recently published its first ever science strategy, which looks at how to prepare for threats over the next decade. Its chief scientist Isabel Oliver shares the highlights
Policy All
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
Five things you don’t want to miss at this year’s Policy Festival
07 Sep HR
Five things you don’t want to miss at this year’s Policy Festival
From artificial intelligence to devolution, this year’s Policy Festival offers a bit of everything
Energy & Environment All
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
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
18 Sep Energy & Environment
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
MSPs call for probe into claims officials “reverse engineered” figures to justify inaccurate claims by Humza Yousaf