Analysis All
Complaints are a gift: Why departments must listen to the voice of the service user
13 Jul Analysis
Complaints are a gift: Why departments must listen to the voice of the service user
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Paula Sussex calls on departments to make better use of the insights they already have to drive better services and outcomes
DSIT analysis director becomes joint head of Government Economic Service
29 Jun Analysis
DSIT analysis director becomes joint head of Government Economic Service
Alison Kilburn will work alongside Prof Brian Bell in the professional body for civil service economists
Commercial All
Ministers agree £456m contracts for civil service training
18 Aug Civil Service Reform
Ministers agree £456m contracts for civil service training
Cabinet Office says deals are part of plans to “accelerate” the delivery of the new National School of Government and Public Services
Cabinet Office signs up ‘AI-led’ professional services firm to support Future Civil Service programme
13 Aug Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office signs up ‘AI-led’ professional services firm to support Future Civil Service programme
Guidehouse Europe wins £1.7m contract to help with cabinet secretary Antonia Romeo's civil service transformation agenda
Digital, Data & Technology All
Civil Service Pension Scheme crisis: GAD to help tackle most complex cases
24 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
Civil Service Pension Scheme crisis: GAD to help tackle most complex cases
Cabinet Office director says 2,501 cases are now more than 100 days old
ICO warns of growing backlog and insufficient funds
14 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
ICO warns of growing backlog and insufficient funds
Data watchdog says it has not received the resources required to tackle "unprecedented" demand
Operational Delivery All
Pensions crisis: Unions deliver insourcing petition to No.10
25 Aug HR
Pensions crisis: Unions deliver insourcing petition to No.10
PCS and Prospect are calling for the Civil Service Pension Scheme to be brought back in-house at the Cabinet Office
Angela MacDonald and Susanna McGibbon among 2026 King's Birthday Honours recipients
15 Jun HR
Angela MacDonald and Susanna McGibbon among 2026 King's Birthday Honours recipients
Jon Cunliffe and Sarah Munby also receive awards as scores of current and former civil servants are honoured
Fraud, Error Debt & Grants All
DWP gives back thousands of pounds in wrongly-collected fraud penalties
10 Aug Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP gives back thousands of pounds in wrongly-collected fraud penalties
Department blames procedural errors and “insufficient evidence” for almost 200 non-criminal fines issued between 2023 and 2025 being rescinded
'UK and global first': Zoe Gascoyne becomes head of Fraud Investigation Service
11 May Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
'UK and global first': Zoe Gascoyne becomes head of Fraud Investigation Service
Gascoyne appointment follows retirement of Richard Las
HR All
Civil service’s new Darlington Campus begins taking shape
25 Aug HR
Civil service’s new Darlington Campus begins taking shape
Hub’s central core and structural steelwork are now a feature of the town’s skyline
Megan Lee-Devlin named HMCTS chief exec
24 Aug HR
Megan Lee-Devlin named HMCTS chief exec
Current chief Nick Goodwin moves to DG role within MoJ
Legal All
Ethics watchdog to help public bodies develop culture of 'everyday selflessness'
23 Jul Civil Service Reform
Ethics watchdog to help public bodies develop culture of 'everyday selflessness'
Ethics and Integrity Commission unveils details of how it will help public authorities to achieve “meaningful cultural change” through new codes of ethics
Olly Robbins launches legal challenge over Mandelson vetting sacking
13 Jul Foreign Affairs
Olly Robbins launches legal challenge over Mandelson vetting sacking
Former perm sec said proceedings would have been "unnecessary" if Starmer had apologised
Project Delivery All
‘Make it happen, make it better, make it count’: Cabinet secretary asks civil servants to adopt new mindset
01 Jun Civil Service Reform
‘Make it happen, make it better, make it count’: Cabinet secretary asks civil servants to adopt new mindset
Antonia Romeo also announces new AI Innovation Award
HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service
20 May Civil Service Reform
HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service
Recommendations include more realistic salaries for officials working on major projects and a culture shift away from “automatically” appointing career civil servant as SRO
Property & Estates All
Rayner on WfH: 'I'm no Jacob Rees-Mogg'
20 Aug HR
Rayner on WfH: 'I'm no Jacob Rees-Mogg'
MHCLG secretary Angela Rayner says low public sector productivity is not a work-from-home problem
HM Land Registry and Ordnance Survey agree new collaboration
19 Aug Economy
HM Land Registry and Ordnance Survey agree new collaboration
Property registrar and mapping agency will work together to support government policy and economic growth
Communications All
No.10 hires Dad Shift co-founder as adviser on digital comms
12 Aug Communications
No.10 hires Dad Shift co-founder as adviser on digital comms
Alex Lloyd Hunter will “carry out a review which will set out a strategy for a No.10 digital operation”, according to Downing Street
The correspondence system is adrift from its purpose – here's how to change that
16 Jul Civil Service Reform
The correspondence system is adrift from its purpose – here's how to change that
This status quo does not serve ministers signing each letter, nor the civil servants drafting and coordinating
Finance All
Growth and economic policy should be a joint Treasury and No.10 endeavour
24 Aug Civil Service Reform
Growth and economic policy should be a joint Treasury and No.10 endeavour
Andy Burnham should aim to harness the Treasury to the government’s overall strategic goals rather than try to strip it of growth responsibilities
Burnham: Economic growth policy will move from HMT to No.10 North
19 Aug Economics
Burnham: Economic growth policy will move from HMT to No.10 North
PM Andy Burnham says the move to split the dual job of growth and control of public finances will be a "huge transfer of power"
Science & Engineering All
Burnham advised to create cross-government chemicals taskforce
25 Aug Science & Engineering
Burnham advised to create cross-government chemicals taskforce
Letter from Council for Science and Technology warns that responsibilities for the sector are “fragmented across departmental agendas”
Committee chair seeks answers on DSIT breakup
06 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
Committee chair seeks answers on DSIT breakup
Dame Chi Onwurah says distribution of DSIT teams among departments has been reported in media but "remains unconfirmed" by ministers
Policy All
AI strategy is only as strong as its digital and data foundations
30 Jul Digital, Data & Technology
AI strategy is only as strong as its digital and data foundations
Separating the parts of government dealing with AI policy and digital and data policy and regulation into different departments risks making effective decisions in a complicated environment harder than it already is
New fellowships to support 'future national resilience' go live
16 Jun Energy & Environment
New fellowships to support 'future national resilience' go live
This year's UKRI policy fellowships will fund research on natural hazards within government
Energy & Environment All
Defra DG Emily Miles to become CQC chief
22 Jul Energy & Environment
Defra DG Emily Miles to become CQC chief
Food, farming and biosecurity director general announces move to head up Care Quality Commission
Nuclear Waste Services confirms appointment of permanent chief exec
14 Jul Energy & Environment
Nuclear Waste Services confirms appointment of permanent chief exec
Seth Kybird takes on role after 15 months serving as chief exec on an interim basis