Analysis All
MPs demand DESNZ benefits analysis for Sunak’s net-zero changes
02 Oct Analysis
MPs demand DESNZ benefits analysis for Sunak’s net-zero changes
Energy secretary Claire Coutinho asked to set out basis for savings promised by prime minister
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
Commercial All
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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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Government to beef up early-career tech roles to 'build digital capabilities'
02 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
Government to beef up early-career tech roles to 'build digital capabilities'
Cabinet Office unveils plans to recruit 2,500 roles for apprenticeship and early-talent programmes by June 2025
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”
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
We're all in this together: How can civil service professions collaborate better?
04 Oct HR
We're all in this together: How can civil service professions collaborate better?
Changes in career pathway planning have altered how the civil service works. So, how do you make the best of expertise in the age of professions?
MoD offers £150k for 'problem-solver' finance chief
04 Oct Corporate Finance
MoD offers £150k for 'problem-solver' finance chief
Successful candidate will work "at the heart of the MoD as the principal financial adviser for Defence"
Legal All
Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
03 Oct Communications
Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
PM blames officials for not preserving messages he did not back up when switching phones
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
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
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
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
Communications All
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
02 Oct Communications
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
New video adverts depict grim reality of working in prisons
'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
Finance All
Debt Management Office boss to step down after 20-year run
02 Oct Corporate Finance
Debt Management Office boss to step down after 20-year run
Sir Robert Stheeman, chief executive of the DMO, will retire next year
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
Science & Engineering All
'No.10 chaos as usual': Vallance diary lifts lid on tensions at Covid Inquiry
04 Oct Coronavirus
'No.10 chaos as usual': Vallance diary lifts lid on tensions at Covid Inquiry
Simon Case compared politicians pushing for restrictions to end to children testing limits with their parents, panel hears
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
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
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
Energy & Environment All
Civil servant wins award for 'groundbreaking' cross-government net-zero tool
04 Oct Energy & Environment
Civil servant wins award for 'groundbreaking' cross-government net-zero tool
Net-zero systems tool “captures the innovative spirit of operational research and its potential to drive positive change"
Making strides towards Net Zero: Programme Management Offices for transformation Partner Content
03 Oct Energy & Environment
Making strides towards Net Zero: Programme Management Offices for transformation
Nigel Chisnall, transformation expert at AtkinsRéalis, outlines how Net Zero Programme Management Offices can help government to achieve its environmental goals