Analysis All
The Alternative People Survey: Departments lack capability and capacity to deliver on priorities, civil servants warn
09 Jul Analysis
The Alternative People Survey: Departments lack capability and capacity to deliver on priorities, civil servants warn
Officials tell CSW-Re:State survey they know what their department's priorities are, but express concern about having the right resources to deliver on them
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
Commercial All
Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition
08 Jul Commercial
Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition
Cabinet Office perm sec says the firm has so far missed seven of eight milestones in its transition to taking over the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration
Industrial strategy: Civil service reforms aim to build 'enduring partnership' with business
23 Jun Civil Service Reform
Industrial strategy: Civil service reforms aim to build 'enduring partnership' with business
Strategy contains a series of changes to improve how government works with business, including building up commercial skills and better coordination between departments
Digital, Data & Technology All
UK Space Agency to become unit within DSIT
20 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
UK Space Agency to become unit within DSIT
Agency chief says the move "will make it faster and easier to translate the nation’s space goals into reality"
Human-centred service: MoJ's Kamal Bal on the department's trauma-informed approach
19 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
Human-centred service: MoJ's Kamal Bal on the department's trauma-informed approach
Giving the morning keynote at this year’s PublicTechnology Live conference, Kamal Bal told attendees how the Ministry of Justice is working to improve services by better supporting both users and colleagues
Operational Delivery All
New chief exec named for Companies House
25 Jul HR
New chief exec named for Companies House
Defence Business Services chief Andy King will take up post in September
Home Office to set up cross-government team to monitor delivery of target to halve VAWG
21 Jul Civil Service Reform
Home Office to set up cross-government team to monitor delivery of target to halve VAWG
Department accepts NAO recommendation and says it is “developing options for this joint team to align with the delivery phase of the upcoming VAWG Strategy”
Fraud, Error Debt & Grants All
Cabinet Office targets £350m savings from Child Benefit fraud
22 Aug Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Cabinet Office targets £350m savings from Child Benefit fraud
Pilot inspires creation of 200-strong team in clampdown on claimants who have left the country
CPS warns large organisations to prepare for new fraud offence
19 Aug Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
CPS warns large organisations to prepare for new fraud offence
Looming law change will make big business, charities and other organisations responsible for preventing fraud committed by employees
HR All
Criminal Cases Review Commission: Growing caseload prompts ‘essential’ recruitment drive
29 Aug HR
Criminal Cases Review Commission: Growing caseload prompts ‘essential’ recruitment drive
The body is seeking a “small, immediate expansion of the team" amid caseload pressures
Civil Service Commission to take on post-government jobs function from mid-September
29 Aug Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Commission to take on post-government jobs function from mid-September
Acoba announces transition arrangements ahead of its abolition
Legal All
EHRC flags challenges posed by ‘socioeconomic duty’ requirements
07 Aug Legal
EHRC flags challenges posed by ‘socioeconomic duty’ requirements
Research identifies lack of understanding at top of public bodies and financial pressures as problem areas in Scotland and Wales
MP tables ‘real’ Hillsborough Law with duty of candour for civil servants
03 Jul HR
MP tables ‘real’ Hillsborough Law with duty of candour for civil servants
Move follows fears ministers are poised to push for a “watered down” version of pledged legislation
Project Delivery All
'Successful transformation requires cultural change': What's in HMRC's Transformation Roadmap?
15 Aug Civil Service Reform
'Successful transformation requires cultural change': What's in HMRC's Transformation Roadmap?
The tax agency’s ambitious vision for the coming years includes "automating tax where possible", investing in new analytics technology to help combat fraud, and upgrading ageing IT infrastructure
Government Major Projects Portfolio: Red-rated schemes now worth £198bn
13 Aug HR
Government Major Projects Portfolio: Red-rated schemes now worth £198bn
Whole life costs associated with red-rated major projects rise by £101bn after some of the most expensive schemes move from amber to red
Property & Estates All
NI civil servants must spend 40% of their time in offices under new guidance
14 Aug HR
NI civil servants must spend 40% of their time in offices under new guidance
New guidance will come into effect from September, Department of Finance says
Homes England names former HMPPS boss as chief exec
11 Aug Economy
Homes England names former HMPPS boss as chief exec
Amy Rees will join housing delivery agency in early September
Communications All
ICO issues guidance on disclosing documents securely following MoD security breach
01 Aug Communications
ICO issues guidance on disclosing documents securely following MoD security breach
Watchdog warns of serious data breaches where documents have been disclosed without proper checks for hidden personal information, including at the MoD
Former Sun editor David Dinsmore appointed as perm sec-level director of comms
31 Jul Communications
Former Sun editor David Dinsmore appointed as perm sec-level director of comms
The new head of the Government Communications Service will be based in the Cabinet Office
Finance All
Spending Review 2025 recap: Here's everything you need to know
04 Aug Economics
Spending Review 2025 recap: Here's everything you need to know
A deep dive into the Spending Review 2025 documents to fish out the details that matter to civil servants. Words by Tevye Markson, Jim Dunton, Suzannah Brecknell and Beckie Smith
In conversation with… former Treasury perm sec Lord Terry Burns
30 Jul Civil Service Reform
In conversation with… former Treasury perm sec Lord Terry Burns
Welsh Government senior civil servant Peter McDonald talks to the former permanent secretary to the Treasury about responding to crises, working with ministers and solving problems. This article first appeared in the Heywood Quarterly
Science & Engineering All
UKRI commits extra £168m for public sector data-linking work
24 Jul Digital, Data & Technology
UKRI commits extra £168m for public sector data-linking work
Funding announcement comes as MPs warn of “severe challenges” faced by research and innovation sector
Office for Life Sciences appoints executive chair
23 Jul HR
Office for Life Sciences appoints executive chair
Steve Bates tasked with “deepening ties” between government and the life-sciences sector
Policy All
Government picks chair for new independent disability advisory panel
21 Aug HR
Government picks chair for new independent disability advisory panel
Panel will “provide guidance, recommendations and feedback to embed lived experience into policy design and delivery”, with Zara Todd playing a “guiding role”
Simon Case: Reform UK could bring huge change to Whitehall
14 Aug Civil Service Reform
Simon Case: Reform UK could bring huge change to Whitehall
Former cabinet secretary says Nigel Farage’s upstart party has the potential to rapidly unleash sweeping reforms to remove blocks to delivery
Energy & Environment All
Defra names next permanent secretary
14 Aug Energy & Environment
Defra names next permanent secretary
Paul Kissack will return to the civil service from the charity sector to lead the environment department
'This should be a wake-up call': Ofgem staff to strike over pay and conditions
13 Aug Energy & Environment
'This should be a wake-up call': Ofgem staff to strike over pay and conditions
Three days of strikes will take place later this month, including on "energy price cap day"