Analysis All
Sunak 'should consider enabling OBR to probe departmental spending plans'
22 Nov Analysis
Sunak 'should consider enabling OBR to probe departmental spending plans'
Think tank’s growth proposals urge PM to consider Vaccine Taskforce-inspired interventions for key goals
A civil servant’s guide to the Open Data Institute’s fuel poverty risk index
08 Nov Analysis
A civil servant’s guide to the Open Data Institute’s fuel poverty risk index
Fuel poverty is a public health emergency. Up-to-date data will help policymakers to target support amid the cost of living crisis
Commercial All
NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
30 Nov Commercial
NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
Cabinet Office “doesn’t know how much has been spent or what benefits to expect”, watchdog warns
Cabinet Office warned of ‘serious risk’ to services as UKCloud customers hit with sevenfold price increase
22 Nov Commercial
Cabinet Office warned of ‘serious risk’ to services as UKCloud customers hit with sevenfold price increase
Customers that cannot pay fees seven times higher than contracted price face a race against time to migrate data from collapsed £40m public sector hosting firm
Digital, Data & Technology All
The fast and the curious: Anita Friend on the Defence and Security Accelerator's 'defendable' decisions
02 Dec Security & Defence
The fast and the curious: Anita Friend on the Defence and Security Accelerator's 'defendable' decisions
Anita Friend tells CSW how DASA finds and funds innovation to serve national security, why she trusts her staff, and how managing crises has framed her approach to work
ICO 'not going easy on government', data watchdog chief says
01 Dec Digital, Data & Technology
ICO 'not going easy on government', data watchdog chief says
Commissioner claims that fining public bodies simply creates a ‘money-go-round’
Operational Delivery All
Will the Autumn Statement’s short-term focus sideline longer-term outcomes for public services?
01 Dec Finance
Will the Autumn Statement’s short-term focus sideline longer-term outcomes for public services?
Public services may well have passed their tipping point, and short-term firefighting is clearly not the way back
Outcome delivery plans suspended after job-cuts saga and Autumn Statement
01 Dec Leadership
Outcome delivery plans suspended after job-cuts saga and Autumn Statement
Disruption halted publication but Sunak will not scrap ODPs in the long run, minister confirms
Fraud, Error Debt & Grants All
DWP and HMRC get cash boost for 6,000 new staff to tackle fraud, error and tax dodging
17 Nov Economics
DWP and HMRC get cash boost for 6,000 new staff to tackle fraud, error and tax dodging
Autumn Statement brings £300m for recruitment drive – but departments will be told to find savings elsewhere
DWP accused of passing the buck for 'unacceptably high' benefits fraud
09 Nov Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP accused of passing the buck for 'unacceptably high' benefits fraud
PAC chair says DWP does not have plan to "get a grip" on the billions it is losing every year
HR All
Civil service strikes: National Highways action to coincide with train walkouts
02 Dec HR
Civil service strikes: National Highways action to coincide with train walkouts
Union says strikes could “bring road network to a standstill” in December while rail travel disrupted
Ex-ministers and officials who break lobbying rules should face legal action, MPs say
02 Dec HR
Ex-ministers and officials who break lobbying rules should face legal action, MPs say
Voluntary compliance with rules not “sufficient to maintain public confidence” in system’s integrity, PACAC says
Legal All
High Court sets date for civil service pensions challenge
02 Dec HR
High Court sets date for civil service pensions challenge
Judicial review will examine government’s failure to honour 2% cut in staff contributions under scheme rules
Raab condemns public sector strikes and says pay hikes would 'undercut the poorest'
23 Nov Economy
Raab condemns public sector strikes and says pay hikes would 'undercut the poorest'
Striking is not the “right thing to do now”, Raab says as civil servants gear up for industrial action
Project Delivery All
Perm secs take flak for major-project spending transparency
02 Dec Finance
Perm secs take flak for major-project spending transparency
MPs complain of late, poor-quality and “missing in action” accounting-officer assessments
DfT names winners of £5m rail innovation fund
16 Nov Digital, Data & Technology
DfT names winners of £5m rail innovation fund
Projects include self-charging trains, suicide-prevention technology and new ways to carry freight
Property & Estates All
Remote working 'wasn’t in DVLA's DNA': boss admits pandemic shortcomings
28 Nov HR
Remote working 'wasn’t in DVLA's DNA': boss admits pandemic shortcomings
Huge Swansea presence left agency exposed to local infection rates, Julie Lennard tells MPs
Read the November 2022 issue of Civil Service World
21 Nov Operational Delivery
Read the November 2022 issue of Civil Service World
This month's issue shines a light on science and innovation in the civil service – plus, the civil servants behind Operation Bridges and an exclusive interview with government's chief property officer
Communications All
Former No.10 comms chief warned over risk of breaching anti-corruption rules
02 Dec Communications
Former No.10 comms chief warned over risk of breaching anti-corruption rules
Acoba says listings on speaking-agency websites could land Guto Harri in hot water
DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
30 Nov Communications
DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
Tweet shared after nurses' strike announced remains up despite warning it could harm public confidence
Finance All
Civil service job cuts 'should fund better pay for top new recruits'
01 Dec Digital, Data & Technology
Civil service job cuts 'should fund better pay for top new recruits'
Performance-related pay and “senior specialist” roles would help departments attract more outside talent, IfG says
MPs 'fear Home Office has blank cheque' to use aid money for refugee services
18 Nov Finance
MPs 'fear Home Office has blank cheque' to use aid money for refugee services
Department has obstructed enquiries about use of ODA to support refugees, MPs say
Science & Engineering All
Environment Agency names new chief scientist
04 Nov Energy & Environment
Environment Agency names new chief scientist
Robert Bradburne joins from Defra, where he was deputy chief scientific adviser
Government offers £200k for next chief scientific adviser
02 Sep HR
Government offers £200k for next chief scientific adviser
Recruitment campaign for successor to Sir Patrick Vallance gets under way
Policy All
We should go further and faster in redesigning human-centred public services
30 Nov Operational Delivery
We should go further and faster in redesigning human-centred public services
The UK scores well on a new international ranking of people-focused public services. But amid ever-growing pressures, we cannot afford to sit on our hands
Consultants should be made to declare lobbying of spads, MPs told
16 Nov Commercial
Consultants should be made to declare lobbying of spads, MPs told
Departments also urged to up their game on transparency surrounding perm sec and ministerial meetings
Energy & Environment All
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
29 Nov Energy & Environment
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
DVSA and Rural Payments Agency to stage rolling regional strikes from 13 December, PCS confirms
Two unions back strikes at Environment Agency over 'derisory' pay
22 Nov Energy & Environment
Two unions back strikes at Environment Agency over 'derisory' pay
Prospect: “There comes a point where passion is not enough for you to carry on in the face of tough times”