UK ranked No.5 in global public-services league table
03 Oct 2022 Analysis

UK ranked No.5 in global public-services league table

United Arab Emirates is top performer in human-centred design analysis
by Jim Dunton
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'
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
Government's property plans 'in disarray' as 'plague of ageing, inadequate data systems strikes again', MPs warn
21 Dec 2022 Analysis
Government's property plans 'in disarray' as 'plague of ageing, inadequate data systems strikes again', MPs warn
Grimstone Review of Public Appointments: what are the key concerns?
13 Apr 2016 Analysis
Grimstone Review of Public Appointments: what are the key concerns?

Plans to change the way key public sector jobs are filled have drawn criticism from the former public appointments watchdog Sir David Normington, who is concerned they hand too much power to ministers. So what are the key concerns and how has the government responded?
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – April 8
08 Apr 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – April 8

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – April 1
01 Apr 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – April 1

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – March 21
21 Mar 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – March 21

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – March 14
14 Mar 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – March 14

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Equalities Office pay gap row – what do the figures look like in context?
08 Mar 2016 Analysis
Equalities Office pay gap row – what do the figures look like in context?

As Labour highlights the gender pay gap at the Government Equalities Office, Suzannah Brecknell takes a look at the numbers in context – and finds that while female officials in the education department earn £2 less per hour than their male colleagues, they still fare better than peers in other departments and sectors
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – March 7
07 Mar 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – March 7

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – February 29
29 Feb 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – February 29

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – February 22
22 Feb 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – February 22

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
How governments around the world are encouraging civil servants to be more bold
16 Feb 2016 Analysis
How governments around the world are encouraging civil servants to be more bold

When good ideas emerge, the public sector should seize on them, give them money – and publicise the civil servants who have dreamed them up. 
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – February 15
15 Feb 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – February 15

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Sprint 16: Six things we learned about the future of government digital from the GDS conference
12 Feb 2016 Analysis
Sprint 16: Six things we learned about the future of government digital from the GDS conference

Rolling out text alerts, sorting out "crap" government IT, cleaning up data, and trying to recruit skilled people when the money's tight — there's plenty going on in the world of government digital, as Matt Foster found at the Government Digital Service's annual gathering
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – February 8
08 Feb 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – February 8

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – February 2
02 Feb 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – February 2

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – January 25
25 Jan 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – January 25

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – January 18
18 Jan 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – January 18

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – January 12
12 Jan 2016 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – January 12

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
What does the latest Civil Service People Survey tell us about staff morale?
04 Jan 2016 Analysis
What does the latest Civil Service People Survey tell us about staff morale?

Special report: The civil service is getting happier, according to its most recent People Survey. Suzannah Brecknell explores what else the survey tells us about change and engagement across government
What does 2016 have in store for the civil service?
22 Dec 2015 Analysis
What does 2016 have in store for the civil service?

Special report: With the Spending Review out of the way and all eyes on Whitehall's new Single Departmental Plans, Matt Foster assesses what the next four years of austerity are likely to mean for the size and shape of government – and how the much-heralded “transformation” of the state will play out in practice
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – December 14
14 Dec 2015 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – December 14

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – December 4
04 Dec 2015 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – December 4

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
New 'specialist' pay scale, Single Departmental Plans, and an academy for future Whitehall leaders – eight things we learned from John Manzoni and Matt Hancock's latest grilling by MPs
30 Nov 2015 Analysis
New 'specialist' pay scale, Single Departmental Plans, and an academy for future Whitehall leaders – eight things we learned from John Manzoni and Matt Hancock's latest grilling by MPs

New 'specialist' payscale to help recruitment, staff cuts at the Cabinet Office, Single Departmental Plans, the future of civil service reform, details on a brand new leadership academy – as the civil service chief executive and minister for the Cabinet Office face MPs, CSW tries to keep up...
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – November 23
23 Nov 2015 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – November 23

New appointments this week in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – November 16
16 Nov 2015 Analysis
Arrivals, moves & departures: latest appointments in the civil service, politics and public affairs – November 16

New appointments this week in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People