Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
15 Dec Communications

Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs

Party announces more details of civil service reform policies including weakening pensions in favour of higher bonuses, increasing office working and big cuts to policy profession
by Tevye Markson
Government appoints lead media agency
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Government appoints lead media agency
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GDS helping departments remove 'offending content' after 'racist language' audit
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'Am I being unreasonable?': Cummings messages throw light on No.10 Covid tensions
Former political adviser described Cabinet Office as “terrifyingly shit, no plans, totally behind pace"
BCC emails remain public sector data-protection blind spot, ICO warns
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Regulator targets ‘avoidable’ mistake as part of ongoing drive to improve standards
Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
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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
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
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New video adverts depict grim reality of working in prisons
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'Repeat offender' DLUHC rapped for slow responses to committee reports
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'Repeat offender' DLUHC rapped for slow responses to committee reports
Department has missed its deadline for responding to committee reports by six months on average this session