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

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
Bosses need better insight on how civil servants spend their time, MPs say
15 Dec Finance
Bosses need better insight on how civil servants spend their time, MPs say
Michael Gove: Government should break up Treasury
08 Dec Finance
Michael Gove: Government should break up Treasury
OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
02 Dec Finance
OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
Hunt urged to 'think twice' about closing Office of Tax Simplification
14 Mar 2023 Finance
Hunt urged to 'think twice' about closing Office of Tax Simplification
MPs says closure is "unnecessary", pointing to OTS claim that it "achieves far more than it costs"
HS2 pause will just ramp up costs, warns Infrastructure Commission chair
13 Mar 2023 Finance
HS2 pause will just ramp up costs, warns Infrastructure Commission chair
John Armitt’s comments come as Department for Transport announces delivery of section of high-speed line will be pushed back by two years
Stalemate as DfE refuses to negotiate with teachers' unions unless strikes called off
09 Mar 2023 Finance
Stalemate as DfE refuses to negotiate with teachers' unions unless strikes called off
But perm sec Susan Acland-Hood said the department is willing to renegotiate this year's pay offer
Cabinet Office targets £1bn-a-year savings through new efficiency pilot
07 Mar 2023 Finance
Cabinet Office targets £1bn-a-year savings through new efficiency pilot
Department will trial project which aims to modernise, automate and digitise government processes
Ben Wallace: MoD 'needs real money not fantasy efficiency savings'
16 Feb 2023 Finance
Ben Wallace: MoD 'needs real money not fantasy efficiency savings'
Defence secretary says defence budget has been "effectively raided" over three decades
Levelling up 'begging bowl culture' comments not a civil service rebuke, West Midlands mayor says
14 Feb 2023 Finance
Levelling up 'begging bowl culture' comments not a civil service rebuke, West Midlands mayor says
Andy Street says civil servants he has worked with "have been committed to making people’s lives better"
Dossier reveals errors and gaps in government 'debit card' spend data
13 Feb 2023 Finance
Dossier reveals errors and gaps in government 'debit card' spend data
MoD figures so “riddled with anomalies” they could not be included in database of government procurement card spend, Labour says
Treasury tightens reins on DLUHC spending decisions
10 Feb 2023 Finance
Treasury tightens reins on DLUHC spending decisions
Minister says new regime is a “delegation approach” that gives HMT sign-off on capital spend
'Stark' drop in real-terms civil service pay at all grades since 2010, analysis reveals
31 Jan 2023 Finance
'Stark' drop in real-terms civil service pay at all grades since 2010, analysis reveals
Value of senior civil servants' wages down by nearly a quarter but pay squeeze is not achieving expected savings, IfG warns
DIT urged to boost knowledge of UK’s regional strengths
31 Jan 2023 Finance
DIT urged to boost knowledge of UK’s regional strengths
Department must work with BEIS and DLUHC to better drive inward investment, NAO says
HMRC boss: Cabinet Office could demand information on would-be ministers’ tax affairs
26 Jan 2023 Finance
HMRC boss: Cabinet Office could demand information on would-be ministers’ tax affairs
As Zahawi row rumbles on, Jim Harra tells MPs of "frustration" over misleading briefings that department cannot challenge
DLUHC takes flak over Levelling Up Fund after councils 'wasted time and money' on bids
25 Jan 2023 Finance
DLUHC takes flak over Levelling Up Fund after councils 'wasted time and money' on bids
MPs tell top civil servants that lack of clarity over bidding criteria wasted local authorities’ cash