'Scrape the barnacles from the hull': Ex-chief of defence staff makes 'last throw of the dice' for radical change in MoD
16 Sep Finance

'Scrape the barnacles from the hull': Ex-chief of defence staff makes 'last throw of the dice' for radical change in MoD

MoD must be prepared to “risk public money so as to be more effective and go faster", Admiral Radakin says
by Suzannah Brecknell
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
30 Oct Finance
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
HMRC error means public sector borrowing was overestimated by £3bn
09 Oct Finance
HMRC error means public sector borrowing was overestimated by £3bn
DHSC second perm sec appointed as National Wealth Fund NED
02 Oct Finance
DHSC second perm sec appointed as National Wealth Fund NED
Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
16 Aug 2022 Finance
Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
"Recovery agreements" and stricter controls come after £95,000 public-sector exit pay cap was abandoned
Redundancy reform: ministers ‘want civil service job cuts on the cheap’
16 Aug 2022 Finance
Redundancy reform: ministers ‘want civil service job cuts on the cheap’
Government accused of treating staff with "disdain" after proposing Civil Service Compensation Scheme changes
Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
15 Aug 2022 Finance
Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
Reduced entitlements and a minimum salary threshold are among the proposed changes to the CSCS
Redundancy payments could be slashed as departments eye staff cuts
15 Aug 2022 Finance
Redundancy payments could be slashed as departments eye staff cuts
Civil Service Compensation Scheme changes set out in new consultation document would worsen 2010 terms
DHSC ‘accelerating disposal’ of £4bn stockpile of unusable PPE
11 Aug 2022 Finance
DHSC ‘accelerating disposal’ of £4bn stockpile of unusable PPE
Department says waste firms hope to “recover” 15,000 pallets of products a month by the end of the year
The savvy shopper: CCS boss Simon Tse on delivering value for money and supporting policy priorities
11 Aug 2022 Finance
The savvy shopper: CCS boss Simon Tse on delivering value for money and supporting policy priorities
The Crown Commercial Service has helped the public sector achieve record commercial benefits of almost £3bn, as well as respond to new global crises. Here, CCS chief executive Simon Tse shares his lessons from the past year
CCS consultancy spend goes up, but agency-staff costs plummet
10 Aug 2022 Finance
CCS consultancy spend goes up, but agency-staff costs plummet
Annual report says Crown Commercial Service delivered almost £3bn in benefits to the public sector in 2021-2022
Sunak says he changed funding formulas to put less money into 'deprived urban areas'
05 Aug 2022 Finance
Sunak says he changed funding formulas to put less money into 'deprived urban areas'
Ex-chancellor and Tory leader hopeful says Labour "shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and that needed to be undone"
'My visual impairment has informed our pandemic recovery planning': the work of a deputy chief exec
02 Aug 2022 Finance
'My visual impairment has informed our pandemic recovery planning': the work of a deputy chief exec
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Paul Arnold has helped to ensure data is safely used and stored for 24 years at what is now the Information Commissioner’s Office
Jet crash during take-off costs Ministry of Defence £82m
01 Aug 2022 Finance
Jet crash during take-off costs Ministry of Defence £82m
MoD investigation into incident to be published later this month
Bosses face £870k in fines over Carillion cover-up
29 Jul 2022 Finance
Bosses face £870k in fines over Carillion cover-up
FCA says “misleading” statements about contracting giant’s finances aggravated the impact of its 2018 collapse
Defra drops bid for higher pay rises, blaming 'escalating inflation' Exclusive
22 Jul 2022 Finance
Defra drops bid for higher pay rises, blaming 'escalating inflation'
Economic pressure has made it "extremely unlikely" Cabinet Office and Treasury will sign off on pay-flexibility case, remuneration committee says
Treasury spending chief sounds alarm on inflationary pressures facing departments
22 Jul 2022 Finance
Treasury spending chief sounds alarm on inflationary pressures facing departments
Cat Little says some parts of government are “struggling” to evidence the impact of spiralling prices
Pay constraint 'unjust, unwise, and unfair', says Environment Agency chief Exclusive
21 Jul 2022 Finance
Pay constraint 'unjust, unwise, and unfair', says Environment Agency chief
James Bevan says staff are "experiencing real hardship" as inflation bites, with some using foodbanks
What would each of the Tory leadership contenders do to the civil service?
15 Jul 2022 Finance
What would each of the Tory leadership contenders do to the civil service?
From headcount cuts to battling “the blob”, Civil Service World explores what the potential PMs have said and done
DCMS consultancy spending quadruples in two years
14 Jul 2022 Finance
DCMS consultancy spending quadruples in two years
Money spent on external advice increased fourfold overnight
Zahawi’s 'political' use of Treasury notepaper raises questions
11 Jul 2022 Finance
Zahawi’s 'political' use of Treasury notepaper raises questions
New chancellor called for Boris Johnson’s resignation on HMT headed notepaper
DWP overpaid £8.5bn in benefits last year, annual accounts reveal
11 Jul 2022 Finance
DWP overpaid £8.5bn in benefits last year, annual accounts reveal
National Audit Office dubs figure a “record level” and says it is £380m up on 2020-21
Why can't BEIS and the Treasury get on?
24 Jun 2022 Finance
Why can't BEIS and the Treasury get on?
At the heart of the government’s problems with the cost-of-living crisis is a rupture between the two departments charged with managing the economy. Is it just down to the personalities, or is there something deeper going on?
Treasury seeks second perm sec as Charles Roxburgh exit confirmed
20 Jun 2022 Finance
Treasury seeks second perm sec as Charles Roxburgh exit confirmed
Department offers up to £160,000 for successful candidate
Meet The Insolvency Service at Civil Service Live 2022 Partner Content
13 Jun 2022 Finance
Meet The Insolvency Service at Civil Service Live 2022
Visit the stand of government agency The Insolvency Service at Civil Service Live in Edinburgh and London and learn how the investigation and legal teams help deliver economic confidence in the UK
DHSC blasted for ‘track record’ of breaking public-spending rules
10 Jun 2022 Finance
DHSC blasted for ‘track record’ of breaking public-spending rules
MPs berate department over £9bn “lost” in PPE procurement and unauthorised severance payments to NHS staff
Public spending watchdog names eight ‘departments of concern’
26 May 2022 Finance
Public spending watchdog names eight ‘departments of concern’
PPE stockpile and backlog woes help DHSC top PAC chair's problem list
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
25 May 2022 Finance
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
Government bodies “should be best placed” to understand IR35 rules, but HMRC partly to blame for "rushed" and poor implementation