Chris Wormald: Media speculation is price of public life
04 Nov HR

Chris Wormald: Media speculation is price of public life

“You never want to read stuff in the press,” cabinet secretary tells MPs
by Tevye Markson
Government announces pick for next Charity Commission chair
05 Nov HR
Government announces pick for next Charity Commission chair
MoD’s accounts qualified over capital project concerns and liability figures
05 Nov HR
MoD’s accounts qualified over capital project concerns and liability figures
Border Force patrol staff announce strike action
05 Nov HR
Border Force patrol staff announce strike action
Think tank floats plans for standalone Department for the Prime Minister
04 Nov HR
Think tank floats plans for standalone Department for the Prime Minister
Former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara led work on the proposals
Union warns over National Crime Agency funding shortfall
03 Nov HR
Union warns over National Crime Agency funding shortfall
Home Office minister confirms higher pay award has led to recruitment slowdown
Code update aims to speed up public appointments
03 Nov HR
Code update aims to speed up public appointments
Cabinet Office says changes will make it “quicker and more efficient” for organisations to recruit chairs and non-executive directors
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 3 November
03 Nov HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 3 November
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Jeremy Pocklington picked as next MoD perm sec
31 Oct HR
Jeremy Pocklington picked as next MoD perm sec
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero boss replaces David Williams as defence ministry’s top civil servant
Senior civil service pay rise should be 2.5% or less, Cabinet Office says
31 Oct HR
Senior civil service pay rise should be 2.5% or less, Cabinet Office says
Government asks Senior Salaries Review Body to prioritise measures from upcoming fundamental review of SCS pay
Director's Cut: Office of Government Property's Saurabh Bhandari on tenacity, AirPods and celebrating civil servants
31 Oct HR
Director's Cut: Office of Government Property's Saurabh Bhandari on tenacity, AirPods and celebrating civil servants
Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, Saurabh Bhandari, director, property delivery and transformation, Office of Government Property, explains what it takes to do his job
New data shows significant disability and ethnicity pay gaps in civil service
31 Oct HR
New data shows significant disability and ethnicity pay gaps in civil service
Figures represent first year of comprehensive civil service pay gap statistics for these metrics
PCS decides against national pay campaign 'for now'
30 Oct HR
PCS decides against national pay campaign 'for now'
Union says Cabinet Office has recognised "problems caused by years of pay restraint" and need for "greater standardisation"
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
30 Oct HR
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
Riordan will work across government departments, with mayors and other external partners to co-develop a plan to support growth and investment across the north
Public 'doubt' civil service can solve Britain’s biggest problems
30 Oct HR
Public 'doubt' civil service can solve Britain’s biggest problems
Civil servants are ‘bureaucratic, political, stuck in their ways – and professional’, public tells poll
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
29 Oct HR
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
Ethics body chair Doug Chalmers says “pressures and uncertainty” can make it difficult for public servants to do their jobs well
Unions slam Reform plans to politicise and cut civil service
29 Oct HR
Unions slam Reform plans to politicise and cut civil service
Reform UK says it wants to shut six Whitehall offices, give ministers powers to hire and fire civil servants and ban "DEI woke agenda"
Justice secretary launches investigation into prison release errors
28 Oct HR
Justice secretary launches investigation into prison release errors
Union warns against 'scapegoating' of prison officers
Civil Service Pensions Scheme: MyCSP staff to strike until final day of contract
28 Oct HR
Civil Service Pensions Scheme: MyCSP staff to strike until final day of contract
PCS says 16 weeks of strike action taken so far has caused “significant disruption to MyCSP operations"
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
28 Oct HR
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
Information commissioner welcomes "crucial step forward" following MoD's Afghan data breach
NAO flags concerns over Probation Service reform programme
27 Oct HR
NAO flags concerns over Probation Service reform programme
Watchdog says HMPPS underestimated the number of staff the service requires
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 27 October
27 Oct HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 27 October
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
24 Oct HR
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
Operational delivery scheme seeks 200 apprentices
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
24 Oct HR
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
MOG change moves key digital priority away from DSIT
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
24 Oct HR
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
Minister says rules have been clarified and it is “important for civil servants to speak in public about matters for which they have responsibility"
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
23 Oct HR
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
Emily Shuckburgh holds numerous roles at the University of Cambridge
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
23 Oct HR
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
Operational delivery profession needs to encourage "openness, innovation, and challenge of current thinking", report says
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
23 Oct HR
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
Mahmood says she is working with Dame Antonia Romeo “to transform the Home Office" in response to release of critical 2023 report