Simon Case sets up independent consultancy
06 Oct HR

Simon Case sets up independent consultancy

Former cab sec's consultancy gets approval from Acoba – along with his first two commissions
by Tevye Markson
Home Office DG set to become RSPCA top cat
09 Oct HR
Home Office DG set to become RSPCA top cat
Home Office appoints borders and immigration chief inspector
08 Oct HR
Home Office appoints borders and immigration chief inspector
Independent Football Regulator appoints first chief exec
08 Oct HR
Independent Football Regulator appoints first chief exec
NICS opens call for 2026-27 student placement scheme
07 Oct HR
NICS opens call for 2026-27 student placement scheme
Departments offer 12 months of paid work for around 125 third-year university students
‘Cheap’: Unions slam Tories’ latest pledge to slash civil service headcount
07 Oct HR
‘Cheap’: Unions slam Tories’ latest pledge to slash civil service headcount
Conservative Party brings back failed Boris Johnson-era policy to cut civil service headcount to 2016 levels
David Kogan confirmed as football regulator chair
07 Oct HR
David Kogan confirmed as football regulator chair
Appointment comes as inquiry continues into hiring of the former Labour donor
DfE seeks 'best start in life' champion
06 Oct HR
DfE seeks 'best start in life' champion
Champion will act as "trusted intermediary" between government and early years community
Defra boosts pay offer in new trawl for MMO chief
03 Oct HR
Defra boosts pay offer in new trawl for MMO chief
Department offers £140k salary for Marine Management Organisation top job – a £10k increase on last year’s lure
DHSC second perm sec appointed as National Wealth Fund NED
02 Oct HR
DHSC second perm sec appointed as National Wealth Fund NED
Tom Riordan will take on position in addition to role as second perm sec at Department of Health and Social Care
ONS staff vote to renew strike mandate over hybrid working policy
02 Oct HR
ONS staff vote to renew strike mandate over hybrid working policy
Union says failure to resolve dispute is "symptomatic" of wider issues at ONS
MoD perm sec announces recruitment freeze
01 Oct HR
MoD perm sec announces recruitment freeze
Union warns pause in hiring could put wider defence mission at risk
Grenfell Inquiry panel member named interim chief construction adviser
01 Oct HR
Grenfell Inquiry panel member named interim chief construction adviser
MHCLG says interim appointment will allow “vital work to begin now" on reform and regulatory design
MyCSP ‘megapicket': Union bosses and MPs rally behind PCS recognition campaign
01 Oct HR
MyCSP ‘megapicket': Union bosses and MPs rally behind PCS recognition campaign
"‘Every week we’re getting stronger and bigger," says PCS rep
Booming interest in the Fast Stream is good news – and a major opportunity
30 Sep HR
Booming interest in the Fast Stream is good news – and a major opportunity
Growing levels of interest in the programme from talented graduates could, through well-targeted reforms, be leveraged to deliver substantial returns for the civil service
FCDO DG leaves role to become fourth Heywood Fellow
30 Sep HR
FCDO DG leaves role to become fourth Heywood Fellow
Jenny Bates had been a director general at the Foreign Office since 2020
NICS union seeks ‘inflation plus 3%’ pay rises
30 Sep HR
NICS union seeks ‘inflation plus 3%’ pay rises
NIPSA to submit pay claim seeking "inflation plus 3%" for each of the next three years
Politicians won't be part of new civil service revolving-doors regulation system
29 Sep HR
Politicians won't be part of new civil service revolving-doors regulation system
Nick Thomas-Symonds says political membership system on Acoba cannot continue when Civil Service Commission takes over post-government jobs function
'Coherence is needed': Government urged to leverage its £400bn procurement bill to aid missions drive
26 Sep HR
'Coherence is needed': Government urged to leverage its £400bn procurement bill to aid missions drive
Think tank says better approaches to spending – including backing the civil service to be less risk-averse – can deliver results
Fast Stream gets biggest ever number of applicants Exclusive
26 Sep HR
Fast Stream gets biggest ever number of applicants
More than 70,000 apply for 2025 Fast Stream intake, newly-published data shows
Public want higher professional standards for government IT staff
25 Sep HR
Public want higher professional standards for government IT staff
Survey finds strong support for a mandatory register of public sector IT workers, similar to that used for doctors
'Dangerously violent': Unions slam Arron Banks' comments on civil servants
25 Sep HR
'Dangerously violent': Unions slam Arron Banks' comments on civil servants
Unions hit out at comments from Banks comparing Reform's approach to the civil service with the Bolshevik murders of intellectuals in 1917
Average salary for SCS lower in London than rest of England
25 Sep HR
Average salary for SCS lower in London than rest of England
Senior civil service is only grade where median salary in England is higher when London is excluded
Former DHSC director general to become charity chief
25 Sep HR
Former DHSC director general to become charity chief
Michelle Dyson will take up post as Alzheimer’s Society chief exec in November
MPs ‘must wait’ for answers to concerns about departments’ tech procurement
25 Sep HR
MPs ‘must wait’ for answers to concerns about departments’ tech procurement
Public Accounts Committee warned ministers of serious skills and accountability challenges
Border Force staff balloted for strike action
24 Sep HR
Border Force staff balloted for strike action
Patrol-boat workers’ dispute focuses on terms, conditions and “frozen” allowances
Minister encourages civil servants to volunteer in NHS
24 Sep HR
Minister encourages civil servants to volunteer in NHS
Health minister Ashley Dalton says civil servants’ contribution would be particularly valuable given their “professionalism and integrity”
The human handbrake: Why good ideas so often ‘hit the wall’ in Whitehall
24 Sep HR
The human handbrake: Why good ideas so often ‘hit the wall’ in Whitehall
Whitehall rewards “policy heroes” over those who can deliver