A bold new PM could help restore standards in public life. Appointing a new ethics adviser will be the first test
08 Aug HR

A bold new PM could help restore standards in public life. Appointing a new ethics adviser will be the first test

Boris Johnson was partly forced from No.10 by concerns over his integrity and standards. Yet these issues have hardly featured in the Conservative leadership campaign
by Sir Peter Riddell
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 8
08 Aug HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 8
Rees-Mogg targets flexitime in latest critique of civil service working arrangements
08 Aug HR
Rees-Mogg targets flexitime in latest critique of civil service working arrangements
Patrick Vallance to step down as chief scientific adviser
08 Aug HR
Patrick Vallance to step down as chief scientific adviser
Remote work and regional pay: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
05 Aug HR
Remote work and regional pay: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
Truss was forced to U-turn on pay plans, while Sunak wants to expand Prevent
Servants of the people: a portrait of a modern civil service
04 Aug HR
Servants of the people: a portrait of a modern civil service
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Here, some of them tell us their stories
High workloads, low pay and ministers’ attacks driving civil servants out, unions say
03 Aug HR
High workloads, low pay and ministers’ attacks driving civil servants out, unions say
Below-inflation pay blamed as civil servants “vote with their feet”
Stepping up the fight: How a new public body aims to protect taxpayers’ money from fraud
03 Aug HR
Stepping up the fight: How a new public body aims to protect taxpayers’ money from fraud
The Public Sector Fraud Authority is set to change the way government departments and public bodies deal with the nation’s most common crime. Interim chief exec Mark Cheeseman answers CSW’s questions
Francis Maude is back in the ring. Here's what he should bear in mind as he looks at civil service accountability
02 Aug HR
Francis Maude is back in the ring. Here's what he should bear in mind as he looks at civil service accountability
Francis Maude is once again working on civil service reform. Alex Thomas says that his too-hasty review should focus on clarifying responsibilities in government and not on eroding civil service impartiality
'We need focused learning, not woke folderol': Rees-Mogg slams 'nonsense' civil service training
02 Aug HR
'We need focused learning, not woke folderol': Rees-Mogg slams 'nonsense' civil service training
Government efficiency minister also backs plans from Liz Truss to scrap diversity and inclusion officers
Department for International Trade reports rise in fraud cases
02 Aug HR
Department for International Trade reports rise in fraud cases
Companies misusing DIT branding and misrepresenting their relationship with the department
Truss U-turns on plans to cut civil service pay outside London
02 Aug HR
Truss U-turns on plans to cut civil service pay outside London
But cuts to holiday and diversity roles on the table after Tory leadership contender declares “war on Whitehall waste”
Cabinet secretary quizzed over ‘incomplete’ standards probe
02 Aug HR
Cabinet secretary quizzed over ‘incomplete’ standards probe
MPs ask Simon Case to set out what will happen to Christopher Geidt’s remaining live investigation
'I tried college, but it wasn’t for me. Now I help get people into work'
02 Aug HR
'I tried college, but it wasn’t for me. Now I help get people into work'
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Anne Brewster helps reduce unemployment by working with businesses and the council
I imagined that life would be a lot like The Thick of It – becoming a civil service apprentice
02 Aug HR
I imagined that life would be a lot like The Thick of It – becoming a civil service apprentice
Teale Cunningham is an economic analyst in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. His role is part of the Government Economic Service Degree Apprenticeship Programme
'Chief design officers are pretty rare in government – here's why my role matters'
02 Aug HR
'Chief design officers are pretty rare in government – here's why my role matters'
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Cat Macaulay ensures that officials – in partnership with citizens – design the right solutions to the right problems
'Mask-wearing and remote working were very tough for deaf officials – but there are positive Covid-19 legacies too'
02 Aug HR
'Mask-wearing and remote working were very tough for deaf officials – but there are positive Covid-19 legacies too'
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Here, Lisa Baldock tells us how her own experiences help her make the DWP’s tech as inclusive as possible
'My work is about helping bring about a safer, more equal and inclusive society'
02 Aug HR
'My work is about helping bring about a safer, more equal and inclusive society'
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Sean Finch explains how creative thinking and listening go into policymaking to make life better for LGBT+ people
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 1
01 Aug HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 1
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
FCDO admits it has ‘fundamental lessons to learn’ from Afghan exit
01 Aug HR
FCDO admits it has ‘fundamental lessons to learn’ from Afghan exit
Department tells MPs last summer’s Kabul evacuation exposed crisis-response areas that “need improvement”
Number of civil servants working from home a 'problem', Cabinet Office minister says
29 Jul HR
Number of civil servants working from home a 'problem', Cabinet Office minister says
Kit Malthouse says it would be "a bit odd" for officials to spend less than three or four days in the office
Revealed: the civil service departments with the biggest gender pay gaps
29 Jul HR
Revealed: the civil service departments with the biggest gender pay gaps
CSW digs into this year's civil service people statistics to see which organisations have the biggest gaps in hourly earnings for women and men, and how gender pay gaps have changed over time
Civil service gender pay gap widens
28 Jul HR
Civil service gender pay gap widens
Treasury reports the biggest gender pay gap of any central department
Civil servants offered chance to pilot new equalities-duty training
28 Jul HR
Civil servants offered chance to pilot new equalities-duty training
Cross-government Open Innovation Team seeks volunteers to trial policy-focused programme
Francis Maude launches civil service governance review
27 Jul HR
Francis Maude launches civil service governance review
Review will examine "balance of responsibility and autonomy” between ministers and perm secs
MPs put lobbying rules under the spotlight after Greensill scandal
27 Jul HR
MPs put lobbying rules under the spotlight after Greensill scandal
Probe will examine weaknesses exposed by the Greensill scandal, including the disclosure of senior officials’ external meetings
Menopause stigma must end. The civil service's workplace pledge is a meaningful step
26 Jul HR
Menopause stigma must end. The civil service's workplace pledge is a meaningful step
The Cabinet Office’s menopause in the workplace policy is a great step forward in empowering women to feel unashamed
HMRC perm sec sets out plans to recruit 2,000 new staff
26 Jul HR
HMRC perm sec sets out plans to recruit 2,000 new staff
Extra officials will be tasked with helping to reduce department’s £41.6bn debt balance