Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter
19 Mar HR

Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter

Meanwhile, civil service headcount continues to creep up amid HMRC recruitment drive
by Tevye Markson
Border Security Command chief to step down
23 Mar HR
Border Security Command chief to step down
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
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GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
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Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
MPs call on government to halt 'alarming' MHRA redundancies
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MPs call on government to halt 'alarming' MHRA redundancies
Cuts could force staff to "cover more ground with fewer resources"
Health security agency seeks commercial experts
27 Sep 2021 HR
Health security agency seeks commercial experts
Three deputy director jobs intended to give UKHSA's “best-in-class commercial department"
Government tech chief looks to bring more policy and delivery pros into digital roles
24 Sep 2021 HR
Government tech chief looks to bring more policy and delivery pros into digital roles
Joanna Davinson says digital function is working with HR colleagues to promote greater movement between disciplines
Ministers can’t continue treating equalities brief as a ‘side hustle’, MPs warn
24 Sep 2021 HR
Ministers can’t continue treating equalities brief as a ‘side hustle’, MPs warn
Committee chair says it is “obvious” the latest cabinet line-up has no space to properly address inequalities
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
24 Sep 2021 HR
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
New civil service wellbeing champion says she takes her own wellbeing “very seriously” but insists on fun
Interim first civil service commissioner appointed as recruitment continues
22 Sep 2021 HR
Interim first civil service commissioner appointed as recruitment continues
Civil service recruitment watchdog Ian Watmore will step down next month
'Whitehall titan' Sue Gray takes union brief to levelling up department
21 Sep 2021 HR
'Whitehall titan' Sue Gray takes union brief to levelling up department
Gray says she is "excited" about move under Michael Gove but denies being "titan"
Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
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Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
Simon Baugh pledges reform “will deliver more joined-up communications, and provide value for taxpayers”
DHSC offers £130k for 'one of the country's most exciting people leadership roles'
13 Sep 2021 HR
DHSC offers £130k for 'one of the country's most exciting people leadership roles'
UKHSA chief people officer must 'live and breathe the ambition for change and transformation'
Truss appoints comms guru as LGBT business champion
10 Sep 2021 HR
Truss appoints comms guru as LGBT business champion
Cicero/AMO founder Iain Anderson tasked with driving efforts to reduce workplace discrimination
Medicines regulator to cut hundreds of jobs
09 Sep 2021 HR
Medicines regulator to cut hundreds of jobs
Proposed 20% headcount reduction follows post-Brexit loss of EU fees income
Sunak sets date for Spending Review – and issues pay warning
07 Sep 2021 HR
Sunak sets date for Spending Review – and issues pay warning
Three-year settlement for departments and agencies will come alongside Autumn Budget