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
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PM's most senior black adviser to quit as ministers defend landmark race report
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PM urged to rule out 40% funding cut at Office for Veterans Affairs
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Boris Johnson tells MPs no final decision has been made on £2m budget reduction for Cabinet Office unit
Departments will have to fight to keep big in-house comms teams in shake-up
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DHSC to pay search firm £1m for interim staff to set up Hancock's new health body
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Former Government Legal Department head Jonathan Jones joins top law firm
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Cabinet Office names new propriety and ethics DG
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Acoba chief Pickles sets out proposals for beefed-up scrutiny of post-government jobs
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