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
23 Mar HR
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
23 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
'Compassionate leader with sharp intellect' sought to lead Attorney General's Office
26 Jan 2021 HR
'Compassionate leader with sharp intellect' sought to lead Attorney General's Office
£120,000 on offer for AGO's next director general
Transfer news: deputy cabinet secretary to become Premier League exec
22 Jan 2021 HR
Transfer news: deputy cabinet secretary to become Premier League exec
Helen MacNamara's new employer "understands the lobbying restrictions on her role”, watchdog Acoba says
Deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara to leave civil service
21 Jan 2021 HR
Deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara to leave civil service
MacNamara has been “instrumental in transforming the Cabinet Office”, cab sec says
Plans to cut spad numbers in Northern Ireland move forward
20 Jan 2021 HR
Plans to cut spad numbers in Northern Ireland move forward
Bill that would also make advisers subject to the same disciplinary code as civil servants moves to next stage
New civil service training 'will raise standards and reduce reliance on consultants'
15 Jan 2021 HR
New civil service training 'will raise standards and reduce reliance on consultants'
Updated curriculum will reduce risk of duplication and offer better value for money, Cabinet Office says
Government shakes up digital leadership
14 Jan 2021 HR
Government shakes up digital leadership
Home Office tech chief Davinson appointed leader of newly created Central Digital and Data Office while Read arrives from MoJ to head up GDS
PM signals more civil service reform as Michael Barber to lead delivery review
13 Jan 2021 HR
PM signals more civil service reform as Michael Barber to lead delivery review
Rapid review to make delivery more “focused, effective and efficient”
Dave Penman: There’s huge demand from civil servants for greater flexible working. Departments should help make it happen
12 Jan 2021 HR
Dave Penman: There’s huge demand from civil servants for greater flexible working. Departments should help make it happen
FDA research reveals many civil servants want to hold on to home working even after the coronavirus emergency. Ministers must catch up to where their workforce is
Treasury head Tom Scholar reappointed after year of perm secs churn
07 Jan 2021 HR
Treasury head Tom Scholar reappointed after year of perm secs churn
Second five-year term comes despite Scholar's appearance on reported No.10 "hit list" of top civil servants to be replaced
Privately educated more likely to land Fast Stream place, data shows
05 Jan 2021 HR
Privately educated more likely to land Fast Stream place, data shows
Civil service’s flagship graduate programme harder to access for applicants who went to state schools
Antonia Romeo named MoJ permanent secretary
04 Jan 2021 HR
Antonia Romeo named MoJ permanent secretary
DIT perm sec moves back to department where she spent 'majority of her career'
‘We have balanced the urgent response to the pandemic with the legal requirements that underpin civil service appointments’: Civil Service Commission chief Pete Lawrence on 2020
22 Dec 2020 HR
‘We have balanced the urgent response to the pandemic with the legal requirements that underpin civil service appointments’: Civil Service Commission chief Pete Lawrence on 2020
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021