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
FCDO sets out detail on overseas aid cuts
20 Mar HR
FCDO sets out detail on overseas aid cuts
Union declares victory in WhatsApp group ‘victimisation’ case
20 Mar HR
Union declares victory in WhatsApp group ‘victimisation’ case
MoJ announces funding for 1,300 extra probation officers
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MoJ announces funding for 1,300 extra probation officers
Grenfell Inquiry panel member named interim chief construction adviser
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 2025 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
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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
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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
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'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
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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
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Former DHSC director general to become charity chief
Michelle Dyson will take up post as Alzheimer’s Society chief exec in November