MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters
27 May HR

MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters

Plus, Department for Work and Pensions delays departure from Caxton House until March next year
by Jim Dunton
Pension scheme crisis: Cabinet Office doubles hardship loan upper limit
29 May HR
Pension scheme crisis: Cabinet Office doubles hardship loan upper limit
Why Defra is where you should want to work
29 May HR
Why Defra is where you should want to work
Work starts on Great British Energy’s new HQ
28 May HR
Work starts on Great British Energy’s new HQ
DHSC DG working on Covid-19 response to head up social-change charity
05 Jun 2020 HR
DHSC DG working on Covid-19 response to head up social-change charity

Paul Kissack to leave for Joseph Rowntree Foundation by September
Former Treasury and IMF official set to head Office for Budget Responsibility
05 Jun 2020 HR
Former Treasury and IMF official set to head Office for Budget Responsibility

Treasury names Richard Hughes as preferred candidate to head independent fiscal watchdog
'This is an anxious time for many of you': Sedwill urges caution as civil servants return to workplaces
04 Jun 2020 HR
'This is an anxious time for many of you': Sedwill urges caution as civil servants return to workplaces

'As normal government business resumes, more of us will now need to be in the workplace'
Learn from the army and cut down excessive meetings, civil service told
04 Jun 2020 HR
Learn from the army and cut down excessive meetings, civil service told

Report by ex-No.10 spad sets out how officials can learn from the armed forces after the coronavirus outbreak
Living in the dark: the truth about special advisers
03 Jun 2020 HR
Living in the dark: the truth about special advisers

Shaped by several high-profile instances where the adviser became the story, the public image of spads is largely negative. But have a few notable characters distorted the reality of those who work behind the scenes? Sebastian Whale investigates
Coffey reveals DWP hiring plans as part of coronavirus response
03 Jun 2020 HR
Coffey reveals DWP hiring plans as part of coronavirus response

Work and pensions secretary says that department will look to increase work coach numbers to help people back to work
Boris Johnson orders shake-up of Downing Street coronavirus response
03 Jun 2020 HR
Boris Johnson orders shake-up of Downing Street coronavirus response

Reorganisation comes after Simon Case returns to civil service as No.10 perm sec
DIT names three new trade commissioners
02 Jun 2020 HR
DIT names three new trade commissioners

Appointees will aim to increase trade between the UK and South Asia, China and Hong Kong and Europe
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 1
01 Jun 2020 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 1

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
DIT offers up to £140,000 for next trade watchdog chief exec
31 May 2020 HR
DIT offers up to £140,000 for next trade watchdog chief exec

Personnel change comes after former chief exec leaves to join police watchdog
Cabinet Office 'urgently' seeking 30 deputy directors to bolster coronavirus response across government
29 May 2020 HR
Cabinet Office 'urgently' seeking 30 deputy directors to bolster coronavirus response across government

Up to £118,000 and 'opportunity to make a real difference' on offer amid Covid-19 pandemic
Sedwill green lit No.10 Cummings press conference on lockdown breach allegations
29 May 2020 HR
Sedwill green lit No.10 Cummings press conference on lockdown breach allegations

Sedwill says unprecedented media briefing was "appropriate" as it concerned spad's conduct in offical role