SR25: Defra eyes 5% headcount cuts as departments set out workforce reduction plans
13 Jun HR

SR25: Defra eyes 5% headcount cuts as departments set out workforce reduction plans

DSIT and DBT target smaller senior civil service workforce, while Cabinet Office and DfT aim for less managers per staff member
by Tevye Markson
SR25: 'Canary Wharf costs half as much as Westminster' – departments outline estate plans
13 Jun HR
SR25: 'Canary Wharf costs half as much as Westminster' – departments outline estate plans
SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
12 Jun HR
SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
Outsourced staff accept 'groundbreaking' pay and benefits offer
12 Jun HR
Outsourced staff accept 'groundbreaking' pay and benefits offer
HMRC names Scottish Government perm sec JP Marks as next chief exec
19 Dec 2024 HR
HMRC names Scottish Government perm sec JP Marks as next chief exec
Cab sec says Marks “brings vast experience to the role" from his work in the Scottish Government and earlier roles at DWP
Just 2.5% of civil service code appeals made last year were valid
18 Dec 2024 HR
Just 2.5% of civil service code appeals made last year were valid
Civil Service Commission says it will aim to build greater awareness and understanding of the code
Treasury recruiting for new second perm sec
18 Dec 2024 HR
Treasury recruiting for new second perm sec
Treasury is looking for candidates with "deep financial, business, commercial and analytical experience"
New secondment scheme planned between civil service and local government
17 Dec 2024 HR
New secondment scheme planned between civil service and local government
Programme will place civil servants in "strategic authority" officer roles, including senior positions
Civil service headcount rises again – now same size as 2006
17 Dec 2024 HR
Civil service headcount rises again – now same size as 2006
MoJ makes biggest increase to workforce size, while MoD continues reductions
Wormald delivers first message to officials: 'We all need to do things differently’
16 Dec 2024 HR
Wormald delivers first message to officials: 'We all need to do things differently’
Officials should be proud to serve in "our fantastic civil service", but will need to improve cross-department working and take better advantage of new tech, new cab sec says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 16
16 Dec 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 16
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Pensions Regulator agrees pay deal worth up to 7.55%
13 Dec 2024 HR
Pensions Regulator agrees pay deal worth up to 7.55%
Union says more than 300 officials will qualify for the top-tier uplift after long-running dispute
SCS performance management system to include new 'minimum standards' in 2025 Exclusive
12 Dec 2024 HR
SCS performance management system to include new 'minimum standards' in 2025
Amendments will also include guidance on the “expected distribution” of high and low performers – but Cabinet Office says it is not a return to forced distribution
Senior civil servants should get 2.8% pay rise, Cabinet Office says
11 Dec 2024 HR
Senior civil servants should get 2.8% pay rise, Cabinet Office says
The Treasury “has been clear that there will be no additional funding to departments for 2025-26 pay awards”, evidence to SSRB says
Civil Service Awards 2024 winners revealed
11 Dec 2024 HR
Civil Service Awards 2024 winners revealed
See the full list of winners
Starmer asks civil service to be 'emboldened to upset the apple cart'
10 Dec 2024 HR
Starmer asks civil service to be 'emboldened to upset the apple cart'
Email to civil servants promises that ministers will provide the leadership officials need for delivery
Civil servants are hungry for reform, but Starmer's 'tepid bath' jibe has done a lot of damage
10 Dec 2024 HR
Civil servants are hungry for reform, but Starmer's 'tepid bath' jibe has done a lot of damage
Starmer has undermined the leadership of the civil service in the very week that he appointed a new cabinet secretary
Home Office to sell or transfer unused £15.4m asylum seeker site
10 Dec 2024 HR
Home Office to sell or transfer unused £15.4m asylum seeker site
Matthew Rycroft says civil servants "rushed" acquisition "out of good faith and seeking to do a good job in difficult circumstances"
Beyond the bots: How AI can help civil servants do more meaningful work Partner Content
10 Dec 2024 HR
Beyond the bots: How AI can help civil servants do more meaningful work
From boosting productivity to freeing up time for strategic tasks, AI promises big changes to the public sector. But to make it work, leaders must focus on job enrichment, not job replacement. Matt Burney shares the essentials
McFadden on civil service: Good people in bad systems
09 Dec 2024 HR
McFadden on civil service: Good people in bad systems
Pat McFadden responds to questions over PM's criticism of Whitehall and also says he believes civil servants should be working in the office "on the whole"
‘Let’s make Whitehall more like a start-up’: Pat McFadden unveils civil service reform plan
09 Dec 2024 HR
‘Let’s make Whitehall more like a start-up’: Pat McFadden unveils civil service reform plan
Government to deploy ‘test-and-learn’ teams and simplify recruitment processes
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 9
09 Dec 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 9
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Unions slam Starmer’s ‘tepid bath of managed decline’ civil service attack
06 Dec 2024 HR
Unions slam Starmer’s ‘tepid bath of managed decline’ civil service attack
“I don't think the PM understands how damaging his words have been," warns FDA boss
Starmer: Too many civil servants ‘comfortable in tepid bath of managed decline’
05 Dec 2024 HR
Starmer: Too many civil servants ‘comfortable in tepid bath of managed decline’
PM uses 'Plan for Change' speech to warn civil servants against a 'lack of ambition' in reforms
ONS efforts to transform Labour Force Survey hit staff wellbeing ‘at all levels’
04 Dec 2024 HR
ONS efforts to transform Labour Force Survey hit staff wellbeing ‘at all levels’
National statistician says transition to new labour force survey system could take until 2027
Covid corruption commissioner appointed
03 Dec 2024 HR
Covid corruption commissioner appointed
Rachel Reeves says money clawed back by anti-fraud commissioner will go back into public services
Chris Wormald named cabinet secretary
02 Dec 2024 HR
Chris Wormald named cabinet secretary
DHSC permanent secretary will replace Simon Case as head of civil service
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 2
02 Dec 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 2
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People