Civil Service Awards 2025 winners announced
10 Dec HR

Civil Service Awards 2025 winners announced

See the full list of winners at the 20th anniversary special ceremony
by Tevye Markson
Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
15 Dec HR
Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 15 December
15 Dec HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 15 December
FCDO’s domestic staff to ‘bear brunt’ of job cuts, perm sec says
12 Dec HR
FCDO’s domestic staff to ‘bear brunt’ of job cuts, perm sec says
'The front line of mission delivery': Sheffield, Leeds and Darlington campuses to lead community-based scheme
16 Jun HR
'The front line of mission delivery': Sheffield, Leeds and Darlington campuses to lead community-based scheme
Civil servants to work with local service providers to drive growth, opportunity and health missions 'from the ground up'
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 16
16 Jun HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 16
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
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
From the Cabinet Office moving jobs to east London to a HMRC promise that seems to have already been delivered, here are the highlights from departments' property efficiency plans
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
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
Department also gets £500m "to make HMRC a truly digital-first organisation"
Outsourced staff accept 'groundbreaking' pay and benefits offer
12 Jun HR
Outsourced staff accept 'groundbreaking' pay and benefits offer
PCS lauds "first of its kind" pay package for outsourced facilities management contracts in the civil service
Civil service strategic workforce plan delay 'disappointing' – union chief
11 Jun HR
Civil service strategic workforce plan delay 'disappointing' – union chief
Civil servants left "with more questions than answers" as to how Spending Review cuts are to be implemented, FDA head says
Departments agree 16% admin savings and 5% total efficiencies
11 Jun HR
Departments agree 16% admin savings and 5% total efficiencies
OvFM helps departments find £13.8bn of annual efficiencies in day-to-day spending as part of 5% overall target
Civil service headcount hits 19-year high
11 Jun HR
Civil service headcount hits 19-year high
Uplift of 2,000 staff returns FTE numbers to level not seen since 2006
Ten top tips: How to use a Civil Service Commission audit to improve recruitment practice
11 Jun HR
Ten top tips: How to use a Civil Service Commission audit to improve recruitment practice
Here's what the Commission looks for during a recruitment audit
Ministry of Justice picks Jo Farrar as new permanent secretary
11 Jun HR
Ministry of Justice picks Jo Farrar as new permanent secretary
Former second perm sec will return to the MoJ as its top civil servant after two-year spell in NHS body
Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
10 Jun HR
Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
The government is placing high hopes on the potential for AI to improve productivity in public services. But where can it be most of use?