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
20 Mar HR
MoJ announces funding for 1,300 extra probation officers
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Rose Moore
15 Oct 2025 HR
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Rose Moore
DWP advanced customer support senior leader Moore was awarded an OBE for services to vulnerable people
‘One of the most exciting roles in the civil service’: Government seeks new Places for Growth director
03 Sep 2025 HR
‘One of the most exciting roles in the civil service’: Government seeks new Places for Growth director
Job advert offers 98,000 - £162,500 salary bracket for the role leading on "high priority programme"
FDA boss calls on ministers to defend Northern Ireland's top civil servant
02 Sep 2025 HR
FDA boss calls on ministers to defend Northern Ireland's top civil servant
Stormont leadership should “step up to the plate” over Jayne Brady’s £30,000 pay-and-pension-contributions rise, Dave Penman says
Starmer continues No.10 shakeup with PPS and comms hire
02 Sep 2025 HR
Starmer continues No.10 shakeup with PPS and comms hire
Treasury DG Dan York-Smith to replace Nin Pandit as PPS
Government warned of need to go 'further and faster' to improve data security
01 Sep 2025 HR
Government warned of need to go 'further and faster' to improve data security
Government says it has implemented 12 of 14 recommendations from previously-secret information security review
Why chasing productivity won’t save our public services
01 Sep 2025 HR
Why chasing productivity won’t save our public services
Private firms are broadening their metrics beyond simple efficiency – public services should be even more cautious about allowing productivity alone to dominate reform narratives
Starmer shakes up No.10 operation with Minouche Shafik and Darren Jones picks
01 Sep 2025 HR
Starmer shakes up No.10 operation with Minouche Shafik and Darren Jones picks
Jones appointed to new chief secretary to the PM position
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – end of recess edition (July 25 to September 1)
01 Sep 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – end of recess edition (July 25 to September 1)
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Criminal Cases Review Commission: Growing caseload prompts ‘essential’ recruitment drive
29 Aug 2025 HR
Criminal Cases Review Commission: Growing caseload prompts ‘essential’ recruitment drive
The body is seeking a “small, immediate expansion of the team" amid caseload pressures
Civil Service Commission to take on post-government jobs function from mid-September
29 Aug 2025 HR
Civil Service Commission to take on post-government jobs function from mid-September
Acoba announces transition arrangements ahead of its abolition
Starmer to replace principal private secretary
28 Aug 2025 HR
Starmer to replace principal private secretary
Ninjeri Pandit expected to leave role as PPS to prime minister and take on new role at No.10 in September
Better wellbeing, higher productivity and lower stress: Findings from Scottish Government's four-day week pilot
28 Aug 2025 HR
Better wellbeing, higher productivity and lower stress: Findings from Scottish Government's four-day week pilot
Report also shares lessons for other organisations considering a move to a shorter working week