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
PM picks former OpenAI exec as new AI adviser
18 Aug 2025 HR
PM picks former OpenAI exec as new AI adviser
Jade Leung was governance lead at the company behind ChatGPT before moving to AI Security Institute
'Successful transformation requires cultural change': What's in HMRC's Transformation Roadmap?
15 Aug 2025 HR
'Successful transformation requires cultural change': What's in HMRC's Transformation Roadmap?
The tax agency’s ambitious vision for the coming years includes "automating tax where possible", investing in new analytics technology to help combat fraud, and upgrading ageing IT infrastructure
NI civil servants must spend 40% of their time in offices under new guidance
14 Aug 2025 HR
NI civil servants must spend 40% of their time in offices under new guidance
New guidance will come into effect from September, Department of Finance says
Defra names next permanent secretary
14 Aug 2025 HR
Defra names next permanent secretary
Paul Kissack will return to the civil service from the charity sector to lead the environment department
Ex-John Lewis chair among three new Treasury NEDs
13 Aug 2025 HR
Ex-John Lewis chair among three new Treasury NEDs
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says non-exec directors from the world of business will bring "fresh thinking" to HMT
'This should be a wake-up call': Ofgem staff to strike over pay and conditions
13 Aug 2025 HR
'This should be a wake-up call': Ofgem staff to strike over pay and conditions
Three days of strikes will take place later this month, including on "energy price cap day"
Government Major Projects Portfolio: Red-rated schemes now worth £198bn
13 Aug 2025 HR
Government Major Projects Portfolio: Red-rated schemes now worth £198bn
Whole life costs associated with red-rated major projects rise by £101bn after some of the most expensive schemes move from amber to red
'AI for all': MoJ launches AI action plan for civil servants
12 Aug 2025 HR
'AI for all': MoJ launches AI action plan for civil servants
All staff members to get "secure, enterprise-grade AI assistants" by December
FCDO appoints diplomat to new director general position
12 Aug 2025 HR
FCDO appoints diplomat to new director general position
Neil Wigan, British high commissioner to Kenya, to become director general for strategy and delivery
Homes England names former HMPPS boss as chief exec
11 Aug 2025 HR
Homes England names former HMPPS boss as chief exec
Amy Rees will join housing delivery agency in early September
Revolving-doors shakeup: How will Acoba’s abolition affect civil servants?
11 Aug 2025 HR
Revolving-doors shakeup: How will Acoba’s abolition affect civil servants?
With post-government jobs regulator Acoba set for abolition later this year, and the Civil Service Commission taking on part of its function, what do the changes mean for officials?
Zero office attendance: ONS staff escalate industrial action over hybrid-working policy
11 Aug 2025 HR
Zero office attendance: ONS staff escalate industrial action over hybrid-working policy
Union says latest action will see around 1,200 staff work solely from home