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
DVLA offers £135k for new chief exec
01 Nov 2024 HR
DVLA offers £135k for new chief exec
Agency seeks boss with "people leadership at the heart" of their skillset
Budget: Above-inflation public sector pay awards ‘will require improved productivity’
31 Oct 2024 HR
Budget: Above-inflation public sector pay awards ‘will require improved productivity’
Departments will need to “carefully consider the trade-offs required to afford pay awards”
DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
31 Oct 2024 HR
DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
£110m will fund fraud-and-error hiring drives in both departments, while HMRC also gets £262m for debt-management staff
Budget: Departments' day-to-day spending to rise 1.5% in real terms
30 Oct 2024 HR
Budget: Departments' day-to-day spending to rise 1.5% in real terms
Total departmental spending will rise by an average of 1.5% a year over the next five years, chancellor announces, with higher rises in the next two years
Next cab sec must be able to handle rivalries, egos and personal histories – IfG
29 Oct 2024 HR
Next cab sec must be able to handle rivalries, egos and personal histories – IfG
Simon Case's successor will need to be able to lead permanent secretaries with “unquestioned
authority"
Darlington Economic Campus hits 1,000-staff milestone
29 Oct 2024 HR
Darlington Economic Campus hits 1,000-staff milestone
More than 800 civil servants now working at the site were recruited locally
Cabinet Office launches search for chair to succeed Eric Pickles
29 Oct 2024 HR
Cabinet Office launches search for chair to succeed Eric Pickles
Pickles will depart the post-government jobs watchdog in spring 2025
MoD creates standalone defence procurement role
28 Oct 2024 HR
MoD creates standalone defence procurement role
Ministry of Defence says the bolstered director of armaments role will help to fix "broken" defence procurement system
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 28
28 Oct 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 28
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week and in the last few months, via Dods People
MHCLG officials join Defra colleagues in campaigning for four-day week
25 Oct 2024 HR
MHCLG officials join Defra colleagues in campaigning for four-day week
Around 10% of staff sign petition calling for shorter working week with no reduction in pay
Civil Service Awards 2024 shortlist announced
24 Oct 2024 HR
Civil Service Awards 2024 shortlist announced
Home Office transformation programme up for two gongs, while DWP is the most-shortlisted department
‘Significant rises for all staff’: Home Office deal is worth 9% for some
24 Oct 2024 HR
‘Significant rises for all staff’: Home Office deal is worth 9% for some
PCS says officials' reaction to overall offer has been "either positive or very positive"
Black History Month: The glass ceiling for black civil servants remains unbroken
23 Oct 2024 HR
Black History Month: The glass ceiling for black civil servants remains unbroken
Despite the public sector’s significant progress in achieving ethnic diversity, challenges remain at the highest levels of leadership
Pay rise for lowest-earning DWP officials to be partly unconsolidated
22 Oct 2024 HR
Pay rise for lowest-earning DWP officials to be partly unconsolidated
Union says the overall offer to staff “falls well short" of expectations
'I haven’t always got jobs that I applied for. Looking back, I’m glad.' Lunch with... Dame Sue Owen
22 Oct 2024 HR
'I haven’t always got jobs that I applied for. Looking back, I’m glad.' Lunch with... Dame Sue Owen
The former DCMS perm sec breaks bread with Suzannah Brecknell
Former Tory justice secretary appointed to lead sentencing review
22 Oct 2024 HR
Former Tory justice secretary appointed to lead sentencing review
Gauke says it is “a privilege to serve, not least because such a review is timely and necessary”
Employment rights bill will have net social benefit, DBT analysis finds
22 Oct 2024 HR
Employment rights bill will have net social benefit, DBT analysis finds
Document says impact of the bill on growth will be "small"
HMRC launches rapid response apprenticeship hiring spree
21 Oct 2024 HR
HMRC launches rapid response apprenticeship hiring spree
Surge and rapid response team offers 142 apprenticeships to "enthusiastic" team players
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 21
21 Oct 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 21
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week and in the last few months, via Dods People
DWP watchdog seeks 'urgent reassurance' over pension credit capacity
21 Oct 2024 HR
DWP watchdog seeks 'urgent reassurance' over pension credit capacity
Social Security Advisory Committee raises concern about department's ability to process pension credit claims "in a timely way” and potential impact on winter fuel payments
Are government skills future ready?
21 Oct 2024 HR
Are government skills future ready?
There’s often a gap between needs and capabilities, which manifests in policy failures, botched projects, and a slower drip of underperformance
‘It's such a fast-evolving area’: Government counter-fraud boss on a decade of leading the charge against economic crime
18 Oct 2024 HR
‘It's such a fast-evolving area’: Government counter-fraud boss on a decade of leading the charge against economic crime
Public Sector Fraud Authority chief executive Mark Cheeseman speaks to Tevye Markson about improving cross-government capability, tackling insider fraud and modernising counter-fraud work
SSRB gets new permanent chair after two-year job hunt
18 Oct 2024 HR
SSRB gets new permanent chair after two-year job hunt
Lea Paterson is a civil service commissioner and board member at the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Entries open for award celebrating civil service recruitment excellence
18 Oct 2024 HR
Entries open for award celebrating civil service recruitment excellence
This year's Commissioners' Mark of Excellence will focus on hiring teams which have brought new skills and talent into the civil service