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
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 September
23 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 September
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
Spending Review 2025 recap: Here's everything you need to know
04 Aug 2025 HR
Spending Review 2025 recap: Here's everything you need to know
A deep dive into the Spending Review 2025 documents to fish out the details that matter to civil servants. Words by Tevye Markson, Jim Dunton, Suzannah Brecknell and Beckie Smith
Cabinet Office launches search for UK Statistics Authority chair
04 Aug 2025 HR
Cabinet Office launches search for UK Statistics Authority chair
Penny Young, deputy chair of UKSA's board, to be interim chair when Sir Robert Chote departs
National Crime Agency gets funding for 300 extra officers
04 Aug 2025 HR
National Crime Agency gets funding for 300 extra officers
New recruits to focus on gathering intelligence to help stop small boat smugglers
MoD perm sec David Williams to depart
04 Aug 2025 HR
MoD perm sec David Williams to depart
Williams to step down after four years as the department's top civil servant
ICO issues guidance on disclosing documents securely following MoD security breach
01 Aug 2025 HR
ICO issues guidance on disclosing documents securely following MoD security breach
Watchdog warns of serious data breaches where documents have been disclosed without proper checks for hidden personal information, including at the MoD
Civil service internship scheme now targets only ‘working class’ applicants
01 Aug 2025 HR
Civil service internship scheme now targets only ‘working class’ applicants
Rule change for undergraduate summer programme aims to boost social mobility in the Fast Stream
Former Sun editor David Dinsmore appointed as perm sec-level director of comms
31 Jul 2025 HR
Former Sun editor David Dinsmore appointed as perm sec-level director of comms
The new head of the Government Communications Service will be based in the Cabinet Office
Civil Service Statistics: Three-quarters of civil servants now above most junior grades
31 Jul 2025 HR
Civil Service Statistics: Three-quarters of civil servants now above most junior grades
Civil service continues to get more senior in grade, with just a quarter of civil servants now at AA/AO level
Civil Service Statistics: Gender pay gap falls to lowest level since civil service reporting began
31 Jul 2025 HR
Civil Service Statistics: Gender pay gap falls to lowest level since civil service reporting began
Mean and median gender pay gap measurements drop to record low
Civil Service Statistics: Self-declared disability hits record high – and finally matches working population
30 Jul 2025 HR
Civil Service Statistics: Self-declared disability hits record high – and finally matches working population
Ethnic minority and LGBO representation also continues to rise
In conversation with… former Treasury perm sec Lord Terry Burns
30 Jul 2025 HR
In conversation with… former Treasury perm sec Lord Terry Burns
Welsh Government senior civil servant Peter McDonald talks to the former permanent secretary to the Treasury about responding to crises, working with ministers and solving problems. This article first appeared in the Heywood Quarterly
EXCL: Officials give mixed feedback on government's civil service reform agenda Exclusive
30 Jul 2025 HR
EXCL: Officials give mixed feedback on government's civil service reform agenda
Civil servants surveyed by Prospect union express ambivalence on government’s overall reform plans, but support for efforts to improve performance