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
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Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 September
FCDO sets out detail on overseas aid cuts
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FCDO sets out detail on overseas aid cuts
Union declares victory in WhatsApp group ‘victimisation’ case
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Union declares victory in WhatsApp group ‘victimisation’ case
Headcount, collaboration and WFH: New Scottish Government perm sec Joe Griffin sets out vision
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Headcount, collaboration and WFH: New Scottish Government perm sec Joe Griffin sets out vision
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Hybrid working: 60% in office is Scottish Government’s ‘ultimate aim’
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FoI documents reveal Scottish Government's office and home-working plans
Ex-cab sec Simon Case: It's 'absolutely right' to cut civil service headcount
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Ex-cab sec Simon Case: It's 'absolutely right' to cut civil service headcount
Former head of the civil service also confirms he won't be writing a memoir
Industrial strategy: Civil service reforms aim to build 'enduring partnership' with business
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Industrial strategy: Civil service reforms aim to build 'enduring partnership' with business
Strategy contains a series of changes to improve how government works with business, including building up commercial skills and better coordination between departments
Whistleblowing survey reveals generational divide
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Whistleblowing survey reveals generational divide
Gen Z staff less likely to sound alarm over wrongdoing than older colleagues – but much keener to get media involved
Mega projects: Delivery bodies given freedom to set pay for specialist roles
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Government to implement "bespoke" approach to governance and funding for current and future schemes
Civil Service Pension Scheme admin staff vote to strike
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Civil Service Pension Scheme admin staff vote to strike
Ballot of PCS members at spun-out operator ‘overwhelmingly’ backs industrial action
John Major calls for appointments watchdog to get boosted powers
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John Major calls for appointments watchdog to get boosted powers
Former PM also says senior civil servants should get tougher vetting before being handed peerages
Keir Starmer asks cab sec to examine damning HS2 review's implications for civil service
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Keir Starmer asks cab sec to examine damning HS2 review's implications for civil service
Wormald to assess infrastructure delivery report and consider whether an investigation is needed
NAO flags Civil Service Pension Scheme failings
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Cabinet Office has spent £31.7m bankrolling admin for botched 2015 reforms, according to report
Sarah Healey gets damehood in King’s Birthday Honours
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Sarah Healey gets damehood in King’s Birthday Honours
MHCLG perm sec and Joint Intelligence Committee chair receive damehoods as scores of current and former civil servants are honoured
'The front line of mission delivery': Sheffield, Leeds and Darlington campuses to lead community-based scheme
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'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'