Civil Service Pension Scheme: Union slams ‘shameful’ lack of insight into late payments
22 Jan HR

Civil Service Pension Scheme: Union slams ‘shameful’ lack of insight into late payments

‘This is a real scandal’, warns Prospect, as POA adds to growing calls for urgent action
by Tevye Markson
Delivering from the centre requires partnership, not proxy wars
22 Jan HR
Delivering from the centre requires partnership, not proxy wars
Consultancy spend: Government exceeds early reduction target
22 Jan HR
Consultancy spend: Government exceeds early reduction target
Survey finds 98% of Ofsted inspectors are overworked
22 Jan HR
Survey finds 98% of Ofsted inspectors are overworked
Government appoints lead media agency
23 Dec 2025 HR
Government appoints lead media agency
WPP will lead government media strategy and support high-impact public sector campaigns across the public sector
Civil Service People Survey: A deep dive into bullying and discrimination trends
22 Dec 2025 HR
Civil Service People Survey: A deep dive into bullying and discrimination trends
Rates of bullying and discrimination recorded in the Civil Service People Survey took an unexpected fall in 2020 – and the trend seems to have stuck. But has everyone benefited?
DVSA appoints new chief exec amid driving test backlog crisis
22 Dec 2025 HR
DVSA appoints new chief exec amid driving test backlog crisis
Agency says Beverley Warmington has “exceptional track record” of leading large-scale operational transformation across government
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 22 December
22 Dec 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 22 December
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Read the winter 2026 issue of Civil Service World
19 Dec 2025 HR
Read the winter 2026 issue of Civil Service World
This issue brings a special focus on the clean energy superpower mission, plus interviews with four perm secs and the creator of Yes, Minister
Christian Turner named as next ambassador to the US
19 Dec 2025 HR
Christian Turner named as next ambassador to the US
Diplomat and civil servant's most recent role was political director at the FCDO
'I can do my job from home': Civil servants reflect on 60% in-office mandate
18 Dec 2025 HR
'I can do my job from home': Civil servants reflect on 60% in-office mandate
Two years on from its introduction, officials tell CSW what they really think of the 60% office-working rule
Minister pauses recruitment of UK Statistics Authority chair
18 Dec 2025 HR
Minister pauses recruitment of UK Statistics Authority chair
Penny Young to remain as interim chair for now as Darren Jones pulls plug on appointment process
DHSC says health-reorganisation redundancy bill could hit £1.3bn
18 Dec 2025 HR
DHSC says health-reorganisation redundancy bill could hit £1.3bn
But perm sec Samantha Jones tells MPs scrapping 18,000 posts will save more than £1bn a year by 2029
Voluntary exits: Around 5,000 officials to leave across government
17 Dec 2025 HR
Voluntary exits: Around 5,000 officials to leave across government
Cat Little says 36 exit schemes are currently under way and estimates 5,000 exits by March
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cabinet Office issues update on technical issues
17 Dec 2025 HR
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cabinet Office issues update on technical issues
Minister says website has been "considerably improved" as CSW readers continue to report concerns
Planning Inspectorate staff begin industrial action over pay and workload issues
16 Dec 2025 HR
Planning Inspectorate staff begin industrial action over pay and workload issues
Prospect says its members at the MHCLG executive agency "feel their goodwill is taken for granted"