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
Border Security Command chief to step down
23 Mar HR
Border Security Command chief to step down
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
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GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 September
23 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 September
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
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MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
Chosen candidate will be be tasked with providing "leadership that will unite and organise a vast and diverse community of technical professionals"
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
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New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
Unit to be set up after Rademaker review identifies "perceived fear of retaliation for reporting a complaint"
DSIT seeks 25 Britain’s ‘best and brightest’ for one-year secondments
07 May 2025 HR
DSIT seeks 25 Britain’s ‘best and brightest’ for one-year secondments
Fellows will gain “rare access to government decision-making, professional development, and powerful cross-sector networks”
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 6
06 May 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 6
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
The government must avoid creating a destabilised culture in Whitehall Exclusive
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The government must avoid creating a destabilised culture in Whitehall
While our friends across the Atlantic favour the ostentatious and outrageous when it comes to tackling inefficiency, we must take a different approach
ALBs announce job-share chief exec appointments
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ALBs announce job-share chief exec appointments
Historic England and Trade Remedies Authority name joint bosses
'We have two separate eggs here': Are job-shares all they're cracked up to be?
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'We have two separate eggs here': Are job-shares all they're cracked up to be?
Job-sharing has taken off across the civil service, and is being hailed as the key to diversity at senior levels. But how did we get here? And are the 'personal overheads' worth it?
Crisis response handbook update sets out more prominent role for Cabinet Office
02 May 2025 HR
Crisis response handbook update sets out more prominent role for Cabinet Office
Refresh sets out new structures for responding to catastrophic crises, including new crisis SRO role
Union launches strike ballot at Ofgem
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Union launches strike ballot at Ofgem
Pay and job security concerns at energy regulator could see more than 700 members of PCS union walk out
Cabinet Office sets aside £27m for voluntary exit scheme
30 Apr 2025 HR
Cabinet Office sets aside £27m for voluntary exit scheme
Perm sec Cat Little tells MPs she’s confident that leaner department will be more focused and better able to “coordinate under pressure”
Tamara Finkelstein to step down as Defra perm sec
29 Apr 2025 HR
Tamara Finkelstein to step down as Defra perm sec
Policy profession head's "expertise, knowledge, and experience have been invaluable in driving forward real progress", environment secretary says
VOA: 125-year-old agency to be absorbed into HMRC
29 Apr 2025 HR
VOA: 125-year-old agency to be absorbed into HMRC
Union calls decision to move ALB's functions into HMRC a “slap in the face to hard-working civil servants”