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
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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
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Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 September
Departments to match-fund central voluntary redundancy pot
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Departments to match-fund central voluntary redundancy pot
Departments will bid for the funds and match the amount they receive
DfE seeks chief scientific adviser
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DfE seeks chief scientific adviser
Department looking for "inclusive and collaborative leader who can work across disciplines to deliver results”
Scottish Government confirms one-day-a-week office working ‘expectation’
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Freedom of Information response sets out variance with civil service rules south of the border
Animal and Plant Health Agency hires police chief as next boss
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Richard Lewis will take helm of Defra executive agency in mid-June
MHCLG strike dates announced – and more could follow
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Industrial action to take place in April and May over office closures, while more MHCLG officials back strikes
Growing digital profession will help government shed 7,000 contractors, Little tells MPs
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Cabinet Office to cut headcount by 1,200 over next two years
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Unions warn 'blunt' cuts could undermine government's reform programme
Female staff at MoD lose confidence in reporting sex harassment, survey finds
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Female staff at MoD lose confidence in reporting sex harassment, survey finds
Civil service union Prospect renews call for independent inquiry to drive change in the defence sector
Defra appoints chief scientific adviser
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Defra appoints chief scientific adviser
Perm sec Tamara Finkelstein says Anjali Goswami will bring "a wealth of knowledge and expertise" to the role
Civil Service Compensation Scheme consultation dropped
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Civil Service Compensation Scheme consultation dropped
Cabinet Office confirms it has ended a consultation launched in 2022 by the then-Conservative government to reduce redundancy terms
Departments told to justify existence of quangos to 'drive out waste and inefficiency'
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Departments told to justify existence of quangos to 'drive out waste and inefficiency'
Unions warn against using the arm's-length body review exercise as an excuse to cut jobs
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 21 to April 7
07 Apr 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 21 to April 7
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