Capita wins £700m civil service payroll contract
26 Feb HR

Capita wins £700m civil service payroll contract

Union raises concerns over contract award in light of current Civil Service Pension Scheme issues
by Tevye Markson
Treasury calls in private sector to help departments scale up AI use
26 Feb HR
Treasury calls in private sector to help departments scale up AI use
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cat Little delivers hardship-loan update
25 Feb HR
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cat Little delivers hardship-loan update
DWP pay ballot falls short of strike threshold
25 Feb HR
DWP pay ballot falls short of strike threshold
'Public sector leaders can be deeply risk averse': What I learnt about driving innovation
06 Mar 2025 HR
'Public sector leaders can be deeply risk averse': What I learnt about driving innovation
Tips on understanding and tackling the barriers to new ways of working
EXCL: DHSC-owned drug development company to cease manufacturing Exclusive
06 Mar 2025 HR
EXCL: DHSC-owned drug development company to cease manufacturing
Demise of Porton Biopharma, which works with UKHSA, follows market challenges
HMRC set to deliver £700m in efficiency savings this year
06 Mar 2025 HR
HMRC set to deliver £700m in efficiency savings this year
In final PAC appearance, Jim Harra says customer services is "big area" where more efficiency savings can be found
Government announces new defence innovation body
06 Mar 2025 HR
Government announces new defence innovation body
Dasa and Dstl will remain as separate innovation and technology focused bodies
DSIT perm sec to quit civil service
06 Mar 2025 HR
DSIT perm sec to quit civil service
Sarah Munby says five years as a department head has been “an extraordinary tour of duty”
Civil servants invited to join new low-code community
05 Mar 2025 HR
Civil servants invited to join new low-code community
New low-code community seeks employees across central government departments and arm’s-length agencies to register as members
An Elon Musk-style public sector clear-out would be a disaster for the UK
05 Mar 2025 HR
An Elon Musk-style public sector clear-out would be a disaster for the UK
Starmer should ignore calls for a UK version of the Department of Government Efficiency – it's likely to end badly for the US
Think tank calls for ‘clear-out’ of MoJ and HMPPS leadership
04 Mar 2025 HR
Think tank calls for ‘clear-out’ of MoJ and HMPPS leadership
Current bosses ‘not up to task’ of delivering transformation required, Policy Exchange claims
Former civil servant named next MHRA chief
04 Mar 2025 HR
Former civil servant named next MHRA chief
Lawrence Tallon joins regulator from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
PCS suspends all facilities-management strike action
03 Mar 2025 HR
PCS suspends all facilities-management strike action
Union pauses walkouts for outsourced staff in Cabinet Office, No.10 and elsewhere to hold two weeks of talks
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – Feb 17-Mar 3
03 Mar 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – Feb 17-Mar 3
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
HS2: Watchdog MPs bemoan ongoing skills deficiency at DfT
28 Feb 2025 HR
HS2: Watchdog MPs bemoan ongoing skills deficiency at DfT
High-speed rail project has become a "casebook example of how not to run a major project", Public Accounts Committee says