Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
15 Dec HR

Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs

Party announces more details of civil service reform policies including weakening pensions in favour of higher bonuses, increasing office working and big cuts to policy profession
by Tevye Markson
Planning Inspectorate staff begin industrial action over pay and workload issues
16 Dec HR
Planning Inspectorate staff begin industrial action over pay and workload issues
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 15 December
15 Dec HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 15 December
FCDO’s domestic staff to ‘bear brunt’ of job cuts, perm sec says
12 Dec HR
FCDO’s domestic staff to ‘bear brunt’ of job cuts, perm sec says
Women doing better in competitions for senior posts, CSC report shows
23 Dec 2024 HR
Women doing better in competitions for senior posts, CSC report shows
Candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds and those who report having a disability continue to have low success rate
Peter Mandelson picked for key US ambassador role
23 Dec 2024 HR
Peter Mandelson picked for key US ambassador role
Starmer says Lord Mandelson "will bring unrivalled experience to the role" and take partnership with US "from strength to strength"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 23
23 Dec 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 23
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Sue Gray to get life peerage
20 Dec 2024 HR
Sue Gray to get life peerage
Former deputy PM Thérèse Coffey also on 38-strong list of soon-to-be House of Lords members
Starmer acknowledges skills challenges facing civil service
20 Dec 2024 HR
Starmer acknowledges skills challenges facing civil service
PM tells MPs he's "focused" on delivering more technology into government
Ex-ministers rapped over appointments failings
19 Dec 2024 HR
Ex-ministers rapped over appointments failings
James Heappey and Huw Merriman reported to Cabinet Office for failing to get watchdog approval for new jobs
Union boss and ex-Treasury DG join DBT board
19 Dec 2024 HR
Union boss and ex-Treasury DG join DBT board
New NEDs include Prospect chief Mike Clancy, Katharine Braddick and two former advisers to prime ministers
HMRC names Scottish Government perm sec JP Marks as next chief exec
19 Dec 2024 HR
HMRC names Scottish Government perm sec JP Marks as next chief exec
Cab sec says Marks “brings vast experience to the role" from his work in the Scottish Government and earlier roles at DWP
Just 2.5% of civil service code appeals made last year were valid
18 Dec 2024 HR
Just 2.5% of civil service code appeals made last year were valid
Civil Service Commission says it will aim to build greater awareness and understanding of the code
Treasury recruiting for new second perm sec
18 Dec 2024 HR
Treasury recruiting for new second perm sec
Treasury is looking for candidates with "deep financial, business, commercial and analytical experience"
New secondment scheme planned between civil service and local government
17 Dec 2024 HR
New secondment scheme planned between civil service and local government
Programme will place civil servants in "strategic authority" officer roles, including senior positions
Civil service headcount rises again – now same size as 2006
17 Dec 2024 HR
Civil service headcount rises again – now same size as 2006
MoJ makes biggest increase to workforce size, while MoD continues reductions