MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters
27 May HR

MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters

Plus, Department for Work and Pensions delays departure from Caxton House until March next year
by Jim Dunton
Pension scheme crisis: Cabinet Office doubles hardship loan upper limit
29 May HR
Pension scheme crisis: Cabinet Office doubles hardship loan upper limit
Why Defra is where you should want to work
29 May HR
Why Defra is where you should want to work
Work starts on Great British Energy’s new HQ
28 May HR
Work starts on Great British Energy’s new HQ
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
09 May 2025 HR
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
Former government lead non-executive director Michael Jary also calls for more “outsider leaders” in civil service
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
08 May 2025 HR
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
07 May 2025 HR
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
06 May 2025 HR
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
02 May 2025 HR
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?
02 May 2025 HR
'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
01 May 2025 HR
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