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
23 Mar HR
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
23 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
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
Home Office seeks data strategy chief to 'deliver culture change' on data capability
28 Feb 2025 HR
Home Office seeks data strategy chief to 'deliver culture change' on data capability
Role can be based in either London or Manchester and comes with a remit to set and deliver organisational data strategy
Union launches strike ballot over MHCLG office closures
27 Feb 2025 HR
Union launches strike ballot over MHCLG office closures
Department-wide exercise also seeks steer on concerns about recruitment policies and office attendance
Grenfell Inquiry: Government agrees to set up single construction regulator
27 Feb 2025 HR
Grenfell Inquiry: Government agrees to set up single construction regulator
Government accepts inquiry proposals, including appointing chief construction adviser and establishing record of inquiry recommendations
'Huge common sense is needed on WfH': 10 things we learnt from Chris Wormald’s PACAC hearing
26 Feb 2025 HR
'Huge common sense is needed on WfH': 10 things we learnt from Chris Wormald’s PACAC hearing
New cab sec sets out views on home working, mission government, grade hierarchy and more
Tim Moss announced as new DVLA chief executive
25 Feb 2025 HR
Tim Moss announced as new DVLA chief executive
Newly appointed DVLA boss promises to make UK’s roads the safest in the world
Office mandate has failed, four in five civil servants tell union survey
25 Feb 2025 HR
Office mandate has failed, four in five civil servants tell union survey
FDA calls for comprehensive review of 60% rule in light of survey results
Scottish Government seeks chief scientific adviser
24 Feb 2025 HR
Scottish Government seeks chief scientific adviser
Scotland's next top scientist should be "outstanding" and "widely respected at a national or international level”, job ad says
Some things change, some stay the same: Sixteen years of the People Survey
24 Feb 2025 HR
Some things change, some stay the same: Sixteen years of the People Survey
CSW breaks down how responses to the Civil Service People Survey have changed since it was launched 16 years ago
Great British Energy gets interim chief exec
24 Feb 2025 HR
Great British Energy gets interim chief exec
Energy secretary Ed Miliband appoints trade-association boss to head up state-owned clean-power firm