Civil Service Awards 2025 winners announced
10 Dec HR

Civil Service Awards 2025 winners announced

See the full list of winners at the 20th anniversary special ceremony
by Tevye Markson
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
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
FCDO was too ambitious in first year of merger, perm sec says
20 Nov 2024 HR
FCDO was too ambitious in first year of merger, perm sec says
Philip Barton also says the department has improved how it responds to crises by making its workforce more agile
Barton: FCDO needs new funding model
19 Nov 2024 HR
Barton: FCDO needs new funding model
Department will require hundreds of millions of pounds more after 2026-27, perm sec says
Cabinet Office scraps 'ambitious and expensive' vetting transformation programme
19 Nov 2024 HR
Cabinet Office scraps 'ambitious and expensive' vetting transformation programme
Perm sec Cat Little says strategy to modernise and improve vetting services has moved away from previous "big bang" approach
Office attendance row: Land Registry officials to vote on strikes over 60% rule
19 Nov 2024 HR
Office attendance row: Land Registry officials to vote on strikes over 60% rule
PCS to ballot more than 3,800 members at HM Land Registry over in-office mandate and other concerns
Is the fight for a new pay review body doomed to fail? Oh no it isn't!
19 Nov 2024 HR
Is the fight for a new pay review body doomed to fail? Oh no it isn't!
Unions calling for an end to the stale and flawed pay remit guidance for civil servants aren't pantomime villains – the system needs to change
Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report
18 Nov 2024 HR
Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report
New unit should assess cost-benefit analysis of retaining poor performers versus managing them out, Reform think tank says
PM rules out four-day week for civil servants
15 Nov 2024 HR
PM rules out four-day week for civil servants
Civil service union PCS accuses government of ignoring "real gains" that a shorter working week can offer
DBT second perm sec departing and won’t be replaced
15 Nov 2024 HR
DBT second perm sec departing and won’t be replaced
Crawford Falconer’s responsibilities to be shared by several civil servants
More, better-paid spads is not just good for ministers; it's good for civil servants
14 Nov 2024 HR
More, better-paid spads is not just good for ministers; it's good for civil servants
Far from being a "necessary evil", special advisers and other political appointees are a crucial part of the machine
Ministers drop hostilities against four-day week council
14 Nov 2024 HR
Ministers drop hostilities against four-day week council
MHCLG acknowledges authority is an "independent employer" but refuses to support shorter working hours for full pay
MHCLG to close six offices
14 Nov 2024 HR
MHCLG to close six offices
Office for Place will also be wound down, minister announces
'It's not the 1970s': Minister rejects call for civil servants to get four-day week
14 Nov 2024 HR
'It's not the 1970s': Minister rejects call for civil servants to get four-day week
Emma Reynolds says she doesn't believe PCS union's evidence on benefits of four-day week