Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
22 Oct HR

Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced

Home Office is most-shortlisted department, with seven nominations at this year's 20th anniversary ceremony
by Tevye Markson
Fax machines and 'opposition' civil servants – how the UK civil service compares to others around the world
22 Oct HR
Fax machines and 'opposition' civil servants – how the UK civil service compares to others around the world
Union announces strike dates in protest over DWP office closure
22 Oct HR
Union announces strike dates in protest over DWP office closure
Border Force patrol staff back strike action
21 Oct HR
Border Force patrol staff back strike action
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 2 to September 20
20 Sep 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 2 to September 20
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week and in the last few months, via Dods People
'A political Trojan horse': Report flags pitfalls of public sector pay-review bodies
19 Sep 2024 HR
'A political Trojan horse': Report flags pitfalls of public sector pay-review bodies
Civil service's biggest union says collective bargaining is best solution for securing fairness for staff
Security guards at departmental HQs weigh up strike action
19 Sep 2024 HR
Security guards at departmental HQs weigh up strike action
PCS members on G4S's security contract are considering walkouts at the Old Admiralty Building and 10 Victoria Street
Putting government geographers on the map: Meet profession head David Wood
19 Sep 2024 HR
Putting government geographers on the map: Meet profession head David Wood
David Wood, the head of one of government’s youngest professions, talks about the geography profession’s journey so far, and the importance of place and space
Read the autumn 2024 issue of Civil Service World
18 Sep 2024 HR
Read the autumn 2024 issue of Civil Service World
We look at government's green power goals and introduce you to the new ministers in each department
Lack of clarity on what to learn a 'major barrier' for one in 10 public servants – global survey
18 Sep 2024 HR
Lack of clarity on what to learn a 'major barrier' for one in 10 public servants – global survey
"Lost learners" are less likely to say recent training had improved their job performance or helped develop their career
Parole Board names next chief exec
17 Sep 2024 HR
Parole Board names next chief exec
Home Office veteran Cecilia French has worked on the undercover policing inquiry since 2019
Cabinet Office mulls creation of cross-departmental 'whistleblowing champion'
16 Sep 2024 HR
Cabinet Office mulls creation of cross-departmental 'whistleblowing champion'
Department says senior civil service role would be "figurehead" for speaking up in the face of wrongdoing
A civil service duty of candour should signal a shift from defensiveness towards willingness to learn from failure
16 Sep 2024 HR
A civil service duty of candour should signal a shift from defensiveness towards willingness to learn from failure
The case for a duty of candour on the civil service has been growing for years. Now is the time to think about how it will work in practice
Former police chief named border security commander
16 Sep 2024 HR
Former police chief named border security commander
Martin Hewitt says he is "under no illusions of the challenges that lie ahead"
Starmer appoints delivery guru Michael Barber for 'missions' drive
13 Sep 2024 HR
Starmer appoints delivery guru Michael Barber for 'missions' drive
Mastermind of Blair-era Prime Minister's Delivery Unit will serve as unpaid "adviser on effective delivery"
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
12 Sep 2024 HR
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
Treasury-based commissioner will work closely with officials and ministers across government, including in DHSC and Public Sector Fraud Authority
Lord Evans: Starmer will need 'considerable courage' to deliver standards pledge
12 Sep 2024 HR
Lord Evans: Starmer will need 'considerable courage' to deliver standards pledge
Former ethics watchdog chair says Starmer will need to embed “clear structures” for handling standards issues and ensure they are "insulated from political problems”
Council leader who worked on Test and Trace named DHSC second perm sec
11 Sep 2024 HR
Council leader who worked on Test and Trace named DHSC second perm sec
Tom Riordan, who began his career in the civil service, will start in the role later this month
Civil service headcount rises for eighth year running
11 Sep 2024 HR
Civil service headcount rises for eighth year running
Full-time equivalent headcount has risen by 24,000 in the last year
Spads join civil service union and raise pay concerns
10 Sep 2024 HR
Spads join civil service union and raise pay concerns
Special advisers in new Labour government reportedly unhappy with pay levels
Interim director of GOV.UK named
09 Sep 2024 HR
Interim director of GOV.UK named
Ash Smith has previously worked on Brexit negotiations strategy in DExEU and in the Home Office's Office for Security and Counter Terrorism
National Crime Agency 'on its knees', anti-corruption charity warns
09 Sep 2024 HR
National Crime Agency 'on its knees', anti-corruption charity warns
Agency suffering from "major brain drain", with morale "close to rock bottom" amid "potential catastrophic" pay issues
Home Office agency staff costs three times higher than before Covid
06 Sep 2024 HR
Home Office agency staff costs three times higher than before Covid
The department has spent more than £500m on temporary staff in the last two years
Grenfell Inquiry: Fire safety functions should be combined in one department
05 Sep 2024 HR
Grenfell Inquiry: Fire safety functions should be combined in one department
Final report also recommends establishment of single body responsible for all aspects of regulation related to fire safety in the construction industry
'No decision made' on GB Energy headquarters
04 Sep 2024 HR
'No decision made' on GB Energy headquarters
DESNZ denies reports Aberdeen has been selected as the home of Great British Energy
Think tank calls for creation of 'Government Data and AI Service'
04 Sep 2024 HR
Think tank calls for creation of 'Government Data and AI Service'
Artificial intelligence push should be backed with £1bn "transformation fund" in Autumn Budget, Reform says
FCDO contractors vote to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offer
04 Sep 2024 HR
FCDO contractors vote to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offer
The Foreign Office is being urged to bring outsourced workers back in-house
Immigration watchdog urges Home Office to address continued delays to inspection reports
03 Sep 2024 HR
Immigration watchdog urges Home Office to address continued delays to inspection reports
Interim ICIBI David Bolt also warns of challenges to forward planning as recruitment of his successor remains uncertain