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
DSIT ramps up GOV.UK AI Chatbot trial
05 Nov 2024 HR
DSIT ramps up GOV.UK AI Chatbot trial
Trials could lead to the chatbot eventually being rolled out across GOV.UK website
FCDO perm sec Philip Barton to stand down
05 Nov 2024 HR
FCDO perm sec Philip Barton to stand down
Top official tells staff he is "handing over the baton knowing that we are settled now as a single department"
A guide to the counter-fraud profession and function
04 Nov 2024 HR
A guide to the counter-fraud profession and function
In this series, CSW provides a guide to professions and functions across the civil service. Each briefing looks at a different group, offering a glimpse at what they do and how they work with other parts of government
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 4
04 Nov 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 4
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week and in the last few months, via Dods People
'On reflection I feel more optimistic': Tech experts debate impact of moving digital functions to DSIT
01 Nov 2024 HR
'On reflection I feel more optimistic': Tech experts debate impact of moving digital functions to DSIT
Government’s core digital units have relocated from their long-standing base in the Cabinet Office to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Sam Trendall talks to sector experts to assess the impact of the move
Places for Growth: Departments hit 21,000 moves as they edge closer to target
01 Nov 2024 HR
Places for Growth: Departments hit 21,000 moves as they edge closer to target
More than 3,000 jobs were relocated in the first quarter of 2024, new data reveals
DVLA offers £135k for new chief exec
01 Nov 2024 HR
DVLA offers £135k for new chief exec
Agency seeks boss with "people leadership at the heart" of their skillset
Budget: Above-inflation public sector pay awards ‘will require improved productivity’
31 Oct 2024 HR
Budget: Above-inflation public sector pay awards ‘will require improved productivity’
Departments will need to “carefully consider the trade-offs required to afford pay awards”
DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
31 Oct 2024 HR
DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
£110m will fund fraud-and-error hiring drives in both departments, while HMRC also gets £262m for debt-management staff
Budget: Departments' day-to-day spending to rise 1.5% in real terms
30 Oct 2024 HR
Budget: Departments' day-to-day spending to rise 1.5% in real terms
Total departmental spending will rise by an average of 1.5% a year over the next five years, chancellor announces, with higher rises in the next two years
Next cab sec must be able to handle rivalries, egos and personal histories – IfG
29 Oct 2024 HR
Next cab sec must be able to handle rivalries, egos and personal histories – IfG
Simon Case's successor will need to be able to lead permanent secretaries with “unquestioned
authority"
Darlington Economic Campus hits 1,000-staff milestone
29 Oct 2024 HR
Darlington Economic Campus hits 1,000-staff milestone
More than 800 civil servants now working at the site were recruited locally