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
Home Office and Government Digital and Data win external recruitment award
30 Jan 2025 HR
Home Office and Government Digital and Data win external recruitment award
Winners of CSC commissioners’ Mark of Excellence praised for taking "new and different approaches”
Reeves: Green book refresh will ‘deliver fair hearing' for all regions
29 Jan 2025 HR
Reeves: Green book refresh will ‘deliver fair hearing' for all regions
Green Book update to report back in June Spending review
Civil service commissioner expresses frustration at Sir Humphrey stereotype
29 Jan 2025 HR
Civil service commissioner expresses frustration at Sir Humphrey stereotype
Gisela Stuart also shares support for keeping cab sec and head of civil service roles together and gives update on plans to strengthen the regulator's independence
Public appointments delays hit 'damaging' low, commissioner warns
29 Jan 2025 HR
Public appointments delays hit 'damaging' low, commissioner warns
William Shawcross calls for greater transparency about No.10's involvement in recruitment processes
Coach's corner: Tips from an executive coach and former director general
29 Jan 2025 HR
Coach's corner: Tips from an executive coach and former director general
Executive coach and former senior civil servant Peter Shaw on his time in government, the common mistake new leaders make and his advice for getting on in the workplace
Top health officials ‘have not been preparing NHS for the future’, MPs say
29 Jan 2025 HR
Top health officials ‘have not been preparing NHS for the future’, MPs say
PAC report says DHSC and NHS officials lack ambition, fresh thinking and readiness to be radical
Precedent-setting neurodiversity initiative among winners at Analysis in Government Awards
28 Jan 2025 HR
Precedent-setting neurodiversity initiative among winners at Analysis in Government Awards
HMRC team “set precedent for inclusivity practices across civil service”
Scottish Conservatives criticise 'spiralling' civil service costs
28 Jan 2025 HR
Scottish Conservatives criticise 'spiralling' civil service costs
Craig Hoy says Scottish Government civil service wage bill has risen by 10% in the past two and a half years
Why the civil service should do more to protect its institutional memory
27 Jan 2025 HR
Why the civil service should do more to protect its institutional memory
As churn rates fuel a new era of amnesia, Susan Allott asks if we can ever escape from Groundhog Day
To truly modernise public services, Labour must put its money where its mission is
27 Jan 2025 HR
To truly modernise public services, Labour must put its money where its mission is
Why the government needs to boost salaries for technologists in the civil service, and how they can do it
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 27
27 Jan 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 27
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
DHSC launches hunt for Wormald's successor as perm sec
24 Jan 2025 HR
DHSC launches hunt for Wormald's successor as perm sec
Up to £200k salary on offer for next DHSC permanent secretary