MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters
27 May HR

MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters

Plus, Department for Work and Pensions delays departure from Caxton House until March next year
by Jim Dunton
Pension scheme crisis: Cabinet Office doubles hardship loan upper limit
29 May HR
Pension scheme crisis: Cabinet Office doubles hardship loan upper limit
Why Defra is where you should want to work
29 May HR
Why Defra is where you should want to work
Work starts on Great British Energy’s new HQ
28 May HR
Work starts on Great British Energy’s new HQ
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 17
17 Mar 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 17
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
'Polygamous' civil servant worked three full-time government jobs at same time
14 Mar 2025 HR
'Polygamous' civil servant worked three full-time government jobs at same time
Official dismissed following discovery via the National Fraud Initiative, report reveals
Government Property Agency confirms closure of two Whitehall offices
14 Mar 2025 HR
Government Property Agency confirms closure of two Whitehall offices
Around 1,700 civil servants have been relocated following the office exits
'Really crude headcount cuts won't work': Experts debate the right size and shape of the civil service
14 Mar 2025 HR
'Really crude headcount cuts won't work': Experts debate the right size and shape of the civil service
Top lines from an Institute for Government webinar on the biggest changes and challenges faced by officials today
Starmer’s quango-cutting speech gets mixed reaction
14 Mar 2025 HR
Starmer’s quango-cutting speech gets mixed reaction
Civil service unions voice fears at spectre of job losses while think tank welcomes clampdown
Some frontline professionals reluctant to use AI tools, research finds
14 Mar 2025 HR
Some frontline professionals reluctant to use AI tools, research finds
Ada Lovelace Institute paper also points to the need for proper evaluation of AI interventions
DHSC set to launch voluntary-exit scheme as PM abolishes NHS England
13 Mar 2025 HR
DHSC set to launch voluntary-exit scheme as PM abolishes NHS England
Acting perm sec Whitty outlines plans to cut staff as Starmer says NHS management will be brought "back into democratic control"
'We don't want a bigger state': Starmer outlines plans to cut civil service costs
13 Mar 2025 HR
'We don't want a bigger state': Starmer outlines plans to cut civil service costs
PM says AI is a "golden opportunity" and says he will take on "vast arrays of quangos"
Antonia Romeo appointed Home Office perm sec
12 Mar 2025 HR
Antonia Romeo appointed Home Office perm sec
Current MoJ head is “an exceptional public servant who embodies the very best of the civil service”, cab sec says
Stop 'outsourcing' decisions to arm's-length bodies, PM tells departments
12 Mar 2025 HR
Stop 'outsourcing' decisions to arm's-length bodies, PM tells departments
Starmer tells departments to assess "processes and regulations that play no part" in delivering government's aims as he axes payment ALB
UKHSA offers up to £200,000 for next chief exec
11 Mar 2025 HR
UKHSA offers up to £200,000 for next chief exec
Successful candidate will be tasked with “translating ministers’ ambitions into a clear vision” for staff
Starmer and Wormald unveil plans for 'more agile, mission-focused and productive' civil service
10 Mar 2025 HR
Starmer and Wormald unveil plans for 'more agile, mission-focused and productive' civil service
"We will transform your work for the better," cab sec and PM tell civil servants ahead of reform announcement