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
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
Sajid Javid reflects on departments with most 'passionate' staff
12 Dec HR
Sajid Javid reflects on departments with most 'passionate' staff
Acting national statistician Emma Rourke to leave ONS
11 Dec HR
Acting national statistician Emma Rourke to leave ONS
Border Force patrol staff announce strike action
05 Nov HR
Border Force patrol staff announce strike action
Border Force Maritime workers "have waited far too long for fair recognition of the vital and dangerous work they do," says PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote
Think tank floats plans for standalone Department for the Prime Minister
04 Nov HR
Think tank floats plans for standalone Department for the Prime Minister
Former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara led work on the proposals
Chris Wormald: Media speculation is price of public life
04 Nov HR
Chris Wormald: Media speculation is price of public life
“You never want to read stuff in the press,” cabinet secretary tells MPs
Code update aims to speed up public appointments
03 Nov HR
Code update aims to speed up public appointments
Cabinet Office says changes will make it “quicker and more efficient” for organisations to recruit chairs and non-executive directors
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 3
03 Nov HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 3
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Jeremy Pocklington picked as next MoD perm sec
31 Oct HR
Jeremy Pocklington picked as next MoD perm sec
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero boss replaces David Williams as defence ministry’s top civil servant
Senior civil service pay rise should be 2.5% or less, Cabinet Office says
31 Oct HR
Senior civil service pay rise should be 2.5% or less, Cabinet Office says
Government asks Senior Salaries Review Body to prioritise measures from upcoming fundamental review of SCS pay
Director's Cut: Office of Government Property's Saurabh Bhandari on tenacity, AirPods and celebrating civil servants
31 Oct HR
Director's Cut: Office of Government Property's Saurabh Bhandari on tenacity, AirPods and celebrating civil servants
Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, Saurabh Bhandari, director, property delivery and transformation, Office of Government Property, explains what it takes to do his job
New data shows significant disability and ethnicity pay gaps in civil service
31 Oct HR
New data shows significant disability and ethnicity pay gaps in civil service
Figures represent first year of comprehensive civil service pay gap statistics for these metrics
PCS decides against national pay campaign 'for now'
30 Oct HR
PCS decides against national pay campaign 'for now'
Union says Cabinet Office has recognised "problems caused by years of pay restraint" and need for "greater standardisation"
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
30 Oct HR
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
Riordan will work across government departments, with mayors and other external partners to co-develop a plan to support growth and investment across the north
Public 'doubt' civil service can solve Britain’s biggest problems
30 Oct HR
Public 'doubt' civil service can solve Britain’s biggest problems
Civil servants are ‘bureaucratic, political, stuck in their ways – and professional’, public tells poll