All civil servants to get AI training
09 Jun HR

All civil servants to get AI training

For the latest One Big Thing project, officials will be trained on AI and tasked with assessing how they can use the tech to streamline their own work
by Tevye Markson
Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
10 Jun HR
Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
Ex-Test and Trace director appointed as Starmer’s expert adviser on health
10 Jun HR
Ex-Test and Trace director appointed as Starmer’s expert adviser on health
The immigration white paper raises troubling questions for the civil service
09 Jun HR
The immigration white paper raises troubling questions for the civil service
The government must avoid creating a destabilised culture in Whitehall Exclusive
06 May HR
The government must avoid creating a destabilised culture in Whitehall
While our friends across the Atlantic favour the ostentatious and outrageous when it comes to tackling inefficiency, we must take a different approach
ALBs announce job-share chief exec appointments
02 May HR
ALBs announce job-share chief exec appointments
Historic England and Trade Remedies Authority name joint bosses
Crisis response handbook update sets out more prominent role for Cabinet Office
02 May HR
Crisis response handbook update sets out more prominent role for Cabinet Office
Refresh sets out new structures for responding to catastrophic crises, including new crisis SRO role
'We have two separate eggs here': Are job-shares all they're cracked up to be?
02 May HR
'We have two separate eggs here': Are job-shares all they're cracked up to be?
Job-sharing has taken off across the civil service, and is being hailed as the key to diversity at senior levels. But how did we get here? And are the 'personal overheads' worth it?
Union launches strike ballot at Ofgem
01 May HR
Union launches strike ballot at Ofgem
Pay and job security concerns at energy regulator could see more than 700 members of PCS union walk out
Cabinet Office sets aside £27m for voluntary exit scheme
30 Apr HR
Cabinet Office sets aside £27m for voluntary exit scheme
Perm sec Cat Little tells MPs she’s confident that leaner department will be more focused and better able to “coordinate under pressure”
Tamara Finkelstein to step down as Defra perm sec
29 Apr HR
Tamara Finkelstein to step down as Defra perm sec
Policy profession head's "expertise, knowledge, and experience have been invaluable in driving forward real progress", environment secretary says
VOA: 125-year-old agency to be absorbed into HMRC
29 Apr HR
VOA: 125-year-old agency to be absorbed into HMRC
Union calls decision to move ALB's functions into HMRC a “slap in the face to hard-working civil servants”
Ex-Charity Commission chief backed as next parliamentary and health service ombudsman
28 Apr HR
Ex-Charity Commission chief backed as next parliamentary and health service ombudsman
Former Student Loans Company chief Paula Sussex wins MPs’ support for watchdog role
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 4-28
28 Apr HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 4-28
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
DWP 'needs 6,000 more work coaches' – senior PCS officials
25 Apr HR
DWP 'needs 6,000 more work coaches' – senior PCS officials
Union representatives also tell MPs that stigma around job centres needs to be removed to attract more people to the role
FCDO security staff get up to 13% pay rise
24 Apr HR
FCDO security staff get up to 13% pay rise
GMB lauds "great win for security guards" working at FCDO buildings
DfE director general set to become council chief exec
24 Apr HR
DfE director general set to become council chief exec
John Edwards will join two other former senior civil servants running South Yorkshire authorities
Nearly 300 DfT civil servants to leave under voluntary exit scheme
23 Apr HR
Nearly 300 DfT civil servants to leave under voluntary exit scheme
Exit scheme “part of us beginning to get smaller, and we expect that to continue”, second perm sec says
DHSC names new perm sec
22 Apr HR
DHSC names new perm sec
Former No.10 interim chief Samantha Jones will succeed Chris Wormald at helm of health department
MHCLG staff begin walkouts in office-closure dispute
22 Apr HR
MHCLG staff begin walkouts in office-closure dispute
Officials picket Newcastle base as strikes action also starts in five other regional centres
Minister declares Civil Service Pension Scheme delays ‘sorted’
22 Apr HR
Minister declares Civil Service Pension Scheme delays ‘sorted’
Georgia Gould blames fallout from McCloud judgment for processing issues but says MyCSP is now hitting its service-level agreements
‘Unwritten rules’ are impeding a diverse civil service. Here's how managers can help
17 Apr HR
‘Unwritten rules’ are impeding a diverse civil service. Here's how managers can help
Civil service recruitment is notoriously off-putting for those without connections or "insider knowledge". So what can be done about the problem?
Former DfT director appointed as NISTA chief exec
17 Apr HR
Former DfT director appointed as NISTA chief exec
Becky Wood, who joins the new body from EY, was senior responsible officer for Crossrail and other major rail projects
MPs back Tom Adeyoola for Innovate UK executive chair
16 Apr HR
MPs back Tom Adeyoola for Innovate UK executive chair
Entrepreneur gets select-committee thumbs up to lead tech-funding agency for £215k a year
Departments to match-fund central voluntary redundancy pot
15 Apr HR
Departments to match-fund central voluntary redundancy pot
Departments will bid for the funds and match the amount they receive
DfE seeks chief scientific adviser
14 Apr HR
DfE seeks chief scientific adviser
Department looking for "inclusive and collaborative leader who can work across disciplines to deliver results”
Scottish Government confirms one-day-a-week office working ‘expectation’
11 Apr HR
Scottish Government confirms one-day-a-week office working ‘expectation’
Freedom of Information response sets out variance with civil service rules south of the border
Animal and Plant Health Agency hires police chief as next boss
11 Apr HR
Animal and Plant Health Agency hires police chief as next boss
Richard Lewis will take helm of Defra executive agency in mid-June