Shared services: Cabinet Office explains 'outsourcing v insourcing' decisions
09 Jun HR

Shared services: Cabinet Office explains 'outsourcing v insourcing' decisions

Cabinet Office DG Jerome Glass says outsourcing DWP's Synergy cluster "offered best value for money", while full insourcing would have required more than 1,600 extra staff
by Tevye Markson
The ministerial-civil service relations reset hasn’t gone to plan – but Labour still has time left to get it right
09 Jun HR
The ministerial-civil service relations reset hasn’t gone to plan – but Labour still has time left to get it right
Lammy: AI rollout will save ‘thousands of days’ of MoJ staff time
09 Jun HR
Lammy: AI rollout will save ‘thousands of days’ of MoJ staff time
Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
08 Jun HR
Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
GDS seeks cross-government 'digital and data pay and reward lead'
06 Feb 2025 HR
GDS seeks cross-government 'digital and data pay and reward lead'
Designer of new career and pay framework to be tasked with "empowering civil servants to achieve more in house and reduce the reliance on contractors and consultancies"
Breaking up is hard to do: What makes a machinery of government change successful?
05 Feb 2025 HR
Breaking up is hard to do: What makes a machinery of government change successful?
MoG changes – what are they good for? We look back on 20 years of what some Whitehall watchers affectionately call “rearranging the deckchairs” to see what’s worked, and what’s been a waste of time and money
Government appoints new chief commercial officer
05 Feb 2025 HR
Government appoints new chief commercial officer
MoD director general Andrew Forzani says he is “extremely proud” to take on the role
Civil Service Pension Scheme delay 'disappointing', union says
04 Feb 2025 HR
Civil Service Pension Scheme delay 'disappointing', union says
Pensioners warned process to fix botched reforms could take two years longer than planned
Whitehall must embrace 'fast learning' culture – NAO boss
04 Feb 2025 HR
Whitehall must embrace 'fast learning' culture – NAO boss
Gareth Davies also calls for system reform and investment in people to boost productivity in annual speech
Collaboration up, efficiency and productivity down: What we learnt from the 2024 Civil Service People Survey
04 Feb 2025 HR
Collaboration up, efficiency and productivity down: What we learnt from the 2024 Civil Service People Survey
CSW delves deeper into this year's survey to find some of the most interesting results
Government must address cyber security staffing shortage, NAO warns
03 Feb 2025 HR
Government must address cyber security staffing shortage, NAO warns
Government set to miss 2025 cyber security target amid staffing and ageing IT struggles
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 3
03 Feb 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 3
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
Civil servants awarded Humanitarian Medal
03 Feb 2025 HR
Civil servants awarded Humanitarian Medal
First recipients of Humanitarian Medal are people who responded to disasters in Morocco, Libya and Gaza
Civil servants – we want you to tell us what you really think
31 Jan 2025 HR
Civil servants – we want you to tell us what you really think
CSW and Reform launch The Alternative People Survey
Civil service sick days fall as pandemic impact eases
31 Jan 2025 HR
Civil service sick days fall as pandemic impact eases
Covid-19 makes up around 7% of civil service sickness absence in 2023-24, down from 21% the year before
Civil Service People Survey 2024: Officials happier with pay and keener to stay
31 Jan 2025 HR
Civil Service People Survey 2024: Officials happier with pay and keener to stay
Stress levels and bullying and harassment rates fail to improve, latest sentiment barometer reveals