Capita wins £700m civil service payroll contract
26 Feb HR

Capita wins £700m civil service payroll contract

Union raises concerns over contract award in light of current Civil Service Pension Scheme issues
by Tevye Markson
Treasury calls in private sector to help departments scale up AI use
26 Feb HR
Treasury calls in private sector to help departments scale up AI use
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cat Little delivers hardship-loan update
25 Feb HR
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cat Little delivers hardship-loan update
DWP pay ballot falls short of strike threshold
25 Feb HR
DWP pay ballot falls short of strike threshold
A guide to the counter-fraud profession and function
04 Nov 2024 HR
A guide to the counter-fraud profession and function
In this series, CSW provides a guide to professions and functions across the civil service. Each briefing looks at a different group, offering a glimpse at what they do and how they work with other parts of government
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 4
04 Nov 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 4
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week and in the last few months, via Dods People
'On reflection I feel more optimistic': Tech experts debate impact of moving digital functions to DSIT
01 Nov 2024 HR
'On reflection I feel more optimistic': Tech experts debate impact of moving digital functions to DSIT
Government’s core digital units have relocated from their long-standing base in the Cabinet Office to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Sam Trendall talks to sector experts to assess the impact of the move
Places for Growth: Departments hit 21,000 moves as they edge closer to target
01 Nov 2024 HR
Places for Growth: Departments hit 21,000 moves as they edge closer to target
More than 3,000 jobs were relocated in the first quarter of 2024, new data reveals
DVLA offers £135k for new chief exec
01 Nov 2024 HR
DVLA offers £135k for new chief exec
Agency seeks boss with "people leadership at the heart" of their skillset
Budget: Above-inflation public sector pay awards ‘will require improved productivity’
31 Oct 2024 HR
Budget: Above-inflation public sector pay awards ‘will require improved productivity’
Departments will need to “carefully consider the trade-offs required to afford pay awards”
DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
31 Oct 2024 HR
DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
£110m will fund fraud-and-error hiring drives in both departments, while HMRC also gets £262m for debt-management staff
Budget: Departments' day-to-day spending to rise 1.5% in real terms
30 Oct 2024 HR
Budget: Departments' day-to-day spending to rise 1.5% in real terms
Total departmental spending will rise by an average of 1.5% a year over the next five years, chancellor announces, with higher rises in the next two years
Next cab sec must be able to handle rivalries, egos and personal histories – IfG
29 Oct 2024 HR
Next cab sec must be able to handle rivalries, egos and personal histories – IfG
Simon Case's successor will need to be able to lead permanent secretaries with “unquestioned
authority"
Darlington Economic Campus hits 1,000-staff milestone
29 Oct 2024 HR
Darlington Economic Campus hits 1,000-staff milestone
More than 800 civil servants now working at the site were recruited locally
Cabinet Office launches search for chair to succeed Eric Pickles
29 Oct 2024 HR
Cabinet Office launches search for chair to succeed Eric Pickles
Pickles will depart the post-government jobs watchdog in spring 2025
MoD creates standalone defence procurement role
28 Oct 2024 HR
MoD creates standalone defence procurement role
Ministry of Defence says the bolstered director of armaments role will help to fix "broken" defence procurement system