Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter
19 Mar HR

Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter

Meanwhile, civil service headcount continues to creep up amid HMRC recruitment drive
by Tevye Markson
Border Security Command chief to step down
23 Mar HR
Border Security Command chief to step down
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
23 Mar HR
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
23 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
DWP and HMRC 'could save 8.12 million hours a year through AI and automation'
27 Nov 2024 HR
DWP and HMRC 'could save 8.12 million hours a year through AI and automation'
DSIT should play a coordinating role to help departments adopt new tech, Social Market Foundation says
Check-off victory in Supreme Court is a warning to this and future governments
27 Nov 2024 HR
Check-off victory in Supreme Court is a warning to this and future governments
Let's hope the ruling closes the door on a period of poor industrial relations in the civil service
Reynolds: DBT second perm sec Crawford Falconer was not sacked
27 Nov 2024 HR
Reynolds: DBT second perm sec Crawford Falconer was not sacked
Business and trade secretary says chief trade negotiation adviser achieved objective to build up department’s capability
Government launches Laboratory for AI Security Research
25 Nov 2024 HR
Government launches Laboratory for AI Security Research
Lab will "pull together world-class experts to assess impact of AI on our national security”, McFadden says
Tracing the Troubles: How we set up the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
25 Nov 2024 HR
Tracing the Troubles: How we set up the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
ICRIR provides information to victims, survivors and their families about Troubles-related deaths and serious injury, and promotes reconciliation. Here, Tristan Pedelty explains how it came into existence and what it’s achieved in the two years since it was formed
Cabinet Office creates new EU-focused second perm sec role
25 Nov 2024 HR
Cabinet Office creates new EU-focused second perm sec role
EU and international economic affairs second perm sec will be charged with delivering EU relations reset
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 8-25
25 Nov 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 8-25
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last few weeks, via Dods People
The price of everything and value of nothing
21 Nov 2024 HR
The price of everything and value of nothing
New teams, units and quangos come and go in government, often at the whim of ministers. How do we make sure the Office for Value for Money is effective?
MoD looking to cut thousands of civil service jobs
21 Nov 2024 HR
MoD looking to cut thousands of civil service jobs
Perm sec tells MPs department is facing a 10% reduction in headcount over the course of the current parliament
Treasury director to become Resolution Foundation chief
21 Nov 2024 HR
Treasury director to become Resolution Foundation chief
Fiscal policy director Ruth Curtice says she has witnessed the impact of the think tank's "excellent" analysis first hand
'No religion' becomes largest faith group in the civil service
21 Nov 2024 HR
'No religion' becomes largest faith group in the civil service
Around 15% of civil servants now report that they have no religion, up from 10% five years ago
Appointments row: Civil Service Commission 'satisfied' with how departments are using exceptions
20 Nov 2024 HR
Appointments row: Civil Service Commission 'satisfied' with how departments are using exceptions
Review follows "cronyism" accusations after a handful of appointments of senior civil servants with links to the Labour Party