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
Putting government geographers on the map: Meet profession head David Wood
19 Sep 2024 HR
Putting government geographers on the map: Meet profession head David Wood
David Wood, the head of one of government’s youngest professions, talks about the geography profession’s journey so far, and the importance of place and space
Read the autumn 2024 issue of Civil Service World
18 Sep 2024 HR
Read the autumn 2024 issue of Civil Service World
We look at government's green power goals and introduce you to the new ministers in each department
Lack of clarity on what to learn a 'major barrier' for one in 10 public servants – global survey
18 Sep 2024 HR
Lack of clarity on what to learn a 'major barrier' for one in 10 public servants – global survey
"Lost learners" are less likely to say recent training had improved their job performance or helped develop their career
Parole Board names next chief exec
17 Sep 2024 HR
Parole Board names next chief exec
Home Office veteran Cecilia French has worked on the undercover policing inquiry since 2019
Cabinet Office mulls creation of cross-departmental 'whistleblowing champion'
16 Sep 2024 HR
Cabinet Office mulls creation of cross-departmental 'whistleblowing champion'
Department says senior civil service role would be "figurehead" for speaking up in the face of wrongdoing
A civil service duty of candour should signal a shift from defensiveness towards willingness to learn from failure
16 Sep 2024 HR
A civil service duty of candour should signal a shift from defensiveness towards willingness to learn from failure
The case for a duty of candour on the civil service has been growing for years. Now is the time to think about how it will work in practice
Former police chief named border security commander
16 Sep 2024 HR
Former police chief named border security commander
Martin Hewitt says he is "under no illusions of the challenges that lie ahead"
Starmer appoints delivery guru Michael Barber for 'missions' drive
13 Sep 2024 HR
Starmer appoints delivery guru Michael Barber for 'missions' drive
Mastermind of Blair-era Prime Minister's Delivery Unit will serve as unpaid "adviser on effective delivery"
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
12 Sep 2024 HR
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
Treasury-based commissioner will work closely with officials and ministers across government, including in DHSC and Public Sector Fraud Authority
Lord Evans: Starmer will need 'considerable courage' to deliver standards pledge
12 Sep 2024 HR
Lord Evans: Starmer will need 'considerable courage' to deliver standards pledge
Former ethics watchdog chair says Starmer will need to embed “clear structures” for handling standards issues and ensure they are "insulated from political problems”
Council leader who worked on Test and Trace named DHSC second perm sec
11 Sep 2024 HR
Council leader who worked on Test and Trace named DHSC second perm sec
Tom Riordan, who began his career in the civil service, will start in the role later this month
Civil service headcount rises for eighth year running
11 Sep 2024 HR
Civil service headcount rises for eighth year running
Full-time equivalent headcount has risen by 24,000 in the last year