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
Staff networks 'should be valued not denigrated' – union responds to Badenoch comments
10 Jun HR
Staff networks 'should be valued not denigrated' – union responds to Badenoch comments
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
Starmer appoints Jonathan Powell as national security adviser
08 Nov 2024 HR
Starmer appoints Jonathan Powell as national security adviser
Former diplomat and chief of staff to Tony Blair is “uniquely qualified” for the role, prime minister says
Ministerial code: If Starmer is serious about ethics, he needs to go further
08 Nov 2024 HR
Ministerial code: If Starmer is serious about ethics, he needs to go further
The prime minister remains the ultimate decision maker – a far cry from a truly independent process
DSIT announces 'refreshed' board
07 Nov 2024 HR
DSIT announces 'refreshed' board
CDDO chair and IBM UK and Ireland chief exec among department's new non-executive directors
'The Treasury acted within the law’: Bowler defends officials over Spring Budget preparations
07 Nov 2024 HR
'The Treasury acted within the law’: Bowler defends officials over Spring Budget preparations
Perm sec says previous budget framework put more onus on OBR to ask questions than HMT to provide information on its own initiative
'Scared to get sick': Cabinet Office security staff warn of unequal conditions
06 Nov 2024 HR
'Scared to get sick': Cabinet Office security staff warn of unequal conditions
Security officers who work at government buildings in Whitehall marched today in protest at low pay and unfair terms and conditions
Starmer announces £75m border security funding boost
05 Nov 2024 HR
Starmer announces £75m border security funding boost
Enhanced budget will fund extra Border Security Command recruits and specialist investigators
DSIT ramps up GOV.UK AI Chatbot trial
05 Nov 2024 HR
DSIT ramps up GOV.UK AI Chatbot trial
Trials could lead to the chatbot eventually being rolled out across GOV.UK website
FCDO perm sec Philip Barton to stand down
05 Nov 2024 HR
FCDO perm sec Philip Barton to stand down
Top official tells staff he is "handing over the baton knowing that we are settled now as a single department"
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