Civil Service Awards 2025 winners announced
10 Dec HR

Civil Service Awards 2025 winners announced

See the full list of winners at the 20th anniversary special ceremony
by Tevye Markson
FCDO’s domestic staff to ‘bear brunt’ of job cuts, perm sec says
12 Dec HR
FCDO’s domestic staff to ‘bear brunt’ of job cuts, perm sec says
Sajid Javid reflects on departments with most 'passionate' staff
12 Dec HR
Sajid Javid reflects on departments with most 'passionate' staff
Acting national statistician Emma Rourke to leave ONS
11 Dec HR
Acting national statistician Emma Rourke to leave ONS
Conservatives double down on disputed tax-rise claims
11 Jun 2024 HR
Conservatives double down on disputed tax-rise claims
Party chairman flaunts letter from cabinet secretary as union seeks end to "opposition costings"
Civil service headcount rises to 511,000
11 Jun 2024 HR
Civil service headcount rises to 511,000
Chancellor's plan to reduce workforce to pre-Covid levels would now mean job cuts of around 86,000
It's time government embraced the human side of productivity
10 Jun 2024 HR
It's time government embraced the human side of productivity
Equipping and organising people can make a huge difference in productivity levels
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
10 Jun 2024 HR
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
Prospect chief Mike Clancy uses conference speech to warn that “every single public service is suffering”
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
07 Jun 2024 HR
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
Think tank urges political parties to address precarious "state of the state" in their election campaigns
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
07 Jun 2024 HR
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
Labour should set up a "commission against corruption and malversation" to combat sleaze if it gets into government, academic says
Defra offers £125k for next Animal and Plant Health Agency chief exec
05 Jun 2024 HR
Defra offers £125k for next Animal and Plant Health Agency chief exec
APHA’s next boss will oversee a “transformation journey, modernising and digitising” the agency’s operations
Performance not politics: How EDI helped the Department for International Trade achieve its objectives
03 Jun 2024 HR
Performance not politics: How EDI helped the Department for International Trade achieve its objectives
Lately there have been accusations that EDI initiatives are politically motivated, but nothing could be further from the truth, writes John Alty, former interim perm sec at DIT
Unions ramp up G4S security-staff strikes at DWP
03 Jun 2024 HR
Unions ramp up G4S security-staff strikes at DWP
Both GMB and PCS members will walk out this month as the unions try to increase pressure on contractor in pay dispute
Public site for government evaluations delayed due to resourcing issues
31 May 2024 HR
Public site for government evaluations delayed due to resourcing issues
Registry developed after watchdog MPs raised concerns over use and transparency of evaluations across government
Scottish Government announces 9.3% three-year pay framework
31 May 2024 HR
Scottish Government announces 9.3% three-year pay framework
Finance minister says the public sector pay policy provides an above-inflation increase
The art of getting promoted: Grade 6 and the civil service
29 May 2024 HR
The art of getting promoted: Grade 6 and the civil service
Promotion can feel like an exclusive club for civil servants in the early stages of their career. Here's how to move forward