Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
22 Oct HR

Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced

Home Office is most-shortlisted department, with seven nominations at this year's 20th anniversary ceremony
by Tevye Markson
Fax machines and 'opposition' civil servants – how the UK civil service compares to others around the world
22 Oct HR
Fax machines and 'opposition' civil servants – how the UK civil service compares to others around the world
Union announces strike dates in protest over DWP office closure
22 Oct HR
Union announces strike dates in protest over DWP office closure
Border Force patrol staff back strike action
21 Oct HR
Border Force patrol staff back strike action
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 8
08 Apr 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 8
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Union eyes legal action to halt civil service work on arms exports to Israel
05 Apr 2024 HR
Union eyes legal action to halt civil service work on arms exports to Israel
Former national security adviser says UK government needs to send "a powerful message" to Netanyahu
ONS officials vote to strike over in-office rule
05 Apr 2024 HR
ONS officials vote to strike over in-office rule
Staff threaten walkout over being asked to spend two days a week in the office
Interim SSRB chair reappointed as two-year hunt goes on
04 Apr 2024 HR
Interim SSRB chair reappointed as two-year hunt goes on
Pippa Lambert reappointed to pay review body for six months
'We need to bang the drum for sufficient investment': The 'radical and ambitious principles' behind the ONS's Data Strategy
03 Apr 2024 HR
'We need to bang the drum for sufficient investment': The 'radical and ambitious principles' behind the ONS's Data Strategy
Following the release of a major new data strategy, Office for National Statistics chief data officer Fiona James talks about the power of linking information, and why departments must build data into spending review plans
DfT offers £120k for next chief analyst
03 Apr 2024 HR
DfT offers £120k for next chief analyst
Successful candidate will lead department's community of nearly 400 analysts
Perm sec apologises after MoD overstates its inventory by more than 250 million items
02 Apr 2024 HR
Perm sec apologises after MoD overstates its inventory by more than 250 million items
Perm sec says reporting error backs up concerns raised by PAC and NAO about the department's management of its inventory
DVSA staff vote to end driving-test dispute
02 Apr 2024 HR
DVSA staff vote to end driving-test dispute
Union set to reintroduce strike levy as government-wide pay campaign heats up
Former GCHQ boss takes up jobs with government contractors
01 Apr 2024 HR
Former GCHQ boss takes up jobs with government contractors
Anti-corruption watchdog signs off on Jeremy Fleming's new roles despite departmental links
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 1
01 Apr 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 1
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
MoJ demands answers after prison-staffing exposé
28 Mar 2024 HR
MoJ demands answers after prison-staffing exposé
Undercover reporter was hired as agency staff member at troubled HMP Bedford
Cutting civil service jobs could cost more in the long run, PAC chair warns
28 Mar 2024 HR
Cutting civil service jobs could cost more in the long run, PAC chair warns
Meg Hillier's annual report calls for urgent investment in "big nasties" including ageing IT, the schools estate and hospitals
Physical training campus for civil servants 'eminently sensible', PM says
27 Mar 2024 HR
Physical training campus for civil servants 'eminently sensible', PM says
Sunak says having a physical home for professional development is a "question of resourcing"
Government trebles number of services using One Login
27 Mar 2024 HR
Government trebles number of services using One Login
Some 30 government services and 3.8 million people now using the login platform
Oflog chair Amyas Morse steps down due to illness
27 Mar 2024 HR
Oflog chair Amyas Morse steps down due to illness
Gove says Morse has “provided invaluable independent advice, challenge and support" to Oflog's early development
FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud
26 Mar 2024 HR
FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud
Watchdog blames departmental merger, Covid and new IT system for fuelling increased risks
Cabinet Office awarded £200k to evaluate Civil Service Fast Stream
26 Mar 2024 HR
Cabinet Office awarded £200k to evaluate Civil Service Fast Stream
Project will assess the graduate scheme's impact on recruitment
Standards watchdog launches review of accountability in public bodies
25 Mar 2024 HR
Standards watchdog launches review of accountability in public bodies
"Too often, public inquiries after a major failure reveal that problems were known about," CSPL says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 25
25 Mar 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 25
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
25 Mar 2024 HR
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
FCO-DfID merger has had some benefits but major problems remain, NAO report finds
Research flags huge potential for greater automation of government services
22 Mar 2024 HR
Research flags huge potential for greater automation of government services
Study finds 84% of services involving decision and exchange of information between government and citizen could be easily automated
Places for Growth: Departments set to smash target as relocations reach 18,000
22 Mar 2024 HR
Places for Growth: Departments set to smash target as relocations reach 18,000
Almost a thousand jobs from DLUHC alone were moved away from the capital between October and December last year
Cabinet Office told to set out plan for combatting 'chronic' civil-service pay woes
22 Mar 2024 HR
Cabinet Office told to set out plan for combatting 'chronic' civil-service pay woes
MPs describe latest Civil Service People Plan as "vague" and demand step-change in performance management
Civil service pay system ‘broken beyond repair’, Prospect chief warns
22 Mar 2024 HR
Civil service pay system ‘broken beyond repair’, Prospect chief warns
Mike Clancy says his priority this year is to “get as many people out of the civil service delegated pay remit as possible”