The briefings against Chris Wormald damage the trust that is essential to good government
23 Oct HR

The briefings against Chris Wormald damage the trust that is essential to good government

For any Cummings admirers in No.10 reading this: Anyone can break a system down, putting it back together is a different skill
by Dave Penman
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
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
22 Oct HR
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
11 Mar 2024 HR
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
Executive cabinet would make 'most important strategic decisions' in a Labour government
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
11 Mar 2024 HR
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
Report also calls for a new first secretary of state to the lead the civil service department and a department for the PM and his cabinet
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 11
11 Mar 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 11
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Tell us about HR in your organisation
11 Mar 2024 HR
Tell us about HR in your organisation
Take part in this Reform and CSW research into civil service HR processes
'The civil service is now a place where women can progress': CSW speaks to female senior officials working outside London
08 Mar 2024 HR
'The civil service is now a place where women can progress': CSW speaks to female senior officials working outside London
For International Women's Day, CSW talks to female civil servants about the improvements they have seen in gender equality in the civil service, where progress is still needed and how Places for Growth has helped
PCS announces strike ballot of 160,000 officials over pay
07 Mar 2024 HR
PCS announces strike ballot of 160,000 officials over pay
Union general secretary Fran Heathcote says government has refused to commit to inflation-proof pay rises for 2024-25
Corrupt MoD official convicted of misconduct in public office
07 Mar 2024 HR
Corrupt MoD official convicted of misconduct in public office
Jeffrey Cook pocketed kickbacks worth at least £70,000 in exchange for defence contracts whilst he was an MoD civil servant
The civil service has a people problem – you can help us find the solutions
07 Mar 2024 HR
The civil service has a people problem – you can help us find the solutions
I refuse to believe there aren’t solutions to tackle civil service's talent and poor performance problems, especially among the people most affected by them
GLD names first chief operating officer
07 Mar 2024 HR
GLD names first chief operating officer
Richard Cornish joins the GLD in a new position, arriving from Defence Business Services, where he was chief executive
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
06 Mar 2024 HR
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
Jeremy Hunt allocates £800m to boosting productivity across public services
The People Survey results should be a wakeup call
06 Mar 2024 HR
The People Survey results should be a wakeup call
The worst thing that can happen with the People Survey is that its findings do not deliver meaningful change
Former top prosecutor Max Hill admonished for 'unambiguous' breach of revolving-door rules
06 Mar 2024 HR
Former top prosecutor Max Hill admonished for 'unambiguous' breach of revolving-door rules
Acoba chair Eric Pickles said Hill “chose to blatantly disregard the process as detailed to him”
People Survey: Increasing concern departments won't act on bullying and harassment
05 Mar 2024 HR
People Survey: Increasing concern departments won't act on bullying and harassment
Levels of bullying and harassment rise from 7 to 8% as more civil servants say they fear action won't be taken if they report incidents
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 4
04 Mar 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 4
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive
04 Mar 2024 HR
Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive
Chancellor announces drive to save £1.8bn by 2029 ahead of this week's Spring Budget
Civil service sick days climb to 12-year high
04 Mar 2024 HR
Civil service sick days climb to 12-year high
Ministry of Justice still tops the table, despite year-on-year reduction
Glen rejects four-day week proposal
01 Mar 2024 HR
Glen rejects four-day week proposal
PCS accuses minister of ‘political posturing’ and not properly considering a shorter working week
HMCTS cancels part of controversial Common Platform rollout
01 Mar 2024 HR
HMCTS cancels part of controversial Common Platform rollout
Legal professionals will continue to use a case management system in place since 2016 for Crown Court cases
Civil service spending on temporary staff hit £7.4bn last year
01 Mar 2024 HR
Civil service spending on temporary staff hit £7.4bn last year
Contingent-labour costs increased by 4.5% across government but Cabinet Office's bill soared by 20%
People Survey 2023: Civil servants happier over pay, but still much less satisfied with it than in 2021
01 Mar 2024 HR
People Survey 2023: Civil servants happier over pay, but still much less satisfied with it than in 2021
New question, meanwhile, finds at least 44% of officials say that money worries have affected their ability to do their job
1 Victoria Street closes its doors in 'major step forward' for estate rationalisation
29 Feb 2024 HR
1 Victoria Street closes its doors in 'major step forward' for estate rationalisation
Lease ends on former BEIS HQ as Government Property Agency continues its efforts to shrink the government estate
Dowden: Embracing AI ‘only sustainable route’ to cutting civil service headcount
29 Feb 2024 HR
Dowden: Embracing AI ‘only sustainable route’ to cutting civil service headcount
Cabinet Office secretary says beefed-up AI unit will speed up "dogsbody" tasks
Ex-immigration watchdog warns his sacking has put inspection work 'in limbo'
28 Feb 2024 HR
Ex-immigration watchdog warns his sacking has put inspection work 'in limbo'
Former chief inspector for borders and immigration David Neal says he was sacked for "doing his job"
Chisholm admits in-house Crown Consultancy project was 'too difficult'
28 Feb 2024 HR
Chisholm admits in-house Crown Consultancy project was 'too difficult'
But Cabinet Office perm sec insists new arrangements to cut consultancy spending are working