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
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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
DWP: Return to pre-Covid fraud levels is 'unlikely'
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DWP: Return to pre-Covid fraud levels is 'unlikely'
Annual report suggests Universal Credit overpayments will remain high for the next four years
PCS calls off DESNZ strikes after contractor makes 'improved' pay offer
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PCS calls off DESNZ strikes after contractor makes 'improved' pay offer
Union reiterates plea for the government to bring outsourced contracts back in-house.
Recruitment begins for Covid corruption tsar
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Recruitment begins for Covid corruption tsar
Commissioner will work with HMRC, NCA and SFO to recover billions lost to Covid fraud
Reeves hints at above-inflation pay rise for public servants
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Reeves hints at above-inflation pay rise for public servants
"There is a cost to not settling," chancellor says
Former Co-op chief to lead new DfE body Skills England
22 Jul 2024 HR
Former Co-op chief to lead new DfE body Skills England
Richard Pennycook, lead NED at the Department for Education, will work to set up Skills England in shadow form
Justice secretary seeks removal of agency chief over Malkinson case failures
22 Jul 2024 HR
Justice secretary seeks removal of agency chief over Malkinson case failures
Report finds Criminal Cases Review Commission “completely failed” Andrew Malkinson, who was wrongly jailed for 17 years
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 22
22 Jul 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 22
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs this week and in the last few months, via Dods People
Pickles urges three immediate reforms to post-government jobs regulation
19 Jul 2024 HR
Pickles urges three immediate reforms to post-government jobs regulation
Acoba chair says watchdog must be able to "meaningfully sanction" those who breach business appointment rules
Covid Inquiry calls for 'fundamental reform' to civil emergency planning
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Covid Inquiry calls for 'fundamental reform' to civil emergency planning
Inquiry's module 1 report calls for "radical simplification" of processes and structures and a new statutory body
Blaming the 'technocracy' and hiring more spads isn't the solution to political failure
18 Jul 2024 HR
Blaming the 'technocracy' and hiring more spads isn't the solution to political failure
Policy Exchange has shared some bold ideas for reforming the civil service – but what this government needs is clear policy, not ministers messing with recruitment
Home Office small boats chief quits
18 Jul 2024 HR
Home Office small boats chief quits
Director general Stuart Skeates will oversee transition to Border Security Command before stepping down
Former perm sec calls on cabinet secretary to apologise for scandals Exclusive
18 Jul 2024 HR
Former perm sec calls on cabinet secretary to apologise for scandals
Lord Michael Bichard says civil service head should take responsibility for Windrush, Grenfell, Post Office, infected blood and Hillsborough scandals