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
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
Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
08 Jun HR
Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
12 Sep 2024 HR
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
Treasury-based commissioner will work closely with officials and ministers across government, including in DHSC and Public Sector Fraud Authority
Lord Evans: Starmer will need 'considerable courage' to deliver standards pledge
12 Sep 2024 HR
Lord Evans: Starmer will need 'considerable courage' to deliver standards pledge
Former ethics watchdog chair says Starmer will need to embed “clear structures” for handling standards issues and ensure they are "insulated from political problems”
Council leader who worked on Test and Trace named DHSC second perm sec
11 Sep 2024 HR
Council leader who worked on Test and Trace named DHSC second perm sec
Tom Riordan, who began his career in the civil service, will start in the role later this month
Civil service headcount rises for eighth year running
11 Sep 2024 HR
Civil service headcount rises for eighth year running
Full-time equivalent headcount has risen by 24,000 in the last year
Spads join civil service union and raise pay concerns
10 Sep 2024 HR
Spads join civil service union and raise pay concerns
Special advisers in new Labour government reportedly unhappy with pay levels
Interim director of GOV.UK named
09 Sep 2024 HR
Interim director of GOV.UK named
Ash Smith has previously worked on Brexit negotiations strategy in DExEU and in the Home Office's Office for Security and Counter Terrorism
National Crime Agency 'on its knees', anti-corruption charity warns
09 Sep 2024 HR
National Crime Agency 'on its knees', anti-corruption charity warns
Agency suffering from "major brain drain", with morale "close to rock bottom" amid "potential catastrophic" pay issues
Home Office agency staff costs three times higher than before Covid
06 Sep 2024 HR
Home Office agency staff costs three times higher than before Covid
The department has spent more than £500m on temporary staff in the last two years
Grenfell Inquiry: Fire safety functions should be combined in one department
05 Sep 2024 HR
Grenfell Inquiry: Fire safety functions should be combined in one department
Final report also recommends establishment of single body responsible for all aspects of regulation related to fire safety in the construction industry
'No decision made' on GB Energy headquarters
04 Sep 2024 HR
'No decision made' on GB Energy headquarters
DESNZ denies reports Aberdeen has been selected as the home of Great British Energy
Think tank calls for creation of 'Government Data and AI Service'
04 Sep 2024 HR
Think tank calls for creation of 'Government Data and AI Service'
Artificial intelligence push should be backed with £1bn "transformation fund" in Autumn Budget, Reform says
FCDO contractors vote to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offer
04 Sep 2024 HR
FCDO contractors vote to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offer
The Foreign Office is being urged to bring outsourced workers back in-house