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
23 Mar HR
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
Union announces further G4S strikes at DWP
25 Jun 2024 HR
Union announces further G4S strikes at DWP
New strike dates include election day
IFS: Civil service pay has been ‘held down unbelievably’
25 Jun 2024 HR
IFS: Civil service pay has been ‘held down unbelievably’
Paul Johnson says pay for officials is just one example of why public service cuts will be so difficult to achieve for next government
Transition tips from a seasoned cabinet secretary
25 Jun 2024 HR
Transition tips from a seasoned cabinet secretary
Gus O’Donnell on some key issues likely to face civil servants before and after 4 July
Sustained investment needed to build generalist skills in the civil service, study warns
24 Jun 2024 HR
Sustained investment needed to build generalist skills in the civil service, study warns
Researchers warn UK is not doing enough to build general public administration skills among officials, and call for better collaboration between government and academia to create courses for officials
Read the summer 2024 issue of Civil Service World
24 Jun 2024 HR
Read the summer 2024 issue of Civil Service World
An election special issue, plus an exclusive interview with PAC chair Meg Hillier
Stop ordering your staff back to the office. Shift your cultures instead
20 Jun 2024 HR
Stop ordering your staff back to the office. Shift your cultures instead
Leaders need to place themselves in front of their people and reinstate confidence and cohesion among their workforce, a chief exec writes
NCA sacks five firearm officers for gross misconduct
20 Jun 2024 HR
NCA sacks five firearm officers for gross misconduct
Dismissal follows investigation into claims officers falsified firearms training records
Farage floats plans to slash £50bn from departments and cut taxes
18 Jun 2024 HR
Farage floats plans to slash £50bn from departments and cut taxes
IFS says Reform proposals – which also include eradicating NHS waiting lists – "don't add up"
Think tank makes argument for delivery units across government
18 Jun 2024 HR
Think tank makes argument for delivery units across government
Reform paper makes series of recommendations to tackle barriers to effective delivery
Perm secs recognised in King's Birthday Honours
17 Jun 2024 HR
Perm secs recognised in King's Birthday Honours
Antonia Romeo becomes a dame while Jim Harra and Peter Schofield receive knighthoods, as scores of other public servants are honoured
Former No.10 comms director takes senior Guardian role
17 Jun 2024 HR
Former No.10 comms director takes senior Guardian role
Amber de Botton will be chief communications officer at Guardian Media Group
Home Office NDPB offers £120k for first police-productivity tsar
13 Jun 2024 HR
Home Office NDPB offers £120k for first police-productivity tsar
Recruitment campaign launches for inaugural director of Centre for Police Productivity