Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition
08 Jul HR

Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition

Cabinet Office perm sec says the firm has so far missed seven of eight milestones in its transition to taking over the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration
by Tevye Markson
ONS launches ‘internal’ campaign for new perm sec role
08 Jul HR
ONS launches ‘internal’ campaign for new perm sec role
Public leaders rely on muscle memory in a crisis – how do we train that muscle?
07 Jul HR
Public leaders rely on muscle memory in a crisis – how do we train that muscle?
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 7 July
07 Jul HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 7 July
Ofqual chief regulator steps down to head up UCAS
27 Sep 2023 HR
Ofqual chief regulator steps down to head up UCAS
Jo Saxton leaves for university applications body after just two years in the role
GPA secures permanent site for Darlington Economic Campus
26 Sep 2023 HR
GPA secures permanent site for Darlington Economic Campus
Work to build Treasury’s second HQ will start next year and complete in 2026, Cabinet Office says
Unions slam Frost's 'scandalous' attack on 'net-zero fanatic' civil servants
25 Sep 2023 HR
Unions slam Frost's 'scandalous' attack on 'net-zero fanatic' civil servants
Unions have rejected accusations that the civil service is holding back the government and needs reform
Labour looks to ex-civil servants to boost ranks as general election looms
25 Sep 2023 HR
Labour looks to ex-civil servants to boost ranks as general election looms
Party goes on hiring spree of former officials in the run-up to general election
NICS temporary promotions on the rise as one official clocks 18 years in 'acting' role
25 Sep 2023 HR
NICS temporary promotions on the rise as one official clocks 18 years in 'acting' role
Northern Ireland Assembly member raises concern that reliance on temporary promotions could be impacting the effectiveness of NICS
'First impressions are everything': How to be a press secretary
25 Sep 2023 HR
'First impressions are everything': How to be a press secretary
Former Cabinet Office press secretary Shaun Jepson shares tips for comms success
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 25 September
25 Sep 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 25 September
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
DWP perm sec flags ‘difficulty’ of reducing benefit fraud to pre-pandemic levels
22 Sep 2023 HR
DWP perm sec flags ‘difficulty’ of reducing benefit fraud to pre-pandemic levels
Peter Schofield unpacks department’s 5%-a-year assumption for growth in dodgy claims
Unions call for 13% pay rise at Environment Agency to tackle 'pay erosion'
22 Sep 2023 HR
Unions call for 13% pay rise at Environment Agency to tackle 'pay erosion'
Pay claim demands uplift to "insulting" offer for 2022-23, after years of below-inflation rises
Civil servants are losing trust in the wider public sector – and each other
20 Sep 2023 HR
Civil servants are losing trust in the wider public sector – and each other
Survey reveals falling trust in the wider public sector among officials – while trust in private partners rises
Read the autumn 2023 issue of Civil Service World
19 Sep 2023 HR
Read the autumn 2023 issue of Civil Service World
Our Energy and Environment special asks: What can the UK do to prepare for climate change? Plus, the secret life a press secretary, and government's ugliest postwar buildings
'A lot of wasted energy': Ex-top civil servants detail turmoil at heart of Johnson's No.10
19 Sep 2023 HR
'A lot of wasted energy': Ex-top civil servants detail turmoil at heart of Johnson's No.10
Officials “sought Buckingham Palace’s support” to bring No.10 into line, documentary claims
Probation inspector calls for independent review of 'struggling' service
19 Sep 2023 HR
Probation inspector calls for independent review of 'struggling' service
Watchdog says understaffed and resource-constrained services could do better under local control
Ofwat COO moves to Government Property Agency
19 Sep 2023 HR
Ofwat COO moves to Government Property Agency
Lisa Commane appointed to oversee delivery and operations at the GPA
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
18 Sep 2023 HR
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
MSPs call for probe into claims officials “reverse engineered” figures to justify inaccurate claims by Humza Yousaf
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 18 September
18 Sep 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 18 September
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Former Rolls Royce tech boss named national technology adviser
15 Sep 2023 HR
Former Rolls Royce tech boss named national technology adviser
Dave Smith takes on "influential role critical to ensuring the UK can realise the benefits of new technologies"
NI civil servants to strike again over failure to address pay dispute
14 Sep 2023 HR
NI civil servants to strike again over failure to address pay dispute
Civil servants are "victims of the secretary of state’s sanctions budget", NIPSA union says
Staffing and IT woes hampering MoD’s inventory issues, watchdog warns
14 Sep 2023 HR
Staffing and IT woes hampering MoD’s inventory issues, watchdog warns
NAO says 20% of the department’s centrally held stockpile is either unserviceable or past its use-by date
Number of experienced prison staff plummets amid concerns over safety and pay
13 Sep 2023 HR
Number of experienced prison staff plummets amid concerns over safety and pay
Just 30% of prison officers have a decade or more of experience, down from 60% in 2017, analysis finds
'Self-inflicted' job cuts worsening digital skills shortage, MPs warn
13 Sep 2023 HR
'Self-inflicted' job cuts worsening digital skills shortage, MPs warn
Lack of cybersecurity experts should send chill down government’s spine, PAC says
Government Legal Department creates new COO role
13 Sep 2023 HR
Government Legal Department creates new COO role
Perm sec Susanna McGibbon offers up to £149,000 a year to the successful applicant
DSIT becomes first department to sign up to STEM skills-building scheme
11 Sep 2023 HR
DSIT becomes first department to sign up to STEM skills-building scheme
STEM Futures "will ensure central government has direct experience and expertise from the front lines of science and technology"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 24-11 September
11 Sep 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 24-11 September
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People