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
Deal secures land for new civil service hub in Manchester
17 May 2024 HR
Deal secures land for new civil service hub in Manchester
Multi-department digital campus will host 7,000 jobs on site of former shopping centre
King Charles takes on civil service patron roles
17 May 2024 HR
King Charles takes on civil service patron roles
Monarch becomes patron of the Charity for Civil Servants and the Civil Service Club
Second union to join G4S security-staff strike at DWP
17 May 2024 HR
Second union to join G4S security-staff strike at DWP
PCS members on DWP’s G4S contract vote to walk out after GMB strikes closed 70 jobcentres last week
Q: What do lanyards have to do with delivering public services? A: Absolutely nothing
17 May 2024 HR
Q: What do lanyards have to do with delivering public services? A: Absolutely nothing
Esther McVey's EDI crackdown is a fake war, against fake enemy from a minister with a fake job title
HMRC gets £51m to improve helplines as NAO finds customers are ‘being let down’
16 May 2024 HR
HMRC gets £51m to improve helplines as NAO finds customers are ‘being let down’
Reducing HMRC helpline staff too early in digitalisation drive has left holes in customer service, watchdog says
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
16 May 2024 HR
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
Former Cabinet Office second perm sec tells panel devolved governments need to work more closely with Westminster on emergency responses
Why do civil servants wear rainbow lanyards? We asked, you answered
16 May 2024 HR
Why do civil servants wear rainbow lanyards? We asked, you answered
Esther McVey suggested rainbow-coloured lanyards are a form of "political activism". We asked what they mean to you
Just four major departments meet threshold for strike action in PCS pay ballot
16 May 2024 HR
Just four major departments meet threshold for strike action in PCS pay ballot
Departments which failed to meet threshold include Cabinet Office, DWP, HMRC and Treasury
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
15 May 2024 HR
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
Gareth Davies tells MPs work is part of broader learning from Covid support schemes
Lanyard decree missing from new EDI guidance
15 May 2024 HR
Lanyard decree missing from new EDI guidance
Proposal to ban lanyards that aren’t “standard design” not included in Cabinet Office guidance on equality, diversity and inclusion
DWP beats counter-fraud target by £50m
14 May 2024 HR
DWP beats counter-fraud target by £50m
Update confirms plan to use temporary staff to fill 2,500 roles reviewing Universal Credit claims
Border Force anti-strike law: PCS gets go-ahead for legal challenge
13 May 2024 HR
Border Force anti-strike law: PCS gets go-ahead for legal challenge
High Court grants permission for judicial review of minimum service levels regulations in the Border Force