Starmer: Sue Gray was ‘wrong person’ for chief of staff job
27 Jun HR

Starmer: Sue Gray was ‘wrong person’ for chief of staff job

PM also expresses regret over 'island of strangers' speech
by Tevye Markson
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
MPs warn of DWP work coach 'complacency'
04 Jul HR
MPs warn of DWP work coach 'complacency'
Sue Gray 'broke' civil service code, Cabinet Office minister says
03 Jul 2023 HR
Sue Gray 'broke' civil service code, Cabinet Office minister says
Quin sets out "prima facie" evidence that the former second perm sec broke the code
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 3
03 Jul 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 3
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Minister quits government over Sunak's 'uninterest' in the environment
30 Jun 2023 HR
Minister quits government over Sunak's 'uninterest' in the environment
Zac Goldsmith said Sunak's approach to the environment "has trickled down through Whitehall and caused a kind of paralysis"
HMCTS ‘consistently underestimated’ complexity of Court Reform Programme
30 Jun 2023 HR
HMCTS ‘consistently underestimated’ complexity of Court Reform Programme
MPs say staff have borne brunt of failings as service spends 90% of £1.3bn budget achieving just over half of project’s goals
HMRC helpline summer closure 'nothing to do with flexible working', second perm sec insists
29 Jun 2023 HR
HMRC helpline summer closure 'nothing to do with flexible working', second perm sec insists
Angela MacDonald says decision is influenced by extra need for efficiencies due to inflation
DWP’s return-to-office rate ‘not good enough’ says Stride
29 Jun 2023 HR
DWP’s return-to-office rate ‘not good enough’ says Stride
Work and pensions secretary says office attendance is currently “around 50%” and needs to improve
British Museum rejects claim it has refused to offer staff £1,500 lump sum
29 Jun 2023 HR
British Museum rejects claim it has refused to offer staff £1,500 lump sum
Institution says it sets its own pay awards and has offered unions talks on cost-of-living payment
PCS announces British Museum strikes after 'deeply insulting' refusal to pay £1,500 lump sum
28 Jun 2023 HR
PCS announces British Museum strikes after 'deeply insulting' refusal to pay £1,500 lump sum
Union warns of further disruption if employers fail to commit to making the payment
From the editor: Civil service reform requires hard work and moral conviction
26 Jun 2023 HR
From the editor: Civil service reform requires hard work and moral conviction
CSW's editors consider the arc of change in the civil service and reflect on our summer issue
UK public trust civil servants more than ministers, survey finds
26 Jun 2023 HR
UK public trust civil servants more than ministers, survey finds
Public significantly more likely to say civil servants are more trustworthy, hardworking, competent and have the public’s interests at heart, according to the survey
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 26
26 Jun 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 26
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Plans for prime minister's department scrapped, Dowden confirms
23 Jun 2023 HR
Plans for prime minister's department scrapped, Dowden confirms
No need to create "Office of the Prime Minister" that Boris Johnson said would "fix" No.10 post-Partygate, minister says
Thousands of prison officers ‘want out’: Survey flags safety and pay concerns
23 Jun 2023 HR
Thousands of prison officers ‘want out’: Survey flags safety and pay concerns
Justice Committee chair dubs large-scale research findings “shocking” as prison service battles staff shortages
Cabinet Office fills head of resilience role
22 Jun 2023 HR
Cabinet Office fills head of resilience role
Resilience Directorate chief will ensure government does not “lose sight of the longer-term challenges”, minister says
DCMS names former DG as new permanent secretary
22 Jun 2023 HR
DCMS names former DG as new permanent secretary
Susannah Storey returns to the newly-refocused DCMS as its top civil servant after short stint at DSIT
Merging HMRC and DWP, the 'sensible' 91,000 job-cuts target and pay: what we learned from Rupert McNeil's evidence to PACAC
21 Jun 2023 HR
Merging HMRC and DWP, the 'sensible' 91,000 job-cuts target and pay: what we learned from Rupert McNeil's evidence to PACAC
Civil service pay is "not an issue" outside London and Partygate would not have happened had No.10 been full of career civil servants – and other opinions the ex-chief people officer shared
Ministerial bullying of civil servants an 'overstated issue', former HR chief says
21 Jun 2023 HR
Ministerial bullying of civil servants an 'overstated issue', former HR chief says
Senior officials "should be resilient enough to deal with situations that might be perceived as being pressured or bullying", Rupert McNeil tells MPs
Covid Inquiry: Civil service churn 'disastrous' for UK, ex-minister says
21 Jun 2023 HR
Covid Inquiry: Civil service churn 'disastrous' for UK, ex-minister says
Oliver Letwin says most officials knew less than him about emergency planning by the end of his spell as a Cabinet Office minister
‘Pay progression is a joke’ – union survey reveals SCS anger at 'unequal' pay system
21 Jun 2023 HR
‘Pay progression is a joke’ – union survey reveals SCS anger at 'unequal' pay system
Senior officials slam 'unequal' pay, stalling reform and lack of strategy in FDA and Prospect survey
Treasury reaffirms commitment to 'golden goodbyes' crackdown after £182m paid out in a year
20 Jun 2023 HR
Treasury reaffirms commitment to 'golden goodbyes' crackdown after £182m paid out in a year
Redundancy bill includes payments of £100,000 to 389 departing civil servants and ALB staff
Home Office ‘disbands’ Windrush reform unit
20 Jun 2023 HR
Home Office ‘disbands’ Windrush reform unit
Civil servants concerned commitments to reform department are being “watered down”
Rees-Mogg: Civil servants told ministers to say 'Covid rules were followed' in No.10
19 Jun 2023 HR
Rees-Mogg: Civil servants told ministers to say 'Covid rules were followed' in No.10
Ex-minister says it was "clear that was what officials were telling ministers" despite Privileges Committee finding no evidence of this
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 19
19 Jun 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 19
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Read the list of civil servants saluted in the King’s Birthday Honours
16 Jun 2023 HR
Read the list of civil servants saluted in the King’s Birthday Honours
Officials recognised for efficiency savings, humanitarian work and contributions to national resilience