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
Former GCHQ boss takes up jobs with government contractors
01 Apr 2024 HR
Former GCHQ boss takes up jobs with government contractors
Anti-corruption watchdog signs off on Jeremy Fleming's new roles despite departmental links
PCS announces strike ballot of 160,000 officials over pay
07 Mar 2024 HR
PCS announces strike ballot of 160,000 officials over pay
Union general secretary Fran Heathcote says government has refused to commit to inflation-proof pay rises for 2024-25
Corrupt MoD official convicted of misconduct in public office
07 Mar 2024 HR
Corrupt MoD official convicted of misconduct in public office
Jeffrey Cook pocketed kickbacks worth at least £70,000 in exchange for defence contracts whilst he was an MoD civil servant
The civil service has a people problem – you can help us find the solutions
07 Mar 2024 HR
The civil service has a people problem – you can help us find the solutions
I refuse to believe there aren’t solutions to tackle civil service's talent and poor performance problems, especially among the people most affected by them
GLD names first chief operating officer
07 Mar 2024 HR
GLD names first chief operating officer
Richard Cornish joins the GLD in a new position, arriving from Defence Business Services, where he was chief executive
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
06 Mar 2024 HR
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
Jeremy Hunt allocates £800m to boosting productivity across public services
The People Survey results should be a wakeup call
06 Mar 2024 HR
The People Survey results should be a wakeup call
The worst thing that can happen with the People Survey is that its findings do not deliver meaningful change
Former top prosecutor Max Hill admonished for 'unambiguous' breach of revolving-door rules
06 Mar 2024 HR
Former top prosecutor Max Hill admonished for 'unambiguous' breach of revolving-door rules
Acoba chair Eric Pickles said Hill “chose to blatantly disregard the process as detailed to him”
People Survey: Increasing concern departments won't act on bullying and harassment
05 Mar 2024 HR
People Survey: Increasing concern departments won't act on bullying and harassment
Levels of bullying and harassment rise from 7 to 8% as more civil servants say they fear action won't be taken if they report incidents
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 4
04 Mar 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 4
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive
04 Mar 2024 HR
Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive
Chancellor announces drive to save £1.8bn by 2029 ahead of this week's Spring Budget
Civil service sick days climb to 12-year high
04 Mar 2024 HR
Civil service sick days climb to 12-year high
Ministry of Justice still tops the table, despite year-on-year reduction