Budget 2025: Departments told to find extra £4.9bn in efficiencies
26 Nov HR

Budget 2025: Departments told to find extra £4.9bn in efficiencies

New target follows near-£14bn efficiencies committed to for SR25 period
by Tevye Markson
DSIT launches ‘GDS Local’ unit
25 Nov HR
DSIT launches ‘GDS Local’ unit
Ministers’ own words are instructive on what has to change in the Treasury
25 Nov HR
Ministers’ own words are instructive on what has to change in the Treasury
DWP: Union to hold strike ballot over pay concerns
25 Nov HR
DWP: Union to hold strike ballot over pay concerns
Former DHSC director general to become charity chief
25 Sep HR
Former DHSC director general to become charity chief
Michelle Dyson will take up post as Alzheimer’s Society chief exec in November
MPs ‘must wait’ for answers to concerns about departments’ tech procurement
25 Sep HR
MPs ‘must wait’ for answers to concerns about departments’ tech procurement
Public Accounts Committee warned ministers of serious skills and accountability challenges
Border Force staff balloted for strike action
24 Sep HR
Border Force staff balloted for strike action
Patrol-boat workers’ dispute focuses on terms, conditions and “frozen” allowances
Minister encourages civil servants to volunteer in NHS
24 Sep HR
Minister encourages civil servants to volunteer in NHS
Health minister Ashley Dalton says civil servants’ contribution would be particularly valuable given their “professionalism and integrity”
The human handbrake: Why good ideas so often ‘hit the wall’ in Whitehall
24 Sep HR
The human handbrake: Why good ideas so often ‘hit the wall’ in Whitehall
Whitehall rewards “policy heroes” over those who can deliver
FCDO cuts jeopardise UK’s standing at United Nations, MPs warn
23 Sep HR
FCDO cuts jeopardise UK’s standing at United Nations, MPs warn
Report says spending plans “risk ceding further influence to China and Russia” and will “open the door” to adversaries
Civil service networks issued with formal guidance
23 Sep HR
Civil service networks issued with formal guidance
Nick Thomas-Symonds says government is "taking action to prevent inappropriate uses of networks in the civil service"
Defra appoints Brown-era No.10 policy chief as NED
23 Sep HR
Defra appoints Brown-era No.10 policy chief as NED
Dan Corry recently led an internal review into environmental regulation
Promising to do more with less has obvious attractions – but what happens if these gains fail to materialise?
22 Sep HR
Promising to do more with less has obvious attractions – but what happens if these gains fail to materialise?
Cutting administrative budgets could end up cutting the quantity or quality of what the civil service provides, which wouldn't increase productivity at all
DHSC sets out leadership plans for NHS England ‘merger’
22 Sep HR
DHSC sets out leadership plans for NHS England ‘merger’
Single joint executive team bringing together senior figures from both sides will go live in November
Fiona Ryland to step down as government chief people officer
22 Sep HR
Fiona Ryland to step down as government chief people officer
Ryland says she is "immensely proud" of achievements delivered during her three-year tenure
MI6 boss courts Russian informers in final speech
22 Sep HR
MI6 boss courts Russian informers in final speech
Outgoing Secret Intelligence Service chief Richard Moore flags creation of official dark-web portal to encourage anti-Putin activity