The briefings against Chris Wormald damage the trust that is essential to good government
23 Oct HR

The briefings against Chris Wormald damage the trust that is essential to good government

For the Cummings admirers in No.10 reading this: Anyone can break a system down, putting it back together is a different skill
by Dave Penman
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
23 Oct HR
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
23 Oct HR
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
23 Oct HR
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
Minding your business: Is there a mental-health crisis in the civil service?
06 Oct 2023 HR
Minding your business: Is there a mental-health crisis in the civil service?
Following reports of a mental-health crisis, we explore the figures and talks to experts about coping strategies for individuals and the organisations that employ them
We're all in this together: How can civil service professions collaborate better?
04 Oct 2023 HR
We're all in this together: How can civil service professions collaborate better?
Changes in career pathway planning have altered how the civil service works. So, how do you make the best of expertise in the age of professions?
MoD offers £150k for 'problem-solver' finance chief
04 Oct 2023 HR
MoD offers £150k for 'problem-solver' finance chief
Successful candidate will work "at the heart of the MoD as the principal financial adviser for Defence"
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
04 Oct 2023 HR
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
Department also targets increased recruitment of employees with military background
Civil servant wins award for 'groundbreaking' cross-government net-zero tool
04 Oct 2023 HR
Civil servant wins award for 'groundbreaking' cross-government net-zero tool
Net-zero systems tool “captures the innovative spirit of operational research and its potential to drive positive change"
Maude to recommend splitting cab sec and head of civil service jobs
03 Oct 2023 HR
Maude to recommend splitting cab sec and head of civil service jobs
The civil service needs a “powerful change manager” with authority to take on challenges like churn, Maude says
Equality and diversity jobs to be reviewed in job cuts drive
03 Oct 2023 HR
Equality and diversity jobs to be reviewed in job cuts drive
Hunt says breaking down barriers to diversity should be "everyone’s job, not a box to be ticked by hiring a diversity manager"
Hunt announces civil service headcount cap
02 Oct 2023 HR
Hunt announces civil service headcount cap
Chancellor says civil service expansion will be “frozen” and plans drawn up to return civil service headcount to pre-pandemic levels
Debt Management Office boss to step down after 20-year run
02 Oct 2023 HR
Debt Management Office boss to step down after 20-year run
Sir Robert Stheeman, chief executive of the DMO, will retire next year
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
02 Oct 2023 HR
'No more sugar coating': MoJ tries new approach in prison-officer recruitment drive
New video adverts depict grim reality of working in prisons
Government to beef up early-career tech roles to 'build digital capabilities'
02 Oct 2023 HR
Government to beef up early-career tech roles to 'build digital capabilities'
Cabinet Office unveils plans to recruit 2,500 roles for apprenticeship and early-talent programmes by June 2025
New Civil Service Jobs website will 'remove painful processes', Cabinet Office says as bidding opens
28 Sep 2023 HR
New Civil Service Jobs website will 'remove painful processes', Cabinet Office says as bidding opens
Replacement service will "increase ease of use", department says as suppliers are invited to bid for £20m contract
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 – September 25
25 Sep 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 25
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