Shared services: Cabinet Office explains 'outsourcing v insourcing' decisions
09 Jun HR

Shared services: Cabinet Office explains 'outsourcing v insourcing' decisions

Cabinet Office DG Jerome Glass says outsourcing DWP's Synergy cluster "offered best value for money", while full insourcing would have required more than 1,600 extra staff
by Tevye Markson
The ministerial-civil service relations reset hasn’t gone to plan – but Labour still has time left to get it right
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The ministerial-civil service relations reset hasn’t gone to plan – but Labour still has time left to get it right
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Without listening to whistleblowers, we are destined to lurch from scandal to crisis without learning from mistakes
Corrupt Border Force official convicted for helping drugs gang
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Kevin Smith aided smugglers to bring class-A drugs into the country unchecked
Lunch with... civil service skills evangelist Pamela Dow
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Civil servants urged to voice anger over return-to-office drive
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Union calls on branches to consider following ONS' strike-action lead
Office-working decisions ‘should be for individual managers’, shadow chancellor says
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Reeves says she believes spending more time in the office is "good for productivity and morale"
Labour floats plan to boost HMRC headcount by 5,000
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Rachel Reeves says crackdown on tax gap will raise £5bn a year for NHS and schools
Rebrand ‘elitist’ FCDO, urge former top diplomats
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Better call Saul: National Archives appoints BBC veteran as chief exec
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Cabinet Office signs up UCL consultancy to evaluate Fast Stream
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