Jobs moving out of London, office closures and Fast Stream targets: How much of today's civil service reform announcement is new?
14 May HR

Jobs moving out of London, office closures and Fast Stream targets: How much of today's civil service reform announcement is new?

Ministers have also promised "thousands" of jobs will move to the regions and 50% of Fast Stream roles will be based outside the capital
by Beckie Smith
GDS seeks two leaders to 'pilot and scale AI projects' and 'incubate service journey transformation'
14 May HR
GDS seeks two leaders to 'pilot and scale AI projects' and 'incubate service journey transformation'
London-based civil service headcount to be cut by 12,000
14 May HR
London-based civil service headcount to be cut by 12,000
Civil service AI tool for consultation analysis passes first public test
14 May HR
Civil service AI tool for consultation analysis passes first public test
HMRC staff to walk out after reballot on pay
28 Feb 2023 HR
HMRC staff to walk out after reballot on pay
Extra 33,000 civil servants will join strikes next month, says PCS
Civil service unions attack ‘incorrect’ Treasury claims on pay
28 Feb 2023 HR
Civil service unions attack ‘incorrect’ Treasury claims on pay
Leaders accuse Cabinet Office of shutting departmental staff out of pay talks
Second civil service union votes to strike
28 Feb 2023 HR
Second civil service union votes to strike
Tens of thousands of departmental staff who are Prospect members will walk out on 15 March
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 27
27 Feb 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 27
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
Dominic Raab pledges to resign if bullying complaint is upheld
27 Feb 2023 HR
Dominic Raab pledges to resign if bullying complaint is upheld
Removing ministers as a result of complaints would “politicise the process", justice secretary says
Call for ministerial bullying probe as survey finds bad behaviour 'widespread'
27 Feb 2023 HR
Call for ministerial bullying probe as survey finds bad behaviour 'widespread'
Call for complaints investigation comes as one in six senior civil servants say they have seen ministers behave "unacceptably"
Places for Growth drive to move civil service jobs hits halfway mark
24 Feb 2023 HR
Places for Growth drive to move civil service jobs hits halfway mark
Cabinet Office flags milestone in decade-long drive to relocate 22,000 civil service roles out of London
DIT seeks £145k chief operating officer despite looming demise
24 Feb 2023 HR
DIT seeks £145k chief operating officer despite looming demise
Applicants are warned the role will be located in Department for Business and Trade after machinery of government changes
'Greater rigour' needed in reporting ministers' interests, PM's ethics adviser says
23 Feb 2023 HR
'Greater rigour' needed in reporting ministers' interests, PM's ethics adviser says
But Sir Laurie Magnus admits "the 'good chap' approach" relies on ministers' honesty
HMCTS has ‘limited understanding’ of savings £1.3bn reforms are delivering
23 Feb 2023 HR
HMCTS has ‘limited understanding’ of savings £1.3bn reforms are delivering
Costs have risen and projected savings have decreased amid Common Platform woes, NAO says
Job-cuts bombshell ‘stymied plans to move civil servants out of London’
22 Feb 2023 HR
Job-cuts bombshell ‘stymied plans to move civil servants out of London’
Unions tell MPs proposals to axe 91,000 staff hit government’s Places for Growth agenda hard
DVSA and Ofsted staff to strike
21 Feb 2023 HR
DVSA and Ofsted staff to strike
PCS union tells government to put forward "concrete proposals" to resolve pay and conditions dispute
Unions brace for new wave of civil service job cuts
21 Feb 2023 HR
Unions brace for new wave of civil service job cuts
MPs are told Cabinet Office is poised to give briefing on “large numbers” of departmental role reductions
Angela McLean named first female government chief scientific adviser
21 Feb 2023 HR
Angela McLean named first female government chief scientific adviser
MoD's chief scientist will replace Patrick Vallance in April
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 20
20 Feb 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 20
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
NHS 'volunteer army' could be used to ease pressure on social-care services amid staffing crisis
20 Feb 2023 HR
NHS 'volunteer army' could be used to ease pressure on social-care services amid staffing crisis
Volunteers could help "reduce pressure on services and enable better outcomes" in adult social care
Half of Fast Stream recruits will be STEM graduates, Simon Case says
17 Feb 2023 HR
Half of Fast Stream recruits will be STEM graduates, Simon Case says
Cab sec reveals reforms to this year's Fast Stream recruitment in university lecture
DWP commits to supporting older staff by signing over-50s charter
16 Feb 2023 HR
DWP commits to supporting older staff by signing over-50s charter
Other departments will be encouraged to take the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, perm sec Peter Schofield says
Crown Prosecution Service rebuked for losing sexual assault and rape case data Exclusive
15 Feb 2023 HR
Crown Prosecution Service rebuked for losing sexual assault and rape case data
ICO has reprimanded CPS for poor processes after it lost case files and interviews of assault victims
Some government lawyers offered 16% two-year pay rise: 'Welcome news for the lucky few' Exclusive
14 Feb 2023 HR
Some government lawyers offered 16% two-year pay rise: 'Welcome news for the lucky few'
Government Legal Department perm sec apologises that offer excludes more junior staff but says it was "the best overall outcome we were going to get"
Hybrid working more common among public servants than in private sector
14 Feb 2023 HR
Hybrid working more common among public servants than in private sector
Half of public servants work from home some or all of the time, ONS survey finds
Striking the right balance: How regulators are adapting to a fast-changing landscape
14 Feb 2023 HR
Striking the right balance: How regulators are adapting to a fast-changing landscape
Good regulation is about more than just enforcement, experts and watchdogs say
Richard Sharp: Cabinet Office told to 'clear up confusion' over cab sec's memo to Boris Johnson
13 Feb 2023 HR
Richard Sharp: Cabinet Office told to 'clear up confusion' over cab sec's memo to Boris Johnson
MPs slam BBC chair's “significant error of judgement” in failing to disclose talks with Johnson and Simon Case before appointment
All the new departments' top civil service and ministerial appointments, plus other moves – February 13
13 Feb 2023 HR
All the new departments' top civil service and ministerial appointments, plus other moves – February 13
New appointments at BaT, ESNZ, DIT, DCMS and elsewhere in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team