Starmer: Sue Gray was ‘wrong person’ for chief of staff job
27 Jun HR

Starmer: Sue Gray was ‘wrong person’ for chief of staff job

PM also expresses regret over 'island of strangers' speech
by Tevye Markson
Public leaders rely on muscle memory in a crisis – how do we train that muscle?
07 Jul HR
Public leaders rely on muscle memory in a crisis – how do we train that muscle?
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 7 July
07 Jul HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 7 July
MPs warn of DWP work coach 'complacency'
04 Jul HR
MPs warn of DWP work coach 'complacency'
Get your act together and start serious pay negotiations, civil service unions tell ministers
03 Apr 2023 HR
Get your act together and start serious pay negotiations, civil service unions tell ministers
Latest plea comes as PCS begins new strikes and Prospect warns of more to come
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 3
03 Apr 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 3
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
Why civil servants are leaving and other concerning scores: What we’ve learnt from the 2022 People Survey
31 Mar 2023 HR
Why civil servants are leaving and other concerning scores: What we’ve learnt from the 2022 People Survey
CSW digs into the latest Civil Service People Survey results
HMCTS boss: We are ‘making amends’ for Common Platform issues
30 Mar 2023 HR
HMCTS boss: We are ‘making amends’ for Common Platform issues
Nick Goodwin says addressing stress concerns over controversial case-management system is organisation’s “number one priority”
Work starts on £6m cross-government digital system to help civil servants move between departments
29 Mar 2023 HR
Work starts on £6m cross-government digital system to help civil servants move between departments
Fujitsu awarded contract to build platform that intends to enable transfers ‘at pace and without friction’
‘No target for civil service job cuts doesn’t mean no cuts’, minister tells MPs
29 Mar 2023 HR
‘No target for civil service job cuts doesn’t mean no cuts’, minister tells MPs
Cabinet Office’s Alex Burghart is grilled over government’s plans to shrink departmental headcount
Civil service headcount continues to grow amid job cuts threat
29 Mar 2023 HR
Civil service headcount continues to grow amid job cuts threat
Which departments are getting bigger and which are relying more on temporary staff?
Cabinet Office eyes 25,000 cut to civil service’s London headcount by 2030
28 Mar 2023 HR
Cabinet Office eyes 25,000 cut to civil service’s London headcount by 2030
Minister admits he has yet to visit department’s second HQ after five months in post
Diamond reappointed for second spell as national statistician
28 Mar 2023 HR
Diamond reappointed for second spell as national statistician
Alex Chisholm says he "has no doubt" Diamond will "continue to drive innovation and value across the statistical system"
PCS announces third all-out strike to 'pile pressure' on government
28 Mar 2023 HR
PCS announces third all-out strike to 'pile pressure' on government
Union says government is "refusing to listen" to demands over pay, pensions, redundancy terms and job security
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 27
27 Mar 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 27
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
Government hub named 'best public sector workplace in the world'
24 Mar 2023 HR
Government hub named 'best public sector workplace in the world'
Birmingham hub is only the second public sector building to get the certification
FCDO offers up to £160k for new second perm sec
24 Mar 2023 HR
FCDO offers up to £160k for new second perm sec
Role will lead on international development “in constrained resource environment” says Philip Barton
'This is ridiculous': 10 memorable moments from Boris Johnson's Privileges Committee appearance
23 Mar 2023 HR
'This is ridiculous': 10 memorable moments from Boris Johnson's Privileges Committee appearance
From dismissing enquiries as a "Daily Mirror try-on" to saying Simon Case "would have" said Covid guidance was followed, here are 10 standout quotes from yesterday's Partygate hearing
Boris Johnson says Sedwill's resignation was reason for Partygate event held a month before cab sec quit
23 Mar 2023 HR
Boris Johnson says Sedwill's resignation was reason for Partygate event held a month before cab sec quit
MPs lose patience with ex-PM's reliance on "flimsy" assurances from advisers that Covid rules were followed in heated hearing
Consultancy firm’s ban on bidding for government contracts is lifted
23 Mar 2023 HR
Consultancy firm’s ban on bidding for government contracts is lifted
Cabinet Office accused of "cop-out" over U-turn
Met Police reviewer worried home secretary ‘doesn’t understand the size of reform needed’
23 Mar 2023 HR
Met Police reviewer worried home secretary ‘doesn’t understand the size of reform needed’
Louise Casey says Suella Braverman's job is not to support the Met commissioner to do what he wants
Simon Case denies telling Boris Johnson Partygate gatherings complied with Covid rules
22 Mar 2023 HR
Simon Case denies telling Boris Johnson Partygate gatherings complied with Covid rules
Ex-PM's PPS also "questioned whether it was realistic to argue that all guidance had been followed at all times"
Letting ethical standards slip has corrosive consequences beyond No.10
22 Mar 2023 HR
Letting ethical standards slip has corrosive consequences beyond No.10
FDA general secretary Dave Penman warns Rishi Sunak of the impact of letting standards in public life fall by the wayside
Court officials vote to end Common Platform dispute with HMCTS
22 Mar 2023 HR
Court officials vote to end Common Platform dispute with HMCTS
PCS general secretary lauds "huge victory" as 66% of members back a deal negotiated by the union
Johnson says officials’ advice made him mislead MPs over Partygate gatherings
21 Mar 2023 HR
Johnson says officials’ advice made him mislead MPs over Partygate gatherings
Ex-PM denies misleading parliament "recklessly or intentionally" over rule-breaking events
PCS ballots civil servants on six more months of strikes, as it announces more walkouts
21 Mar 2023 HR
PCS ballots civil servants on six more months of strikes, as it announces more walkouts
Union urges civil servants to send a “clear message to the government” by backing further action
Home Office police recruitment demands 'pushed Met focus away from diversity and skills'
21 Mar 2023 HR
Home Office police recruitment demands 'pushed Met focus away from diversity and skills'
Recruitment programme a "missed opportunity", finds review warning of racism, homophobia, misogyny and ableism in Met Police
‘These are almost impossibly difficult issues to grapple with’: Matthew Rycroft on Rwanda, Windrush and transforming the Home Office Exclusive
20 Mar 2023 HR
‘These are almost impossibly difficult issues to grapple with’: Matthew Rycroft on Rwanda, Windrush and transforming the Home Office
‘Permacrisis’ may have been Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2022, but it’s been part of the Home Office lexicon for decades. What’s it like leading such a closely scrutinised department while trying to transform its culture at the same time?