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
09 Jun HR
The ministerial-civil service relations reset hasn’t gone to plan – but Labour still has time left to get it right
Lammy: AI rollout will save ‘thousands of days’ of MoJ staff time
09 Jun HR
Lammy: AI rollout will save ‘thousands of days’ of MoJ staff time
Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
08 Jun HR
Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
Physical training campus for civil servants 'eminently sensible', PM says
27 Mar 2024 HR
Physical training campus for civil servants 'eminently sensible', PM says
Sunak says having a physical home for professional development is a "question of resourcing"
Government trebles number of services using One Login
27 Mar 2024 HR
Government trebles number of services using One Login
Some 30 government services and 3.8 million people now using the login platform
Oflog chair Amyas Morse steps down due to illness
27 Mar 2024 HR
Oflog chair Amyas Morse steps down due to illness
Gove says Morse has “provided invaluable independent advice, challenge and support" to Oflog's early development
FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud
26 Mar 2024 HR
FCDO 'not proactive enough' at tackling overseas aid fraud
Watchdog blames departmental merger, Covid and new IT system for fuelling increased risks
Cabinet Office awarded £200k to evaluate Civil Service Fast Stream
26 Mar 2024 HR
Cabinet Office awarded £200k to evaluate Civil Service Fast Stream
Project will assess the graduate scheme's impact on recruitment
Standards watchdog launches review of accountability in public bodies
25 Mar 2024 HR
Standards watchdog launches review of accountability in public bodies
"Too often, public inquiries after a major failure reveal that problems were known about," CSPL says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 25
25 Mar 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 25
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
25 Mar 2024 HR
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
FCO-DfID merger has had some benefits but major problems remain, NAO report finds
Research flags huge potential for greater automation of government services
22 Mar 2024 HR
Research flags huge potential for greater automation of government services
Study finds 84% of services involving decision and exchange of information between government and citizen could be easily automated
Places for Growth: Departments set to smash target as relocations reach 18,000
22 Mar 2024 HR
Places for Growth: Departments set to smash target as relocations reach 18,000
Almost a thousand jobs from DLUHC alone were moved away from the capital between October and December last year
Cabinet Office told to set out plan for combatting 'chronic' civil-service pay woes
22 Mar 2024 HR
Cabinet Office told to set out plan for combatting 'chronic' civil-service pay woes
MPs describe latest Civil Service People Plan as "vague" and demand step-change in performance management
Civil service pay system ‘broken beyond repair’, Prospect chief warns
22 Mar 2024 HR
Civil service pay system ‘broken beyond repair’, Prospect chief warns
Mike Clancy says his priority this year is to “get as many people out of the civil service delegated pay remit as possible”