Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service
13 May HR

Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service

Cab sec would have responsibility for appointment and performance management of perm secs under IfG proposals
by Tevye Markson
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
A perm sec refresh is a moment of opportunity for ministers to shape Whitehall’s leadership
13 May HR
A perm sec refresh is a moment of opportunity for ministers to shape Whitehall’s leadership
Departments have underestimated threat posed by cyberattacks, MPs warn
13 May HR
Departments have underestimated threat posed by cyberattacks, MPs warn
Government's property plans 'in disarray' as 'plague of ageing, inadequate data systems strikes again', MPs warn
21 Dec 2022 HR
Government's property plans 'in disarray' as 'plague of ageing, inadequate data systems strikes again', MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee questions value for money of hubs programme, and ambitions to raise £2bn through property sales and efficiency savings
Sunak insists he is working hard to appoint ethics adviser
21 Dec 2022 HR
Sunak insists he is working hard to appoint ethics adviser
Prime minister says he hopes to make an announcement soon
Growing number of government lawyers hope to leave as pay satisfaction falls
20 Dec 2022 HR
Growing number of government lawyers hope to leave as pay satisfaction falls
Nearly a third of Government Legal Department officials want to leave within a year and just one in ten are happy with pay and benefits, according to latest People Survey data
MoJ leads £4m deal on heat and motion sensors to measure office occupancy
19 Dec 2022 HR
MoJ leads £4m deal on heat and motion sensors to measure office occupancy
Technology will report on whether desks and meeting rooms are occupied or not and numbers of people leaving or entering part of a building
Gisela Stuart: ‘These exceptional times have demonstrated the value of an impartial civil service to vital democratic checks and balances’
19 Dec 2022 HR
Gisela Stuart: ‘These exceptional times have demonstrated the value of an impartial civil service to vital democratic checks and balances’
The first civil service commissioner reflects on her first year in the role and recalls the 'Millennium bug'
Equality Hub director Marcus Bell on sign language success, a tough ‘media climate’ – and why Slade makes him shudder
19 Dec 2022 HR
Equality Hub director Marcus Bell on sign language success, a tough ‘media climate’ – and why Slade makes him shudder
"Diminishing resources” will be the Cabinet Office Equality Hub's biggest challenge ahead
Competence, actually: Hugh Grant salutes civil service
16 Dec 2022 HR
Competence, actually: Hugh Grant salutes civil service
Actor and campaigner says civil service is "our only hope" after year of turbulence
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
16 Dec 2022 HR
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
Military personnel for Border Force, NHS and other strikes will cost roughly £4,000 a week per soldier
Scottish Government pulls plug on swimming pool for civil servants
16 Dec 2022 HR
Scottish Government pulls plug on swimming pool for civil servants
Union says government did not hold consultation before closing the pool in Edinburgh
Top DfT official named Department for International Trade perm sec
15 Dec 2022 HR
Top DfT official named Department for International Trade perm sec
Gareth Davies will take helm at Old Admiralty Building in the new year
Five more Raab complaints added to bullying investigation
15 Dec 2022 HR
Five more Raab complaints added to bullying investigation
Eight complaints about Raab's behaviour in two departments now being investigated
Civil service diversity strategy criticised for lack of targets and guidance
14 Dec 2022 HR
Civil service diversity strategy criticised for lack of targets and guidance
New focus on class and location should not come at the expense of ethnicity, disability and gender, IfG says
Sadness, pride, and complex judgements: GLD boss Susanna McGibbon looks back on 2022
14 Dec 2022 HR
Sadness, pride, and complex judgements: GLD boss Susanna McGibbon looks back on 2022
The Government Legal Department permanent secretary reflects on a challenging year – and the unglamorous tasks of Christmases past
‘I have to make sure the ship is not blown off course': Alex Chisholm's cross-government efficiency drive – and the teenage job that crushed his festive spirit
14 Dec 2022 HR
‘I have to make sure the ship is not blown off course': Alex Chisholm's cross-government efficiency drive – and the teenage job that crushed his festive spirit
Striking the right balance between proactive and reactive priorities will be a challenge in 2023, the Cabinet Office perm sec and civil service COO predicts
Scottish Government officials win right to disconnect out of hours
14 Dec 2022 HR
Scottish Government officials win right to disconnect out of hours
Scotland's civil servants are UK's first workers to have a legal right not to be contacted out of hours, Prospect union says
Treasury perm sec James Bowler: Tom Scholar's departure ‘was not normal’
13 Dec 2022 HR
Treasury perm sec James Bowler: Tom Scholar's departure ‘was not normal’
Top Treasury officials also say they "gave all the advice they should have done" ahead of disastrous mini-budget
Out with the old, in with the new: GDS head Tom Read looks to the future
13 Dec 2022 HR
Out with the old, in with the new: GDS head Tom Read looks to the future
Government Digital Service's chief exec salutes new talent and tells us about the need to protect crucial teams 
Results day and staff cuts: DfE chief Susan Acland-Hood's post-pandemic highs and difficult decisions
13 Dec 2022 HR
Results day and staff cuts: DfE chief Susan Acland-Hood's post-pandemic highs and difficult decisions
The Department for Education perm sec tells us about tough choices – both personal and corporate – she’s had to make over the past 12 months
'Empowering East and Southeast Asian officials was a highlight': Civil Service Race Forum looks back on 2022
13 Dec 2022 HR
'Empowering East and Southeast Asian officials was a highlight': Civil Service Race Forum looks back on 2022
Co-chairs of the CSRF Junaed Khan and Justin Placide discuss the events that stand out from the last 12 months – and lament the ones that couldn’t happen due to pressures in and out of work
'The message is clear': Cab sec acknowledges civil servants' pay anger Exclusive
12 Dec 2022 HR
'The message is clear': Cab sec acknowledges civil servants' pay anger
Civil Service People Survey results "heading in the wrong direction", Case says as scores fall across the board
Court staff to strike at Christmas in 'significant escalation' of Common Platform dispute
12 Dec 2022 HR
Court staff to strike at Christmas in 'significant escalation' of Common Platform dispute
Legal advisers and court associates at 76 courts will go on strike over the festive period
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 12
12 Dec 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 12
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Civil service York hub ‘will open in 2027’
12 Dec 2022 HR
Civil service York hub ‘will open in 2027’
New base will host Cabinet Office staff including UK Security Vetting officials
Civil Service Awards 2022 winners revealed
09 Dec 2022 HR
Civil Service Awards 2022 winners revealed
See the awards list in full