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
Chisholm: Pay is a ‘chronic’ issue for the civil service
06 Feb 2024 HR
Chisholm: Pay is a ‘chronic’ issue for the civil service
Chief operating officer warns MPs real-terms cuts are storing up ‘increasing problems of competitiveness’ for departments
The power of cross-sector collaboration: WIG’s Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann speaks to CSW
06 Feb 2024 HR
The power of cross-sector collaboration: WIG’s Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann speaks to CSW
The chief executive of the Whitehall and Industry Group discusses partnerships between the civil service, industry and civil society, and the importance of having diverse role models
Delays to non-exec appointments deterring good candidates, NAO warns
05 Feb 2024 HR
Delays to non-exec appointments deterring good candidates, NAO warns
Cabinet Office told to “set out what good looks like" for appointments and tackle “cumbersome” processes
Civil service leaders ‘should make stronger case for office-based working’
05 Feb 2024 HR
Civil service leaders ‘should make stronger case for office-based working’
Cabinet Office minister tells House of Lords that younger staff need in-person mentoring
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 5
05 Feb 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 5
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
‘There’s never been a golden age of standards’: Lord Evans on chairing CSPL
05 Feb 2024 HR
‘There’s never been a golden age of standards’: Lord Evans on chairing CSPL
After five years chairing the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Lord Evans reflects on the challenges of fostering ethical integrity in government
Perm secs should take more responsibility for transparency, IfG report argues
02 Feb 2024 HR
Perm secs should take more responsibility for transparency, IfG report argues
Think tank says government has focused too much on the burdens of transparency and not enough on the benefits
Covid Inquiry: WhatsApp confusion, pandemic politicking and sidelining the secretary of state
02 Feb 2024 HR
Covid Inquiry: WhatsApp confusion, pandemic politicking and sidelining the secretary of state
Nicola Sturgeon insists decision-making records have not been lost as ministers accuse former SNP leader of trying to score points against Westminster
GPA reappoints chair for second term
02 Feb 2024 HR
GPA reappoints chair for second term
Announcement comes after agency launches recruitment campaign for new chief exec
Legislate to prevent ministers telling officials to break civil service code, commission says
01 Feb 2024 HR
Legislate to prevent ministers telling officials to break civil service code, commission says
Independent group also calls for changes to perm sec role and a beefed-up Civil Service Commission
PCS 'in best place it has been for many years', says departing chief Mark Serwotka
01 Feb 2024 HR
PCS 'in best place it has been for many years', says departing chief Mark Serwotka
Outgoing general secretary calls for unity and says he is confident PCS “will go from strength to strength” under Fran Heathcote’s leadership
Good workplace culture attracts good people, but attacks on the civil service will keep coming
31 Jan 2024 HR
Good workplace culture attracts good people, but attacks on the civil service will keep coming
The allegation that diversity networks distract from officials' core mission is false, but the civil service is an easy target in an election year, Prospect's general secretary writes