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
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
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 12 May
12 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 12 May
Union to ballot fast streamers on strike over pay
09 Dec 2022 HR
Union to ballot fast streamers on strike over pay
Formal vote announced after FDA members back action in indicative ballot
Civil service strikes: second union moves closer to industrial action
08 Dec 2022 HR
Civil service strikes: second union moves closer to industrial action
Prospect calls for "meaningful negotiations" over pay, job cuts and redundancy terms ahead of formal ballot
FCDO to step up aid scrutiny as minister admits UK 'not a development superpower'
08 Dec 2022 HR
FCDO to step up aid scrutiny as minister admits UK 'not a development superpower'
Development minister also planning restructure which could include new second perm sec
Civil service strikes: Border Force to strike at six airports over Christmas
08 Dec 2022 HR
Civil service strikes: Border Force to strike at six airports over Christmas
A thousand passport-checking officials are set to go on strike for eight days, PCS has announced
Raab says 'no one ever raised a complaint or grievance' over bullying claims
07 Dec 2022 HR
Raab says 'no one ever raised a complaint or grievance' over bullying claims
Justice secretary says no one spoke to him about his behaviour before formal complaints were submitted last month
Move 50,000 civil service jobs out of London, Labour report recommends
07 Dec 2022 HR
Move 50,000 civil service jobs out of London, Labour report recommends
Report also suggests putting relationship between ministers and the civil service on a formal statutory footing
National Audit Office boss: ‘We’re not a remote working organisation’
06 Dec 2022 HR
National Audit Office boss: ‘We’re not a remote working organisation’
Some organisations made "premature" decisions, "boxing themselves into a strategy that they might now be regretting", Gareth Davies says
DWP staff to strike over festive period
05 Dec 2022 HR
DWP staff to strike over festive period
Strike over pay and conditions comes after reports of DWP officials using foodbanks amid cost-of-living crisis
Welsh Government to review office space with one in 10 civil servants in workplace each day
05 Dec 2022 HR
Welsh Government to review office space with one in 10 civil servants in workplace each day
Other bodies to be offered space amid plans to become "exemplar for remote working"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 5
05 Dec 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 5
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Civil service strikes: National Highways action to coincide with train walkouts
02 Dec 2022 HR
Civil service strikes: National Highways action to coincide with train walkouts
Union says strikes could “bring road network to a standstill” in December while rail travel disrupted
The fast and the curious: Anita Friend on the Defence and Security Accelerator's 'defendable' decisions
02 Dec 2022 HR
The fast and the curious: Anita Friend on the Defence and Security Accelerator's 'defendable' decisions
Anita Friend tells CSW how DASA finds and funds innovation to serve national security, why she trusts her staff, and how managing crises has framed her approach to work
Ex-ministers and officials who break lobbying rules should face legal action, MPs say
02 Dec 2022 HR
Ex-ministers and officials who break lobbying rules should face legal action, MPs say
Voluntary compliance with rules not “sufficient to maintain public confidence” in system’s integrity, PACAC says
Former No.10 comms chief warned over risk of breaching anti-corruption rules
02 Dec 2022 HR
Former No.10 comms chief warned over risk of breaching anti-corruption rules
Acoba says listings on speaking-agency websites could land Guto Harri in hot water
High Court sets date for civil service pensions challenge
02 Dec 2022 HR
High Court sets date for civil service pensions challenge
Judicial review will examine government’s failure to honour 2% cut in staff contributions under scheme rules
Civil service job cuts 'should fund better pay for top new recruits'
01 Dec 2022 HR
Civil service job cuts 'should fund better pay for top new recruits'
Performance-related pay and “senior specialist” roles would help departments attract more outside talent, IfG says
NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
30 Nov 2022 HR
NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
Cabinet Office “doesn’t know how much has been spent or what benefits to expect”, watchdog warns
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
29 Nov 2022 HR
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
DVSA and Rural Payments Agency to stage rolling regional strikes from 13 December, PCS confirms
Cab sec weighing up civil servants' role in Scottish independence referendum
29 Nov 2022 HR
Cab sec weighing up civil servants' role in Scottish independence referendum
Case and Scottish Government perm sec are working on what Supreme Court judgement means for the civil service
DBS back-office staff threaten ‘indefinite’ industrial action
29 Nov 2022 HR
DBS back-office staff threaten ‘indefinite’ industrial action
PCS chief says billionaire employer can “easily” end pay dispute – plus, more HMCTS strikes announced
Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
28 Nov 2022 HR
Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
Personal details of civil servant and supplier exposed by inadequately redacted document
Remote working 'wasn’t in DVLA's DNA': boss admits pandemic shortcomings
28 Nov 2022 HR
Remote working 'wasn’t in DVLA's DNA': boss admits pandemic shortcomings
Huge Swansea presence left agency exposed to local infection rates, Julie Lennard tells MPs
Cabinet Office pay gap growth ‘incredibly disappointing’, gender champion says
28 Nov 2022 HR
Cabinet Office pay gap growth ‘incredibly disappointing’, gender champion says
End to DVLA flexible working sees DfT lose ground on pay gap too
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 28
28 Nov 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 28
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People