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
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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
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Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
MPs urge 'acceleration' of plans to set out top civil servants' digital responsibilities
24 Jan 2024 HR
MPs urge 'acceleration' of plans to set out top civil servants' digital responsibilities
Change to senior appointment letters "should be quite straightforward": PAC chair questions 2025 target
Government Property Agency offers up to £220k for next chief exec
23 Jan 2024 HR
Government Property Agency offers up to £220k for next chief exec
Package represents a significant boost on previous boss Steven Boyd’s remuneration package
Civil service headcount continues to rise as real-terms pay falls
23 Jan 2024 HR
Civil service headcount continues to rise as real-terms pay falls
Spending on consultants and temporary labour has grown by 40% since 2018-19, IfG's Whitehall Monitor reveals
Read the winter 2024 issue of Civil Service World
22 Jan 2024 HR
Read the winter 2024 issue of Civil Service World
Exclusive interviews with DWP perm sec Peter Schofield and CSPL chair Lord Evans, plus how to help neurodivergent staff thrive
NI secretary: New legislation will 'help to stabilise finances' as devolution deal deadline expires
22 Jan 2024 HR
NI secretary: New legislation will 'help to stabilise finances' as devolution deal deadline expires
Chris Heaton-Harris says he will act to "support Northern Ireland departments" to stabilise public services
Major reform needed to curb Treasury's power, IfG report finds
22 Jan 2024 HR
Major reform needed to curb Treasury's power, IfG report finds
HMT's dominance over the rest of government is resulting in “bad outcomes”, think tank warns
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 22
22 Jan 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 22
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Glen could target civil service diversity networks in 'political activism' crackdown
22 Jan 2024 HR
Glen could target civil service diversity networks in 'political activism' crackdown
New guidance could be on the way as minister says new networks should meet outside working hours
Armed forces personnel at 'significant risk' from inventory failures, PAC warns
19 Jan 2024 HR
Armed forces personnel at 'significant risk' from inventory failures, PAC warns
Outdated systems and poor quality data are hampering the Ministry of Defence’s attempts to manage supplies, MPs have said.
DHSC clarifies arrangements with X for analysing posts by job applicants
19 Jan 2024 HR
DHSC clarifies arrangements with X for analysing posts by job applicants
Department updates procurement notice to clarify it is paying a monthly charge to analysis posts of would-be hires rather than entering into a multi-month contract
As ministers move to curb strikes, we should remember the GCHQ trade union ban
18 Jan 2024 HR
As ministers move to curb strikes, we should remember the GCHQ trade union ban
"James", a GCHQ employee, reflects on the years-long ban on union membership in the agency that "became a symbol of a larger struggle for workers' rights and freedoms in a rapidly changing world"
DHSC signs ‘ministerial intelligence’ deal with X to analyse posts by would-be hires
18 Jan 2024 HR
DHSC signs ‘ministerial intelligence’ deal with X to analyse posts by would-be hires
Twitter UK will provide “a tool to support ministerial appointments by analysing posts by potential applicants”.