Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter
19 Mar HR

Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter

Meanwhile, civil service headcount continues to creep up amid HMRC recruitment drive
by Tevye Markson
Border Security Command chief to step down
23 Mar HR
Border Security Command chief to step down
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
23 Mar HR
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
23 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
National Archives seeks chief exec 'as it embarks on transformational decade'
06 Nov 2023 HR
National Archives seeks chief exec 'as it embarks on transformational decade'
£145,000 job involves overseeing "creation and preservation of the historical record of the UK and Welsh governments"
Government AI taskforce to become an institute
03 Nov 2023 HR
Government AI taskforce to become an institute
DSIT will take on responsibility for identifying new uses for AI in the public sector and strengthening the UK’s capabilities
Covid Inquiry: 2020 back-to-office drive ‘made absolutely no sense’
02 Nov 2023 HR
Covid Inquiry: 2020 back-to-office drive ‘made absolutely no sense’
Government ditched science and followed media and Conservative MPs, former No.10 comms chief Lee Cain says
HMRC adds 565 staff with ‘skills in short supply’ after in-house IT provider dissolved
02 Nov 2023 HR
HMRC adds 565 staff with ‘skills in short supply’ after in-house IT provider dissolved
Almost three-quarters of RCTDS’s employees have become civil servants, which HMRC says will boost its technical capability
Ofqual chair named as interim replacement for Jo Saxton
02 Nov 2023 HR
Ofqual chair named as interim replacement for Jo Saxton
Ian Bauckham will serve as chief regulator at qualifications watchdog from January
Case did not want cab sec job, Cummings claims
01 Nov 2023 HR
Case did not want cab sec job, Cummings claims
Simon Case took the job “to forestall a disaster” after others turned it down, ex-spad tells Covid Inquiry
Covid Inquiry: Cummings lets rip at ‘dumpster fire’ Cabinet Office
01 Nov 2023 HR
Covid Inquiry: Cummings lets rip at ‘dumpster fire’ Cabinet Office
Former chief adviser bemoans “bloated” and “opaque” heart of government with “a lot of the wrong people in the wrong job”
‘Rubbish’ pay, the training ‘taboo’ and waning diversity: Insights from a civil service reform talk with ex-cab sec Gus O’Donnell
01 Nov 2023 HR
‘Rubbish’ pay, the training ‘taboo’ and waning diversity: Insights from a civil service reform talk with ex-cab sec Gus O’Donnell
Highlights from a civil reform chat with O'Donnell, Civil Unrest report author Amy Gandon, and Reform director Charlotte Pickles
Johnson 'weak', cab sec's 'scapegoat' fears, more leaving drinks: Covid Inquiry evidence shows turmoil behind the scenes
31 Oct 2023 HR
Johnson 'weak', cab sec's 'scapegoat' fears, more leaving drinks: Covid Inquiry evidence shows turmoil behind the scenes
Patrick Vallance says advisers tried to "strong arm" him into post-Cummings scandal press briefing and Simon Case says he is "pissed off" over Partygate event
Case said Johnson 'cannot lead' on Covid and slammed 'weak' ministers and perm secs
31 Oct 2023 HR
Case said Johnson 'cannot lead' on Covid and slammed 'weak' ministers and perm secs
“A weak team… cannot succeed in these circumstances,” said Case, who was "at the end of [his] tether" with PM
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 30
30 Oct 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 30
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
A stronger civil service head and more ministerial appointments: Maude shares highlights of his review
27 Oct 2023 HR
A stronger civil service head and more ministerial appointments: Maude shares highlights of his review
Francis Maude says his civil service governance review will also recommend splitting the Treasury