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
DWP asks senior officials to lead 60% in-office drive Exclusive
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DWP asks senior officials to lead 60% in-office drive
DWP perm sec says lots of planning will be needed to work out how the department can achieve the in-office mandate
Minister talks up AI potential to cut fraud-detection jobs and boost wages
12 Jan 2024 HR
Minister talks up AI potential to cut fraud-detection jobs and boost wages
Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart says government is also exploring AI that could help departments retain institutional memory amid high churn rates
Northern Ireland civil servants to join mass strike next week
11 Jan 2024 HR
Northern Ireland civil servants to join mass strike next week
NIPSA union blames UK government's failure to address pressure on pay and services as staff join "biggest ever" walkout
Civil service people plan promises to overhaul recruitment and reward
10 Jan 2024 HR
Civil service people plan promises to overhaul recruitment and reward
Fresh strategy promises a recruitment overhaul and "more coherent, flexible, and individualised reward framework"
Pay, recruitment and line management: Key commitments in the civil service people plan
10 Jan 2024 HR
Pay, recruitment and line management: Key commitments in the civil service people plan
New workforce strategy also sets out plans for a smaller SCS, more joined up L&D and a new HR functional strategy
One in 17 DSIT officials working solely on AI, perm sec says
09 Jan 2024 HR
One in 17 DSIT officials working solely on AI, perm sec says
Sarah Munby reveals 6% of her department's staff are “completely dedicated” to projects focused on artificial intelligence
Civil servants lied to me about Post Office scandal, Ed Davey claims
09 Jan 2024 HR
Civil servants lied to me about Post Office scandal, Ed Davey claims
Lib Dem leader says he raised concerns about the Horizon IT system as a minister in coalition government
Scottish Government to strengthen civil service spending rules
09 Jan 2024 HR
Scottish Government to strengthen civil service spending rules
Policies on bank card spending will be aligned with more rigorous UK government protocols, following a review
Simon Case returns to work after long-term sick leave
08 Jan 2024 HR
Simon Case returns to work after long-term sick leave
Cabinet secretary has been off on medical leave since October
‘The year of innovation’: Why 2023 left government chief people officer Fiona Ryland astonished
08 Jan 2024 HR
‘The year of innovation’: Why 2023 left government chief people officer Fiona Ryland astonished
Fiona Ryland says she was astonished by the ingenuity and innovation of colleagues
‘Disappointing’ lack of joint bids hindering cross government work, says HMT
05 Jan 2024 HR
‘Disappointing’ lack of joint bids hindering cross government work, says HMT
Innovation and evaluation key in achieving the “holy grail” of cross-government working, MPs told.
NI civil service sickness rates 'continually higher' than elsewhere in UK
04 Jan 2024 HR
NI civil service sickness rates 'continually higher' than elsewhere in UK
Ulster University report says direct cost of absent officials in Northern Ireland was £39m in 2022-23