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
Number of experienced prison staff plummets amid concerns over safety and pay
13 Sep 2023 HR
Number of experienced prison staff plummets amid concerns over safety and pay
Just 30% of prison officers have a decade or more of experience, down from 60% in 2017, analysis finds
'Self-inflicted' job cuts worsening digital skills shortage, MPs warn
13 Sep 2023 HR
'Self-inflicted' job cuts worsening digital skills shortage, MPs warn
Lack of cybersecurity experts should send chill down government’s spine, PAC says
Government Legal Department creates new COO role
13 Sep 2023 HR
Government Legal Department creates new COO role
Perm sec Susanna McGibbon offers up to £149,000 a year to the successful applicant
DSIT becomes first department to sign up to STEM skills-building scheme
11 Sep 2023 HR
DSIT becomes first department to sign up to STEM skills-building scheme
STEM Futures "will ensure central government has direct experience and expertise from the front lines of science and technology"
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 24-11 September
11 Sep 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 24-11 September
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
'Disappointing': Government rejects call to update non-exec director code after cronyism concerns
08 Sep 2023 HR
'Disappointing': Government rejects call to update non-exec director code after cronyism concerns
Government “respectfully does not agree” with PACAC's finding that corporate governance code is not fit for purpose
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
08 Sep 2023 HR
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
Government ‘flying blind’ when it comes to fraud, PAC chair says
Five things you don’t want to miss at this year’s Policy Festival
07 Sep 2023 HR
Five things you don’t want to miss at this year’s Policy Festival
From artificial intelligence to devolution, this year’s Policy Festival offers a bit of everything
Charity Commission chief exec to step down next year
07 Sep 2023 HR
Charity Commission chief exec to step down next year
Helen Stephenson to leave in 2024 after seven-year term
Scottish officials to trial four-day working week
06 Sep 2023 HR
Scottish officials to trial four-day working week
Pilot to assess "wellbeing, environmental, and productivity benefits" of shorter week will begin later this year
Education secretary outburst was 'frustration at lack of recognition for civil servants', says minister
05 Sep 2023 HR
Education secretary outburst was 'frustration at lack of recognition for civil servants', says minister
Schools minister says Keegan felt officials' hard work wasn't being acknowledged amid building-safety crisis
Former MoJ perm sec takes up Government Art Collection role
05 Sep 2023 HR
Former MoJ perm sec takes up Government Art Collection role
Richard Heaton will chair advisory committee responsible for more than 14,700 works