DWP's new Blackpool office opens amid reports SR25 funding will depend on job relocations
12 May HR

DWP's new Blackpool office opens amid reports SR25 funding will depend on job relocations

3,000 officials will move to Talbot Gateway site as Cabinet Office ups pressure to move jobs "closer to frontline services"
by Beckie Smith
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 12 May
12 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 12 May
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
09 May HR
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September
09 May HR
DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September
A zero-tolerance position on inappropriate behaviours, sexual harassment and bullying alone is not enough
28 Jun 2022 HR
A zero-tolerance position on inappropriate behaviours, sexual harassment and bullying alone is not enough
Shocks and revelations might look like they galvanise action. But culture change takes time
Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
27 Jun 2022 HR
Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
Hotline performance disproves the argument that “the way to reduce the size of the civil service is to privatise it", Rycroft says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 27
27 Jun 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 27
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
24 Jun 2022 HR
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
Perm sec acknowledges "grey area" if staff think a policy is illegal, but said this was not the case for the Rwanda partnership
Former cab sec Sedwill lands job with top defence firm
24 Jun 2022 HR
Former cab sec Sedwill lands job with top defence firm
BAE Systems non-exec role is latest in a string of post-government appointments
Voluntary redundancies ‘absolute last resort’ in DWP closure programme
24 Jun 2022 HR
Voluntary redundancies ‘absolute last resort’ in DWP closure programme
But minister tells MPs at least 1,100 staff say they cannot move to a new site when their office shuts
Ex-standards adviser Lord Geidt addresses 'confusion' over resignation
23 Jun 2022 HR
Ex-standards adviser Lord Geidt addresses 'confusion' over resignation
“The cautious language of my letter may have failed adequately to explain the far wider scope of my objection," letter says
Windsurfing to Whitehall: How Alex Allan sailed through a 1980s rail strike
23 Jun 2022 HR
Windsurfing to Whitehall: How Alex Allan sailed through a 1980s rail strike
Former independent adviser on ministers’ interests recalls Thames stunt cooked up with photographer pal
Commons to delete MPs' attendance data after pressure from ministers
22 Jun 2022 HR
Commons to delete MPs' attendance data after pressure from ministers
Change comes after Jacob Rees-Mogg slams “lefty Freedom of Information request"
Claims PM tried to hire Carrie Johnson for Foreign Office job 'ripe for investigation'
21 Jun 2022 HR
Claims PM tried to hire Carrie Johnson for Foreign Office job 'ripe for investigation'
Ex-standards adviser Lord Geidt reportedly believes PM’s plan to hire girlfriend as chief of staff at FCO should be probed
Civil service union chief warns ministers to expect more strikes as rail walkout starts
21 Jun 2022 HR
Civil service union chief warns ministers to expect more strikes as rail walkout starts
Industrial action will spread beyond the rail industry if government fails to tackle cost-of-living crisis, Mark Serwotka says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 20
20 Jun 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 20
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Treasury seeks second perm sec as Charles Roxburgh exit confirmed
20 Jun 2022 HR
Treasury seeks second perm sec as Charles Roxburgh exit confirmed
Department offers up to £160,000 for successful candidate
PM warned against scrapping standards adviser role after Geidt resignation
17 Jun 2022 HR
PM warned against scrapping standards adviser role after Geidt resignation
Civil servants will be at risk without a way to ensure the ministerial code is followed, union warns
MP sounds alarm over ‘toxic’ working culture at passport office
17 Jun 2022 HR
MP sounds alarm over ‘toxic’ working culture at passport office
Whistleblowers accuse senior managers of bullying and claim “widespread mismanagement” is slowing attempts to clear backlogs
Geidt resignation: standards chief placed in ‘impossible and odious position’
16 Jun 2022 HR
Geidt resignation: standards chief placed in ‘impossible and odious position’
PM’s former adviser says proposals for a “deliberate and purposeful breach” of the ministerial code pushed him over the edge
New Manchester hub unveiled as Cabinet Office announces 1,100 more jobs to move from London
16 Jun 2022 HR
New Manchester hub unveiled as Cabinet Office announces 1,100 more jobs to move from London
Hub will replace the Piccadilly Gate office, which will be demolished to build a new HS2 station
Shortlist announced for recruitment excellence award
16 Jun 2022 HR
Shortlist announced for recruitment excellence award
Civil Service Commission launches Mark of Excellence to champion diversity work
PM’s standards adviser quits after Partygate comments
16 Jun 2022 HR
PM’s standards adviser quits after Partygate comments
Downing Street says it is “disappointed” Geidt has decided to step down after barely a year in post
New cost-of-living tsar called Boris Johnson a 'lame duck PM'
15 Jun 2022 HR
New cost-of-living tsar called Boris Johnson a 'lame duck PM'
Just Eat boss David Buttress has also said "Boris has to go" and called him a "dead man walking politically"
Former Tory leader condemns Fast Stream recruitment freeze
15 Jun 2022 HR
Former Tory leader condemns Fast Stream recruitment freeze
William Hague says civil service needs more fast streamers if it is to reinvent itself successfully
PM’s standards adviser says Partygate probe didn’t encroach on his remit
14 Jun 2022 HR
PM’s standards adviser says Partygate probe didn’t encroach on his remit
Christopher Geidt refuses to tell MPs whether he backs calls for his powers to be made statutory
MPs to scrutinise government non-exec roles amid cronyism concerns
14 Jun 2022 HR
MPs to scrutinise government non-exec roles amid cronyism concerns
PACAC chair William Wragg says the inquiry aims to consider how NEDs should be held accountable
Homes England appoints first ever chief operating officer
14 Jun 2022 HR
Homes England appoints first ever chief operating officer
Kirsty Shaw joins from the Care Quality Commission