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
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 3
03 Jul 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 3
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Minister quits government over Sunak's 'uninterest' in the environment
30 Jun 2023 HR
Minister quits government over Sunak's 'uninterest' in the environment
Zac Goldsmith said Sunak's approach to the environment "has trickled down through Whitehall and caused a kind of paralysis"
HMCTS ‘consistently underestimated’ complexity of Court Reform Programme
30 Jun 2023 HR
HMCTS ‘consistently underestimated’ complexity of Court Reform Programme
MPs say staff have borne brunt of failings as service spends 90% of £1.3bn budget achieving just over half of project’s goals
HMRC helpline summer closure 'nothing to do with flexible working', second perm sec insists
29 Jun 2023 HR
HMRC helpline summer closure 'nothing to do with flexible working', second perm sec insists
Angela MacDonald says decision is influenced by extra need for efficiencies due to inflation
DWP’s return-to-office rate ‘not good enough’ says Stride
29 Jun 2023 HR
DWP’s return-to-office rate ‘not good enough’ says Stride
Work and pensions secretary says office attendance is currently “around 50%” and needs to improve
British Museum rejects claim it has refused to offer staff £1,500 lump sum
29 Jun 2023 HR
British Museum rejects claim it has refused to offer staff £1,500 lump sum
Institution says it sets its own pay awards and has offered unions talks on cost-of-living payment
PCS announces British Museum strikes after 'deeply insulting' refusal to pay £1,500 lump sum
28 Jun 2023 HR
PCS announces British Museum strikes after 'deeply insulting' refusal to pay £1,500 lump sum
Union warns of further disruption if employers fail to commit to making the payment
From the editor: Civil service reform requires hard work and moral conviction
26 Jun 2023 HR
From the editor: Civil service reform requires hard work and moral conviction
CSW's editors consider the arc of change in the civil service and reflect on our summer issue
UK public trust civil servants more than ministers, survey finds
26 Jun 2023 HR
UK public trust civil servants more than ministers, survey finds
Public significantly more likely to say civil servants are more trustworthy, hardworking, competent and have the public’s interests at heart, according to the survey
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 26
26 Jun 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 26
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Plans for prime minister's department scrapped, Dowden confirms
23 Jun 2023 HR
Plans for prime minister's department scrapped, Dowden confirms
No need to create "Office of the Prime Minister" that Boris Johnson said would "fix" No.10 post-Partygate, minister says
Thousands of prison officers ‘want out’: Survey flags safety and pay concerns
23 Jun 2023 HR
Thousands of prison officers ‘want out’: Survey flags safety and pay concerns
Justice Committee chair dubs large-scale research findings “shocking” as prison service battles staff shortages