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
Simon Case denies telling Boris Johnson Partygate gatherings complied with Covid rules
22 Mar 2023 HR
Simon Case denies telling Boris Johnson Partygate gatherings complied with Covid rules
Ex-PM's PPS also "questioned whether it was realistic to argue that all guidance had been followed at all times"
Letting ethical standards slip has corrosive consequences beyond No.10
22 Mar 2023 HR
Letting ethical standards slip has corrosive consequences beyond No.10
FDA general secretary Dave Penman warns Rishi Sunak of the impact of letting standards in public life fall by the wayside
Court officials vote to end Common Platform dispute with HMCTS
22 Mar 2023 HR
Court officials vote to end Common Platform dispute with HMCTS
PCS general secretary lauds "huge victory" as 66% of members back a deal negotiated by the union
Johnson says officials’ advice made him mislead MPs over Partygate gatherings
21 Mar 2023 HR
Johnson says officials’ advice made him mislead MPs over Partygate gatherings
Ex-PM denies misleading parliament "recklessly or intentionally" over rule-breaking events
PCS ballots civil servants on six more months of strikes, as it announces more walkouts
21 Mar 2023 HR
PCS ballots civil servants on six more months of strikes, as it announces more walkouts
Union urges civil servants to send a “clear message to the government” by backing further action
Home Office police recruitment demands 'pushed Met focus away from diversity and skills'
21 Mar 2023 HR
Home Office police recruitment demands 'pushed Met focus away from diversity and skills'
Recruitment programme a "missed opportunity", finds review warning of racism, homophobia, misogyny and ableism in Met Police
‘These are almost impossibly difficult issues to grapple with’: Matthew Rycroft on Rwanda, Windrush and transforming the Home Office Exclusive
20 Mar 2023 HR
‘These are almost impossibly difficult issues to grapple with’: Matthew Rycroft on Rwanda, Windrush and transforming the Home Office
‘Permacrisis’ may have been Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2022, but it’s been part of the Home Office lexicon for decades. What’s it like leading such a closely scrutinised department while trying to transform its culture at the same time?
Government food tsar quits over 'weak' No.10's failure to tackle obesity
20 Mar 2023 HR
Government food tsar quits over 'weak' No.10's failure to tackle obesity
Henry Dimbleby says "weak" Downing Street has failed to provide the coordination needed to address obesity
Civil service morale 'collapsing' amid Raab bullying inquiry, union chief says
20 Mar 2023 HR
Civil service morale 'collapsing' amid Raab bullying inquiry, union chief says
PCS union head calls for justice secretary to be suspended, as Raab repeatedly refuses to discuss his behaviour
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 20
20 Mar 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 20
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
'Salary is only one of the factors people look at': Gisela Stuart on civil service pay, recruitment innovation and government's 'porosity agenda' Exclusive
17 Mar 2023 HR
'Salary is only one of the factors people look at': Gisela Stuart on civil service pay, recruitment innovation and government's 'porosity agenda'
Baroness Gisela Stuart has been in post as first civil service commissioner for a year. With ambitions to improve the recruitment process and make the senior civil service more representative, has she managed to get her house in order?
‘Every civil servant will tell you don't do it’: Outgoing Environment Agency chief warns against restructure
17 Mar 2023 HR
‘Every civil servant will tell you don't do it’: Outgoing Environment Agency chief warns against restructure
Machinery of government changes should only happen if there is a "really good argument" for it, James Bevan says