Starmer: Sue Gray was ‘wrong person’ for chief of staff job
27 Jun HR

Starmer: Sue Gray was ‘wrong person’ for chief of staff job

PM also expresses regret over 'island of strangers' speech
by Tevye Markson
MPs warn of DWP work coach 'complacency'
04 Jul HR
MPs warn of DWP work coach 'complacency'
NHS 10-year plan sets out blueprint for redesigned centre
03 Jul HR
NHS 10-year plan sets out blueprint for redesigned centre
MP tables ‘real’ Hillsborough Law with duty of candour for civil servants
03 Jul HR
MP tables ‘real’ Hillsborough Law with duty of candour for civil servants
Scotland eyes cash-saving four-day week for civil servants
07 Jun 2022 HR
Scotland eyes cash-saving four-day week for civil servants
Spending review documents set out “broad aim” to return devolved public-sector workforce to pre-Covid levels by 2026-27
Ministers accused by Labour of 'cherry-picking' recommendations on ethical standards
07 Jun 2022 HR
Ministers accused by Labour of 'cherry-picking' recommendations on ethical standards
MPs to vote on motion urging the government to implement Committee on Standards in Public Life recommendations
BEIS picks new Competition and Markets Authority chair
01 Jun 2022 HR
BEIS picks new Competition and Markets Authority chair
The appointment will end an 18-month search for a new permanent chair
Illogical Fast Stream suspension will harm future talent and leadership of civil service
31 May 2022 HR
Illogical Fast Stream suspension will harm future talent and leadership of civil service
The FDA’s Lauren Crowley says the Fast Stream is vital for increasing diversity and specialist skills in government
Government Property Agency appoints chief security officer
31 May 2022 HR
Government Property Agency appoints chief security officer
The former Defra senior security adviser has more than 20 years' experience in the civil service
Equality warrior: Defence D&I director Sam des Forges on safe spaces, role models and what success will look like
30 May 2022 HR
Equality warrior: Defence D&I director Sam des Forges on safe spaces, role models and what success will look like
The MoD's first ever diversity and inclusion director talks to Tevye Markson about holding departmental chiefs to account and fixing simple problems
Defra announces hiring freeze
30 May 2022 HR
Defra announces hiring freeze
Redundancies a "last resort" as department aims to achieve workforce reduction through natural attrition
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 30
30 May 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 30
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Cabinet secretary told of new Partygate gathering in PM's No.10 flat
30 May 2022 HR
Cabinet secretary told of new Partygate gathering in PM's No.10 flat
The event, alleged to have taken place in the evening of Boris Johnson's birthday, would have broken Covid regulations at the time
Departments ‘working to June 30 deadline’ for civil service job cuts proposals Exclusive
27 May 2022 HR
Departments ‘working to June 30 deadline’ for civil service job cuts proposals
Home Office staff warned of “controls” on new recruitment while future headcount proposals are worked up
Civil servants told to remain 'fully focused' on services after Partygate report
25 May 2022 HR
Civil servants told to remain 'fully focused' on services after Partygate report
Case and Chisholm write to staff as PM says he hopes to "move on and focus on the priorities of the British people"
Covid perm sec signed off on taskforce head's leaving do, Gray finds
25 May 2022 HR
Covid perm sec signed off on taskforce head's leaving do, Gray finds
James Bowler, now DIT perm sec, said Kate Josephs' send-off could happen as long as it was socially distanced
Government leaders 'must bear responsibility' for Partygate culture: Gray report published
25 May 2022 HR
Government leaders 'must bear responsibility' for Partygate culture: Gray report published
Report says senior leadership at the centre, both political and official, "must bear responsibility" for culture which allowed events to go ahead
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
25 May 2022 HR
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
Government bodies “should be best placed” to understand IR35 rules, but HMRC partly to blame for "rushed" and poor implementation
Civil servants gear up for strike vote on pay and job cuts
25 May 2022 HR
Civil servants gear up for strike vote on pay and job cuts
"Government has left us no alternative," union says ahead of planned ballot later this year
Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’
24 May 2022 HR
Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’
Philip Barton and Dominic Raab slammed for “deep failures of leadership” and failure to record decisions
'Ideologically incoherent': ex-minister savages proposals to slash civil service jobs
24 May 2022 HR
'Ideologically incoherent': ex-minister savages proposals to slash civil service jobs
David Gauke calls 20% cuts plan “unrealistically optimistic, politically motivated and ideologically incoherent”
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 23
23 May 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 23
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
BEIS offers £160k for second perm sec to oversee 'high-stakes' programmes
23 May 2022 HR
BEIS offers £160k for second perm sec to oversee 'high-stakes' programmes
Role has been created to "increase the scope and capacity of senior leadership", perm sec says
Case ‘blocked’ from MPs’ grilling on Partygate and civil service reform as Gray report nears
23 May 2022 HR
Case ‘blocked’ from MPs’ grilling on Partygate and civil service reform as Gray report nears
Ministers accused of attempting to dodge “timely scrutiny” of job-cuts plans with select-committee veto
Cabinet Office to split as No.10 takes on domestic policy and national security
20 May 2022 HR
Cabinet Office to split as No.10 takes on domestic policy and national security
Samantha Jones will oversee beefed-up PM's department while Cabinet Office will be civil service's “corporate headquarters”
'Difficult decisions' ahead, warn civil service chiefs as Rees-Mogg insists job cuts are 'not an attack' Exclusive
20 May 2022 HR
'Difficult decisions' ahead, warn civil service chiefs as Rees-Mogg insists job cuts are 'not an attack'
Decision to cut civil service numbers by 91,000 was “not taken lightly”, Simon Case and Alex Chisholm say
Redundancies as part of 91,000 job cuts plan ‘will be on 2010 terms’
19 May 2022 HR
Redundancies as part of 91,000 job cuts plan ‘will be on 2010 terms’
Union says Cabinet Office officials confirmed voluntary exit schemes will be needed to hit PM’s target
Disbelief as advisers voice ‘alarm’ over Cabinet Office HR headcount
19 May 2022 HR
Disbelief as advisers voice ‘alarm’ over Cabinet Office HR headcount
Attempt to frame Maude-era reforms as wasteful bureaucracy astonishes civil service unions