The briefings against Chris Wormald damage the trust that is essential to good government
23 Oct HR

The briefings against Chris Wormald damage the trust that is essential to good government

For the Cummings admirers in No.10 reading this: Anyone can break a system down, putting it back together is a different skill
by Dave Penman
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
24 Oct HR
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
24 Oct HR
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
23 Oct HR
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
27 Sep 2022 HR
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
Ex-official breached business appointment rules by failing to seek anti-corruption watchdog's advice
Cabinet Office ethics team signed off on PM's chief of staff being paid via lobbing firm
26 Sep 2022 HR
Cabinet Office ethics team signed off on PM's chief of staff being paid via lobbing firm
Liz Truss's chief of staff is being paid as a contractor through Fullbrook Strategies
Strike ballot of more than 150,000 civil servants begins
26 Sep 2022 HR
Strike ballot of more than 150,000 civil servants begins
PCS says ballot is most significant in union's history amid "biggest cut in living standards civil servants have ever known"
Civil servants ‘face two-year pay squeeze’ as Truss abandons spending review plans
26 Sep 2022 HR
Civil servants ‘face two-year pay squeeze’ as Truss abandons spending review plans
Real-terms pay cuts expected as government abandons planned spending review
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 26
26 Sep 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 26
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
23 Sep 2022 HR
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
Chancellor says fiscal reform will be embedded “into the heart of government” in future
Don't pick a fight with the Treasury, ex-spad tells Truss
22 Sep 2022 HR
Don't pick a fight with the Treasury, ex-spad tells Truss
Tom Scholar's sacking risks looking like "petty recrimination", former special adviser Salma Shah warns
Leader sought for government tech interoperability programme
22 Sep 2022 HR
Leader sought for government tech interoperability programme
Cabinet Office-based role comes with remit to develop technical and commercial strategy
HMCTS pauses IT system rollout in attempt to resolve union dispute
22 Sep 2022 HR
HMCTS pauses IT system rollout in attempt to resolve union dispute
Common Platform pause is “a reasonable first step", says PCS union, which had planned strikes
Civil service unions fight government's strike-breaking legislation
22 Sep 2022 HR
Civil service unions fight government's strike-breaking legislation
FDA and PCS support challenge against "unlawful" regulations "that undermines the fundamental legal right to strike"
Job cuts and pay on agenda as civil service unions meet new Cabinet Office minister
21 Sep 2022 HR
Job cuts and pay on agenda as civil service unions meet new Cabinet Office minister
Edward Argar requested the meeting with PCS, the FDA and Prospect
Intellectual Property Office offers £100k-plus for next chief exec
21 Sep 2022 HR
Intellectual Property Office offers £100k-plus for next chief exec
The job is based in Newport but "will include significant domestic and international travel"
DWP signs £1.4m deal to tap LinkedIn for recruitment
20 Sep 2022 HR
DWP signs £1.4m deal to tap LinkedIn for recruitment
Contract covers a range of licence subscriptions to be used across department
Coffey memo riles DHSC and UKHSA staff
16 Sep 2022 HR
Coffey memo riles DHSC and UKHSA staff
Style-guide tips channel Jacob Rees-Mogg after new health secretary's appointment
Civil servants ‘have much to learn’ from Queen Elizabeth II
16 Sep 2022 HR
Civil servants ‘have much to learn’ from Queen Elizabeth II
Jeremy Heywood’s former PPS looks at what the late monarch can teach departmental officials
Headhunter fees for second fruitless attempt to hire government digital head revealed
15 Sep 2022 HR
Headhunter fees for second fruitless attempt to hire government digital head revealed
Department releases information on appeal under FoI rules – 18 months after request was made
DWP signs £170k deal for Microsoft Teams training
14 Sep 2022 HR
DWP signs £170k deal for Microsoft Teams training
Contract with specialist firm covers programmes on ‘managing information’ and ‘running large meetings’
Scholar's dismissal 'sends clear message about civil service impartiality'
14 Sep 2022 HR
Scholar's dismissal 'sends clear message about civil service impartiality'
Truss and Kwarteng have shown they want to be surrounded by 'yes' men and women, David Normington says
Cabinet Office using staff IT and wifi logins to monitor office attendance
13 Sep 2022 HR
Cabinet Office using staff IT and wifi logins to monitor office attendance
Privacy notice reveals computer surveillance used to check "compliance to office working"
Case promises MPs more detail on Partygate disciplinary measures
13 Sep 2022 HR
Case promises MPs more detail on Partygate disciplinary measures
Cabinet Office will report on sanctions handed to rule-flouting staff ‘by end of year’
Sacking Tom Scholar shows weakness. Good ministers don't fear robust advice
12 Sep 2022 HR
Sacking Tom Scholar shows weakness. Good ministers don't fear robust advice
The Treasury perm sec's exit bodes ill for both Liz Truss's administration and the principles underpinning a permanent and impartial civil service
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 12
12 Sep 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 12
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Union postpones courts strikes following Queen’s death
12 Sep 2022 HR
Union postpones courts strikes following Queen’s death
Week of industrial action was in protest at HMCTS’s Common Platform IT system
Tom Scholar sacking ‘start of perm sec purge’
12 Sep 2022 HR
Tom Scholar sacking ‘start of perm sec purge’
'Makes no sense': Unions and former permanent secretaries slam decision