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

PCS says the decision is "a backward step" and that trusting staff to work from home "has been shown to improve productivity"
by Tevye Markson
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
09 May HR
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
09 May HR
Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
08 May HR
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
Treating civil service as hostile is 'foolish and wrong', ex-PM John Major warns ministers
11 Feb 2022 HR
Treating civil service as hostile is 'foolish and wrong', ex-PM John Major warns ministers
Former Conservative leader also says plans for an Office of the Prime Minister sound “a little like a gimmick”
Former healthcare boss named interim No.10 perm sec
10 Feb 2022 HR
Former healthcare boss named interim No.10 perm sec
Samantha Jones led private healthcare provider before advising Boris Johnson on NHS reform
Barclay 'giving up large portion of Cabinet Office brief' to be No.10 chief of staff
09 Feb 2022 HR
Barclay 'giving up large portion of Cabinet Office brief' to be No.10 chief of staff
Stephen Barclay will remain Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster responsibilities after taking on new "all-consuming job"
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
09 Feb 2022 HR
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
Levelling-up agenda will require concerted action to mobilise departments, says former Wales secretary John Redwood
Reshuffle: Michael Ellis becomes Cabinet Office minister and Jacob Rees-Mogg takes on government efficiency
08 Feb 2022 HR
Reshuffle: Michael Ellis becomes Cabinet Office minister and Jacob Rees-Mogg takes on government efficiency
Moves follow Stephen Barclay’s appointment as No.10 chief of staff after raft of Downing Street resignations
Civil service ‘needs one-in, two-out rule for London recruitment’
08 Feb 2022 HR
Civil service ‘needs one-in, two-out rule for London recruitment’
Think tank calls for acceleration of Places for Growth reforms with binding targets for departments
Northern Ireland Office to relocate from Stormont to Belfast city centre HQ
08 Feb 2022 HR
Northern Ireland Office to relocate from Stormont to Belfast city centre HQ
Move will make the NIO a “more accessible, open and modern civil service department”
Treasury rules?
08 Feb 2022 HR
Treasury rules?
The backdrop to controversies about the Prime Minister's Office and the role of the Treasury are rooted in the history of Whitehall
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
07 Feb 2022 HR
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
A former civil servant who said he had been racially abused has called for PACAC to investigate the department
DHSC seeks deputy chief medic to replace Van-Tam
07 Feb 2022 HR
DHSC seeks deputy chief medic to replace Van-Tam
Department offers up to £149,000 a year for its next DCMO for health protection
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
03 Feb 2022 HR
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
Union says Northern Ireland Civil Service officials are at risk of “inevitable accusations of politicisation” in row over Irish Sea border checks
Levelling up: all the civil service relocations out of London announced so far
03 Feb 2022 HR
Levelling up: all the civil service relocations out of London announced so far
Close to 10,000 new relocations were announced in yesterday's levelling up white paper, bringing the running total to more than 15,000
New Leadership College for Government to be 'centrepiece' of management training reform
03 Feb 2022 HR
New Leadership College for Government to be 'centrepiece' of management training reform
Levelling up white paper promises "rigorous curriculum" including updates to existing programmes
Partygate: Former cabinet secretary ‘attended rule-breaking event’
03 Feb 2022 HR
Partygate: Former cabinet secretary ‘attended rule-breaking event’
Paper claims Mark Sedwill was at June 2020 gathering under investigation by the Met
A matter of tax: HMRC's Angela MacDonald on hubs, fraud and why she'd never leave Yorkshire Exclusive
03 Feb 2022 HR
A matter of tax: HMRC's Angela MacDonald on hubs, fraud and why she'd never leave Yorkshire
Second perm sec Angela MacDonald reflects on HMRC's role in the Covid response and EU transition, and what its massive office rationalisation programme means for levelling up
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
03 Feb 2022 HR
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
BEIS hires British-born deputy of US organisation Darpa to lead new “high-risk, high-reward organisation”
MoJ to move 2,000 jobs to seven regional offices
02 Feb 2022 HR
MoJ to move 2,000 jobs to seven regional offices
"Justice collaboration centres" to open as part of Places for Growth programme
Rupert McNeil to step down as civil service HR head
02 Feb 2022 HR
Rupert McNeil to step down as civil service HR head
Chief people officer reveals he is set to return to the private sector in April
Boris Johnson’s ‘Office of the Prime Minister’ won’t address Sue Gray’s criticisms
01 Feb 2022 HR
Boris Johnson’s ‘Office of the Prime Minister’ won’t address Sue Gray’s criticisms
A reorganisation of No.10 cannot solve the government’s problems, says Alex Thomas
Partygate: Ex-cab sec says Boris Johnson is demeaning the office of prime minister
01 Feb 2022 HR
Partygate: Ex-cab sec says Boris Johnson is demeaning the office of prime minister
Andrew Turnbull blasts series of “dog ate my homework” excuses over Downing Street lockdown get-togethers
Civil service grows by 10% – but mostly in London, despite levelling up pledge
01 Feb 2022 HR
Civil service grows by 10% – but mostly in London, despite levelling up pledge
Government has made "promising start" on civil service relocation but the plan now needs to be delivered, says Institute for Government
Johnson to set up new prime minister's department in response to Gray report
31 Jan 2022 HR
Johnson to set up new prime minister's department in response to Gray report
New department will be led by a perm sec and will tackle “fragmented” leadership structures, PM pledges
Gray finds 'failures of leadership and judgement' as stripped-back Partygate report published
31 Jan 2022 HR
Gray finds 'failures of leadership and judgement' as stripped-back Partygate report published
Gray says Met Police investigation meant she could not publish a "meaningful report"
Foreign Office chief apologises over 'mistaken' evidence to MPs about Afghan animal rescue
31 Jan 2022 HR
Foreign Office chief apologises over 'mistaken' evidence to MPs about Afghan animal rescue
Barton says he has "no recollection of having seen emails" suggesting staff believed the PM authorised the evacuation of animals