Sue Gray questions decision to limit internship scheme to working-class students
04 Sep HR

Sue Gray questions decision to limit internship scheme to working-class students

"I would have found it really difficult when I joined the civil service to not have been exposed to a wider group," former senior civil servant says
by Tevye Markson
DSIT staff numbers increase by more than half as GDS moves in
05 Sep HR
DSIT staff numbers increase by more than half as GDS moves in
Ministers pick preferred new registrar of consultant lobbyists
05 Sep HR
Ministers pick preferred new registrar of consultant lobbyists
The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
04 Sep HR
The Fast Stream needs to rediscover its sense of purpose
Former cab sec Sedwill lands job with top defence firm
24 Jun 2022 HR
Former cab sec Sedwill lands job with top defence firm
BAE Systems non-exec role is latest in a string of post-government appointments
Voluntary redundancies ‘absolute last resort’ in DWP closure programme
24 Jun 2022 HR
Voluntary redundancies ‘absolute last resort’ in DWP closure programme
But minister tells MPs at least 1,100 staff say they cannot move to a new site when their office shuts
Ex-standards adviser Lord Geidt addresses 'confusion' over resignation
23 Jun 2022 HR
Ex-standards adviser Lord Geidt addresses 'confusion' over resignation
“The cautious language of my letter may have failed adequately to explain the far wider scope of my objection," letter says
Windsurfing to Whitehall: How Alex Allan sailed through a 1980s rail strike
23 Jun 2022 HR
Windsurfing to Whitehall: How Alex Allan sailed through a 1980s rail strike
Former independent adviser on ministers’ interests recalls Thames stunt cooked up with photographer pal
Commons to delete MPs' attendance data after pressure from ministers
22 Jun 2022 HR
Commons to delete MPs' attendance data after pressure from ministers
Change comes after Jacob Rees-Mogg slams “lefty Freedom of Information request"
Claims PM tried to hire Carrie Johnson for Foreign Office job 'ripe for investigation'
21 Jun 2022 HR
Claims PM tried to hire Carrie Johnson for Foreign Office job 'ripe for investigation'
Ex-standards adviser Lord Geidt reportedly believes PM’s plan to hire girlfriend as chief of staff at FCO should be probed
Civil service union chief warns ministers to expect more strikes as rail walkout starts
21 Jun 2022 HR
Civil service union chief warns ministers to expect more strikes as rail walkout starts
Industrial action will spread beyond the rail industry if government fails to tackle cost-of-living crisis, Mark Serwotka says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 20
20 Jun 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 20
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Treasury seeks second perm sec as Charles Roxburgh exit confirmed
20 Jun 2022 HR
Treasury seeks second perm sec as Charles Roxburgh exit confirmed
Department offers up to £160,000 for successful candidate
PM warned against scrapping standards adviser role after Geidt resignation
17 Jun 2022 HR
PM warned against scrapping standards adviser role after Geidt resignation
Civil servants will be at risk without a way to ensure the ministerial code is followed, union warns
MP sounds alarm over ‘toxic’ working culture at passport office
17 Jun 2022 HR
MP sounds alarm over ‘toxic’ working culture at passport office
Whistleblowers accuse senior managers of bullying and claim “widespread mismanagement” is slowing attempts to clear backlogs
Geidt resignation: standards chief placed in ‘impossible and odious position’
16 Jun 2022 HR
Geidt resignation: standards chief placed in ‘impossible and odious position’
PM’s former adviser says proposals for a “deliberate and purposeful breach” of the ministerial code pushed him over the edge
New Manchester hub unveiled as Cabinet Office announces 1,100 more jobs to move from London
16 Jun 2022 HR
New Manchester hub unveiled as Cabinet Office announces 1,100 more jobs to move from London
Hub will replace the Piccadilly Gate office, which will be demolished to build a new HS2 station
Shortlist announced for recruitment excellence award
16 Jun 2022 HR
Shortlist announced for recruitment excellence award
Civil Service Commission launches Mark of Excellence to champion diversity work
PM’s standards adviser quits after Partygate comments
16 Jun 2022 HR
PM’s standards adviser quits after Partygate comments
Downing Street says it is “disappointed” Geidt has decided to step down after barely a year in post
New cost-of-living tsar called Boris Johnson a 'lame duck PM'
15 Jun 2022 HR
New cost-of-living tsar called Boris Johnson a 'lame duck PM'
Just Eat boss David Buttress has also said "Boris has to go" and called him a "dead man walking politically"
Former Tory leader condemns Fast Stream recruitment freeze
15 Jun 2022 HR
Former Tory leader condemns Fast Stream recruitment freeze
William Hague says civil service needs more fast streamers if it is to reinvent itself successfully
PM’s standards adviser says Partygate probe didn’t encroach on his remit
14 Jun 2022 HR
PM’s standards adviser says Partygate probe didn’t encroach on his remit
Christopher Geidt refuses to tell MPs whether he backs calls for his powers to be made statutory
MPs to scrutinise government non-exec roles amid cronyism concerns
14 Jun 2022 HR
MPs to scrutinise government non-exec roles amid cronyism concerns
PACAC chair William Wragg says the inquiry aims to consider how NEDs should be held accountable
Homes England appoints first ever chief operating officer
14 Jun 2022 HR
Homes England appoints first ever chief operating officer
Kirsty Shaw joins from the Care Quality Commission
Scottish social security commission chair resigns
14 Jun 2022 HR
Scottish social security commission chair resigns
Adviser says Scottish Government's Covid response has put her in an "extremely difficult position" as a clinically vulnerably person
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 13
13 Jun 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 13
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Government hopes to announce new chief digital officer ‘very shortly’
13 Jun 2022 HR
Government hopes to announce new chief digital officer ‘very shortly’
Process to recruit tech supremo is now in its ‘final stages’
Home Office offers £118k for deportation chief
13 Jun 2022 HR
Home Office offers £118k for deportation chief
Head of International and Returns Services Command will support design and delivery of Home Office's "strategic and operational returns"