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
Equality Hub director Marcus Bell on sign language success, a tough ‘media climate’ – and why Slade makes him shudder
19 Dec 2022 HR
Equality Hub director Marcus Bell on sign language success, a tough ‘media climate’ – and why Slade makes him shudder
"Diminishing resources” will be the Cabinet Office Equality Hub's biggest challenge ahead
Competence, actually: Hugh Grant salutes civil service
16 Dec 2022 HR
Competence, actually: Hugh Grant salutes civil service
Actor and campaigner says civil service is "our only hope" after year of turbulence
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
16 Dec 2022 HR
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
Military personnel for Border Force, NHS and other strikes will cost roughly £4,000 a week per soldier
Scottish Government pulls plug on swimming pool for civil servants
16 Dec 2022 HR
Scottish Government pulls plug on swimming pool for civil servants
Union says government did not hold consultation before closing the pool in Edinburgh
Top DfT official named Department for International Trade perm sec
15 Dec 2022 HR
Top DfT official named Department for International Trade perm sec
Gareth Davies will take helm at Old Admiralty Building in the new year
Five more Raab complaints added to bullying investigation
15 Dec 2022 HR
Five more Raab complaints added to bullying investigation
Eight complaints about Raab's behaviour in two departments now being investigated
Civil service diversity strategy criticised for lack of targets and guidance
14 Dec 2022 HR
Civil service diversity strategy criticised for lack of targets and guidance
New focus on class and location should not come at the expense of ethnicity, disability and gender, IfG says
Sadness, pride, and complex judgements: GLD boss Susanna McGibbon looks back on 2022
14 Dec 2022 HR
Sadness, pride, and complex judgements: GLD boss Susanna McGibbon looks back on 2022
The Government Legal Department permanent secretary reflects on a challenging year – and the unglamorous tasks of Christmases past
‘I have to make sure the ship is not blown off course': Alex Chisholm's cross-government efficiency drive – and the teenage job that crushed his festive spirit
14 Dec 2022 HR
‘I have to make sure the ship is not blown off course': Alex Chisholm's cross-government efficiency drive – and the teenage job that crushed his festive spirit
Striking the right balance between proactive and reactive priorities will be a challenge in 2023, the Cabinet Office perm sec and civil service COO predicts
Scottish Government officials win right to disconnect out of hours
14 Dec 2022 HR
Scottish Government officials win right to disconnect out of hours
Scotland's civil servants are UK's first workers to have a legal right not to be contacted out of hours, Prospect union says
Treasury perm sec James Bowler: Tom Scholar's departure ‘was not normal’
13 Dec 2022 HR
Treasury perm sec James Bowler: Tom Scholar's departure ‘was not normal’
Top Treasury officials also say they "gave all the advice they should have done" ahead of disastrous mini-budget
Out with the old, in with the new: GDS head Tom Read looks to the future
13 Dec 2022 HR
Out with the old, in with the new: GDS head Tom Read looks to the future
Government Digital Service's chief exec salutes new talent and tells us about the need to protect crucial teams