Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
22 Oct HR

Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced

Home Office is most-shortlisted department, with seven nominations at this year's 20th anniversary ceremony
by Tevye Markson
Fax machines and 'opposition' civil servants – how the UK civil service compares to others around the world
22 Oct HR
Fax machines and 'opposition' civil servants – how the UK civil service compares to others around the world
Union announces strike dates in protest over DWP office closure
22 Oct HR
Union announces strike dates in protest over DWP office closure
Border Force patrol staff back strike action
21 Oct HR
Border Force patrol staff back strike action
UCL boss named civil service chief people officer
12 Jul 2022 HR
UCL boss named civil service chief people officer
Fiona Ryland joins alongside former HMRC and NHS staffer Mike Potter, who has been appointed chief digital officer
Standards ‘under considerable pressure’ sleaze watchdog warns
12 Jul 2022 HR
Standards ‘under considerable pressure’ sleaze watchdog warns
Committee on Standards in Public Life says reforms to boost institutional probity are required
As Boris Johnson prepares to step down, what do the next few months hold for civil servants?
12 Jul 2022 HR
As Boris Johnson prepares to step down, what do the next few months hold for civil servants?
How will officials support the caretaker government as Conservative Party leadership elections to decide the next PM get underway? Experts weigh in
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 11
11 Jul 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 11
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Cabinet 'resignation reshuffle': All the ministerial changes
08 Jul 2022 HR
Cabinet 'resignation reshuffle': All the ministerial changes
New levelling up and education secretaries among more than 20 new appointments
'Get on with the job,' perm secs tell civil servants amid political upheaval Exclusive
08 Jul 2022 HR
'Get on with the job,' perm secs tell civil servants amid political upheaval
"This is NOT like a pre-election period where there are specific rules about what the government can do" says BEIS chief
Civil service unions blast Boris Johnson’s ‘shameful legacy’
08 Jul 2022 HR
Civil service unions blast Boris Johnson’s ‘shameful legacy’
Next PM must rebuild trust, overhaul pay and give staff better protection from misbehaving ministers, leaders say
There is no one issue that led to Boris Johnson's downfall, but the predominant one is integrity
07 Jul 2022 HR
There is no one issue that led to Boris Johnson's downfall, but the predominant one is integrity
"The disconnect between what Johnson said and did was what ultimately did for him"
Boris Johnson thanks ‘peerless’ civil service in resignation speech
07 Jul 2022 HR
Boris Johnson thanks ‘peerless’ civil service in resignation speech
“Sad” PM says he will stay on at Downing Street in caretaker role while Conservative Party picks new leader
Government accused of creating 'atmosphere of hostility for LGBT+ people'
07 Jul 2022 HR
Government accused of creating 'atmosphere of hostility for LGBT+ people'
Ex-equalities minister says he "can no longer defend policies I fundamentally disagree with"
As the PM resigns, which ministers are left in each department?
07 Jul 2022 HR
As the PM resigns, which ministers are left in each department?
Some ministries are down to a handful of ministers, following swathes of resignations
Chancellor tells Johnson to go as new education secretary resigns
07 Jul 2022 HR
Chancellor tells Johnson to go as new education secretary resigns
UK deserves a government that "acts with integrity", Nadhim Zahawi says less than 48 hours after being appointed
PM refuses to rule out outstanding sexual misconduct allegations against ministers
06 Jul 2022 HR
PM refuses to rule out outstanding sexual misconduct allegations against ministers
Asked if he has been told about allegations similar to those levelled at Chris Pincher, Johnson says: "I’d have to get back to you"
Department by department: all the government resignations so far in turbulent 48 hours
06 Jul 2022 HR
Department by department: all the government resignations so far in turbulent 48 hours
Which departments have lost ministers in the wake of the Pincher scandal?
Cabinet secretary urged to clamp down on No.10 press-office ‘lies’
06 Jul 2022 HR
Cabinet secretary urged to clamp down on No.10 press-office ‘lies’
Press officers' integrity may be "just another piece of collateral damage from the prime minister’s behaviour", IfG says
Minister says Fast Stream pause 'makes no sense'
05 Jul 2022 HR
Minister says Fast Stream pause 'makes no sense'
BEIS minister Greg Hands says decision means "the best and the brightest aren’t welcome to serve their country" for a year
On purpose: MoJ perm sec Antonia Romeo's lessons on leadership
05 Jul 2022 HR
On purpose: MoJ perm sec Antonia Romeo's lessons on leadership
In the 2022 CSW Leadership Lecture, Antonia Romeo described the importance of leading with purpose, and creating the conditions for people to thrive
Ex-Foreign Office perm sec: No.10 ‘needs to come clean’ on Pincher story
05 Jul 2022 HR
Ex-Foreign Office perm sec: No.10 ‘needs to come clean’ on Pincher story
Boris Johnson was personally briefed on inappropriate behaviour three years ago, says Simon McDonald
Attorney general's 'Remain bias' jibe 'damaging to civil service morale'
04 Jul 2022 HR
Attorney general's 'Remain bias' jibe 'damaging to civil service morale'
Jonathan Jones brands Suella Braverman's comments "crass"
Rees-Mogg threatens to ban ‘absurd’ wellness and diversity courses
04 Jul 2022 HR
Rees-Mogg threatens to ban ‘absurd’ wellness and diversity courses
Government efficiency minister wants to replace "ridiculous" courses with "sensible" ones
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 4
04 Jul 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 4
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Read the summer 2022 issue of CSW: A Portrait of the Civil Service
04 Jul 2022 HR
Read the summer 2022 issue of CSW: A Portrait of the Civil Service
Officials working in some of the many organisations and functions that make up government give us a glimpse inside their world
‘The way ministers talked to officials would have got them punched in the mouth in the army’ – ex-minister Johnny Mercer
01 Jul 2022 HR
‘The way ministers talked to officials would have got them punched in the mouth in the army’ – ex-minister Johnny Mercer
Mercer says he had an “awful” time in government
Ex-Covid Taskforce head says Cabinet Office stopped her from speaking out sooner over Partygate
01 Jul 2022 HR
Ex-Covid Taskforce head says Cabinet Office stopped her from speaking out sooner over Partygate
Kate Josephs keeps job as Sheffield Council chief exec after showing "genuine remorse"