Operational Delivery Profession Awards winners announced
24 Apr HR

Operational Delivery Profession Awards winners announced

Team who made theory test booking system accessible to deaf people and HMRC official who transformed how the department approaches staff safety are among this year's winners
by Tevye Markson
Government should merge more small public bodies, report urges
24 Apr HR
Government should merge more small public bodies, report urges
Cat Little: Cabinet Office staff advised that Mandelson should undergo developed vetting
23 Apr HR
Cat Little: Cabinet Office staff advised that Mandelson should undergo developed vetting
The Olly Robbins affair is a strategic state failure
23 Apr HR
The Olly Robbins affair is a strategic state failure
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 
Results day and staff cuts: DfE chief Susan Acland-Hood's post-pandemic highs and difficult decisions
13 Dec 2022 HR
Results day and staff cuts: DfE chief Susan Acland-Hood's post-pandemic highs and difficult decisions
The Department for Education perm sec tells us about tough choices – both personal and corporate – she’s had to make over the past 12 months
'Empowering East and Southeast Asian officials was a highlight': Civil Service Race Forum looks back on 2022
13 Dec 2022 HR
'Empowering East and Southeast Asian officials was a highlight': Civil Service Race Forum looks back on 2022
Co-chairs of the CSRF Junaed Khan and Justin Placide discuss the events that stand out from the last 12 months – and lament the ones that couldn’t happen due to pressures in and out of work
'The message is clear': Cab sec acknowledges civil servants' pay anger Exclusive
12 Dec 2022 HR
'The message is clear': Cab sec acknowledges civil servants' pay anger
Civil Service People Survey results "heading in the wrong direction", Case says as scores fall across the board