MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters
27 May HR

MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters

Plus, Department for Work and Pensions delays departure from Caxton House until March next year
by Jim Dunton
Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
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Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
DVLA staffer jailed for defrauding agency
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DVLA staffer jailed for defrauding agency
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Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 8 June
HMRC trials annual leave selling scheme
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HMRC trials annual leave selling scheme
PCS union says scheme's timing "seems cynical, given the current cost-of-living crisis"
EXCL: Tens of thousands more civil servants to vote on strikes later this month Exclusive
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EXCL: Tens of thousands more civil servants to vote on strikes later this month
Prospect union could join PCS strikes, with UKHSA, DSTL and Met Office among employers in formal ballot
Civil service leaders are ‘focused on’ staff pay, MoJ perm sec says
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Civil service leaders are ‘focused on’ staff pay, MoJ perm sec says
Antonia Romeo says wages and career progression concerns dominated Civil Service People Survey feedback
Fast streamers vote to strike for first time ever over stagnant pay
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Fast streamers vote to strike for first time ever over stagnant pay
FDA union says Fast Stream members are "tired of empty promises" after pay rises just 3.7% in 12 years
Cabinet Office offers £61k for deputy civil service comms head
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Cabinet Office offers £61k for deputy civil service comms head
Communications directorate is “looking to enhance” its capability, including its advice to top officials
Nearly 700 DWP staff take voluntary redundancy amid office-closure programme
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Nearly 700 DWP staff take voluntary redundancy amid office-closure programme
More than 400 jobs still at risk, minister says, while MPs raise concern about loss of specialist skills
Connect Four: Top networking tips from a Civil Service Awards winner
16 Jan 2023 HR
Connect Four: Top networking tips from a Civil Service Awards winner
The Junior Leaders Networking Events Team won the Developing and Supporting People Award at the 2022 Civil Service Awards. Funke Oham offers civil servants advice on how to network effectively and leave a lasting impression on colleagues
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 16
16 Jan 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 16
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Sunak must press on with civil service reform, IfG director warns
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Sunak must press on with civil service reform, IfG director warns
Hannah White says progress with combatting churn and bringing in outside expertise could be “valuable legacy” for PM
Consultants to aid push for ‘better, smaller and fairer' Cabinet Office by 2025
13 Jan 2023 HR
Consultants to aid push for ‘better, smaller and fairer' Cabinet Office by 2025
CO2025 reform programme is intended to deliver a "slimmed-down, high-performance" Cabinet Office
Treasury’s top economic adviser to leave for OECD
13 Jan 2023 HR
Treasury’s top economic adviser to leave for OECD
Clare Lombardelli will become OECD chief economist in spring, after 18 years in the civil service
Sunak must go beyond fine words to repair the damage to the UK's governing institutions
12 Jan 2023 HR
Sunak must go beyond fine words to repair the damage to the UK's governing institutions
Scrapping the civil service job-cuts target will go some way to restoring relations, but reputations cannot be repaired overnight