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
08 Jun HR
Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
DVLA staffer jailed for defrauding agency
08 Jun HR
DVLA staffer jailed for defrauding agency
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 8 June
08 Jun HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 8 June
Ministers blasted for ‘hollow’ pay negotiations offer
06 Jan 2023 HR
Ministers blasted for ‘hollow’ pay negotiations offer
Civil service unions say attempts to curb public-sector strikes show government is in denial
PM praises public-sector workers as plans emerge for crackdown on strikes
05 Jan 2023 HR
PM praises public-sector workers as plans emerge for crackdown on strikes
Sunak says he will seek “reasonable dialogue with unions” about what is “responsible and fair” for the nation
Historic England under strain due to 'legacy of underfunding'
04 Jan 2023 HR
Historic England under strain due to 'legacy of underfunding'
Report warns of "careful balancing act" amid strain on technology systems and staffing resources
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft dedicates New Year knighthood to 'unsung' public servants
03 Jan 2023 HR
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft dedicates New Year knighthood to 'unsung' public servants
Award “is for the countless public servants who are doing a brilliant job... with little credit”, Rycroft says
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
03 Jan 2023 HR
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft and Treasury second perm sec Cat Little named alongside former Treasury chief
‘The hardest decision? Deciding what hybrid working is’: Government property chief Mark Chivers reflects on 2022
23 Dec 2022 HR
‘The hardest decision? Deciding what hybrid working is’: Government property chief Mark Chivers reflects on 2022
Government’s chief property officer looks back on his highlights from the last year and ongoing challenges
PCS union announces new civil service strike dates
22 Dec 2022 HR
PCS union announces new civil service strike dates
Meanwhile, Prospect chief predicts members will vote for “most widespread industrial action” in a decade
For the Scottish Government, 2022 was about making progress together in hard times
22 Dec 2022 HR
For the Scottish Government, 2022 was about making progress together in hard times
After becoming perm sec this year, JP Marks talks about the importance of living civil organisational values
Government's property plans 'in disarray' as 'plague of ageing, inadequate data systems strikes again', MPs warn
21 Dec 2022 HR
Government's property plans 'in disarray' as 'plague of ageing, inadequate data systems strikes again', MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee questions value for money of hubs programme, and ambitions to raise £2bn through property sales and efficiency savings
Sunak insists he is working hard to appoint ethics adviser
21 Dec 2022 HR
Sunak insists he is working hard to appoint ethics adviser
Prime minister says he hopes to make an announcement soon
Growing number of government lawyers hope to leave as pay satisfaction falls
20 Dec 2022 HR
Growing number of government lawyers hope to leave as pay satisfaction falls
Nearly a third of Government Legal Department officials want to leave within a year and just one in ten are happy with pay and benefits, according to latest People Survey data
MoJ leads £4m deal on heat and motion sensors to measure office occupancy
19 Dec 2022 HR
MoJ leads £4m deal on heat and motion sensors to measure office occupancy
Technology will report on whether desks and meeting rooms are occupied or not and numbers of people leaving or entering part of a building