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
Rishi Sunak's civil service reform plans – the PM's pledges revisited
25 Oct 2022 HR
Rishi Sunak's civil service reform plans – the PM's pledges revisited
We recap Sunak's leadership campaign promises, including cutting 'back-office' jobs, spending cuts and getting civil servants to spend more time in the private sector
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 24
24 Oct 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 24
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
High Speed Rail chief named BEIS second perm sec
19 Oct 2022 HR
High Speed Rail chief named BEIS second perm sec
DfT DG Clive Maxwell will lead the department’s delivery portfolio, earning around £160,000 a year
‘Competing priorities’ hinder efforts to boost civil servants’ commercial skills
19 Oct 2022 HR
‘Competing priorities’ hinder efforts to boost civil servants’ commercial skills
Recruitment and spending controls also making it harder to train up contract managers and commercial specialists, Chisholm reveals
Crawford Falconer named acting DIT perm sec
18 Oct 2022 HR
Crawford Falconer named acting DIT perm sec
Trade adviser gets job he previously said he did not want
The mysterious case of Liz Truss and the missing standards adviser
18 Oct 2022 HR
The mysterious case of Liz Truss and the missing standards adviser
Civil servants don’t appreciate having no-one to complain to about wayward ministers
Civil service reform brief changes hands again as Philp named Cabinet Office minister
17 Oct 2022 HR
Civil service reform brief changes hands again as Philp named Cabinet Office minister
Edward Argar becomes chief Treasury secretary as Kwasi Kwarteng exits as chancellor
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 17
17 Oct 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 17
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Environment Agency vote on industrial action over 3% pay offer
14 Oct 2022 HR
Environment Agency vote on industrial action over 3% pay offer
Prospect says this year's 3% average pay offer "is the final straw"
Investigation into ministerial code breach 'still outstanding'
13 Oct 2022 HR
Investigation into ministerial code breach 'still outstanding'
Future of Lord Geidt's inquiry into MP Nusrat Ghani's allegations of Islamophobia still undecided, Case confirms
Brexit Opportunities Unit follows Rees-Mogg to BEIS
12 Oct 2022 HR
Brexit Opportunities Unit follows Rees-Mogg to BEIS
Unit leaves Cabinet Office amid deregulation row, as union brief returns from DLUHC
Departments could face funding cuts of 15%, IFS warns
11 Oct 2022 HR
Departments could face funding cuts of 15%, IFS warns
Inflation could mean “hidden” austerity if spending settlements remain unchanged, as think tank predicts £62bn of “fiscal tightening” needed