Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter
19 Mar HR

Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter

Meanwhile, civil service headcount continues to creep up amid HMRC recruitment drive
by Tevye Markson
Border Security Command chief to step down
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Border Security Command chief to step down
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
23 Mar HR
GOV.UK AI chatbot achieves 90% accuracy
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
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Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 23 February
Cabinet Office needs ‘chief talent officer’ for public appointments, says IfG
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Cabinet Office needs ‘chief talent officer’ for public appointments, says IfG
Think tank calls for raft of changes to restore trust in selection of non-executive directors and chairs of public bodies
Reality check: Nine civil servants who branched out into TV
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Reality check: Nine civil servants who branched out into TV
From Love Island to Big Brother and Wife Swap, CSW looks back on departmental staff who’ve made a mark on the small screen
Do Rishi Sunak’s civil service reform proposals stack up?
17 Aug 2022 HR
Do Rishi Sunak’s civil service reform proposals stack up?
The leadership candidate's plan includes existing measures, interesting suggestions and "sensible but hardly groundbreaking" proposals
Ex-Home Office civil servant wins back pay in contract dispute
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Ex-Home Office civil servant wins back pay in contract dispute
Solicitor says department “picked the wrong person to short-change” after modifying Angela Maull's contract
National Crime Agency chief named after recruitment process re-run
17 Aug 2022 HR
National Crime Agency chief named after recruitment process re-run
Graeme Biggar was one of two candidates endorsed in the initial selection process, with the other dropping out when the Home Office decided to run it again
Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
16 Aug 2022 HR
Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
"Recovery agreements" and stricter controls come after £95,000 public-sector exit pay cap was abandoned
Redundancy reform: ministers ‘want civil service job cuts on the cheap’
16 Aug 2022 HR
Redundancy reform: ministers ‘want civil service job cuts on the cheap’
Government accused of treating staff with "disdain" after proposing Civil Service Compensation Scheme changes
Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
15 Aug 2022 HR
Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
Reduced entitlements and a minimum salary threshold are among the proposed changes to the CSCS
Cabinet Office officials told to check speakers' social media for 'problematic' comments
15 Aug 2022 HR
Cabinet Office officials told to check speakers' social media for 'problematic' comments
New guidance aims to prevent invitations to speakers who have made discriminatory comments in the past
Redundancy payments could be slashed as departments eye staff cuts
15 Aug 2022 HR
Redundancy payments could be slashed as departments eye staff cuts
Civil Service Compensation Scheme changes set out in new consultation document would worsen 2010 terms
Give evidence of civil service antisemitism to cab sec if you have it, unions tell Truss
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Give evidence of civil service antisemitism to cab sec if you have it, unions tell Truss
FDA and Prospect criticise "unfounded and sweeping assertions" about “woke” civil service culture
'Tough choices' and antisemitism – what Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said about the civil service this week
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'Tough choices' and antisemitism – what Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said about the civil service this week
Ex-chancellor says he could "stop or pause" government work, Truss launches war on "wokeism and antisemitism" and Case speaks to Truss's team