The government must avoid creating a destabilised culture in Whitehall Exclusive
06 May HR

The government must avoid creating a destabilised culture in Whitehall

While our friends across the Atlantic favour the ostentatious and outrageous when it comes to tackling inefficiency, we must take a different approach
by Simon Hoare
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
08 May HR
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
07 May HR
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
DSIT seeks 25 Britain’s ‘best and brightest’ for one-year secondments
07 May HR
DSIT seeks 25 Britain’s ‘best and brightest’ for one-year secondments
Departments will have to fight to keep big in-house comms teams in shake-up
18 Mar 2021 HR
Departments will have to fight to keep big in-house comms teams in shake-up
Union says it has been warned a voluntary redundancy scheme is part of ministers' plans for centralised media service
DHSC to pay search firm £1m for interim staff to set up Hancock's new health body
17 Mar 2021 HR
DHSC to pay search firm £1m for interim staff to set up Hancock's new health body
Five interim staff will fill finance-oriented roles at the National Institute for Health Protection
Ministerial conduct probes shouldn’t need PM's go-ahead, Patel report author says
11 Mar 2021 HR
Ministerial conduct probes shouldn’t need PM's go-ahead, Patel report author says
Independent adviser who quit after finding home secretary bullied staff says new freedoms would help PM and cabinet secretary
Former Government Legal Department head Jonathan Jones joins top law firm
05 Mar 2021 HR
Former Government Legal Department head Jonathan Jones joins top law firm
Appointments watchdog Acoba admits potential risks exist but clears new role with Linklaters
Cabinet Office names new propriety and ethics DG
03 Mar 2021 HR
Cabinet Office names new propriety and ethics DG
Darren Tierney will leave DIT to follow in footsteps of Sue Gray and Helen MacNamara
Acoba chief Pickles sets out proposals for beefed-up scrutiny of post-government jobs
26 Feb 2021 HR
Acoba chief Pickles sets out proposals for beefed-up scrutiny of post-government jobs
Boosted transparency and spectre of honours impact form part of anti-corruption watchdog’s drive
June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
25 Feb 2021 HR
June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
DHSC praises “crucial” role in rapid authorisation of Covid vaccines and formalises interim arrangements in place since 2019
Union launches judicial review of PM's support for Priti Patel after bullying probe
22 Feb 2021 HR
Union launches judicial review of PM's support for Priti Patel after bullying probe
FDA's legal action will seek to overturn Boris Johnson's staff that Patel did not break the ministerial code
Government Legal Department names successor to Jonathan Jones
18 Feb 2021 HR
Government Legal Department names successor to Jonathan Jones
Susanna McGibbon appointed as new GLD perm sec, Treasury solicitor and HM procurator general
Northern Ireland Civil Service to get remote-working hubs
18 Feb 2021 HR
Northern Ireland Civil Service to get remote-working hubs
Some departments will embrace "blended" flexible working model, finance minister says
Most departments are failing to hit apprenticeship targets, Labour Party claims
15 Feb 2021 HR
Most departments are failing to hit apprenticeship targets, Labour Party claims
Parliamentary data shows new trainee numbers across the whole economy were down more than a quarter year-on-year between August and October
HMRC offers £100k for new Fraud Investigation Service post
10 Feb 2021 HR
HMRC offers £100k for new Fraud Investigation Service post
Head of operations will oversee modernisation of capabilities to tackle serious fraud
Ministers confirm fix for unlawful Civil Service Pension Scheme discrimination
05 Feb 2021 HR
Ministers confirm fix for unlawful Civil Service Pension Scheme discrimination
Unions welcome decision to give scheme members deferred-choice option but seek action on reduced contributions
Northern Ireland crackdown on special advisers set to become law
03 Feb 2021 HR
Northern Ireland crackdown on special advisers set to become law
Executive Office spad numbers will be cut to six, salaries capped at £90k and advisers subject to the same disciplinary rules as civil servants
Dominic Cummings was right about greater role for scientists, says ex-DCMS perm sec
03 Feb 2021 HR
Dominic Cummings was right about greater role for scientists, says ex-DCMS perm sec
Sue Owen also tells IfG event government's Covid and Brexit experience should boost profile of civil service's operational delivery specialists
Post-Brexit environment watchdog names first chief exec
01 Feb 2021 HR
Post-Brexit environment watchdog names first chief exec
Appointment announced as location for Office for Environmental Protection revealed
Amber Rudd joins public-policy institute
29 Jan 2021 HR
Amber Rudd joins public-policy institute
Former energy secretary will lead on work around decarbonisation and COP26
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
29 Jan 2021 HR
MoD perm sec Lovegrove to become national security adviser
PM ditches plans to hand David Frost the NSA role but appoints peer to lead new No.10 International Policy Unit
Home Office's second pick to review Prevent programme criticised
27 Jan 2021 HR
Home Office's second pick to review Prevent programme criticised
Ex-Charity Commission chair William Shawcross has called Islam in Europe one of the "most terrifying problems of our future"
'Compassionate leader with sharp intellect' sought to lead Attorney General's Office
26 Jan 2021 HR
'Compassionate leader with sharp intellect' sought to lead Attorney General's Office
£120,000 on offer for AGO's next director general
Transfer news: deputy cabinet secretary to become Premier League exec
22 Jan 2021 HR
Transfer news: deputy cabinet secretary to become Premier League exec
Helen MacNamara's new employer "understands the lobbying restrictions on her role”, watchdog Acoba says
Deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara to leave civil service
21 Jan 2021 HR
Deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara to leave civil service
MacNamara has been “instrumental in transforming the Cabinet Office”, cab sec says
Plans to cut spad numbers in Northern Ireland move forward
20 Jan 2021 HR
Plans to cut spad numbers in Northern Ireland move forward
Bill that would also make advisers subject to the same disciplinary code as civil servants moves to next stage
New civil service training 'will raise standards and reduce reliance on consultants'
15 Jan 2021 HR
New civil service training 'will raise standards and reduce reliance on consultants'
Updated curriculum will reduce risk of duplication and offer better value for money, Cabinet Office says