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
DWP jobs boost confirmed in Spending Review
25 Nov 2020 HR
DWP jobs boost confirmed in Spending Review
Rishi Sunak provides funds to double number of work coaches in £1.4bn coronavirus support uplift
Civil service braces for new pay woe in Spending Review
24 Nov 2020 HR
Civil service braces for new pay woe in Spending Review
Downing Street briefs that prime minister opposes planned £3k rise for MPs in light of mooted public-sector freeze
'No place for bullying' in government, PM and cab sec tell ministers and officials
24 Nov 2020 HR
'No place for bullying' in government, PM and cab sec tell ministers and officials
Letter comes after PM clears home secretary Priti Patel of bullying civil servants
‘We have a moral vacuum at the heart of government’: Dave Penman on the PM’s Patel decision
23 Nov 2020 HR
‘We have a moral vacuum at the heart of government’: Dave Penman on the PM’s Patel decision
Pledges by Boris Johnson about tackling bullying in the future are not only hollow but insulting following last week’s events, says the FDA general secretary
PM's backing of Patel over bullying report 'unacceptable'
23 Nov 2020 HR
PM's backing of Patel over bullying report 'unacceptable'
Former officials say Johnson's decision to overrule a report that found Patel broke the ministerial code sends a "worrying message"
PM backs Patel as bullying probe finds she broke ministerial code
20 Nov 2020 HR
PM backs Patel as bullying probe finds she broke ministerial code
High drama as Johnson’s independent adviser on standards quits over handling of allegations against home secretary
MSPs slammed for ‘inappropriate’ treatment of civil servants in Salmond probe
19 Nov 2020 HR
MSPs slammed for ‘inappropriate’ treatment of civil servants in Salmond probe
Politicians failing to apply same “quasi-judicial approach” expected of officials to their own behaviour, union chief says
Outsourced contract is ‘double slap in face’ for comms staff, says union
16 Nov 2020 HR
Outsourced contract is ‘double slap in face’ for comms staff, says union
PCS calls £670k spent on PR for Vaccine Taskforce “outrageous” as departmental comms professionals face uncertain future
Home Office seeks SRO for troubled emergency services comms network programme
16 Nov 2020 HR
Home Office seeks SRO for troubled emergency services comms network programme
Official expected to strike "appropriate balance between delivering at pace and managing operational risk" on delayed and over-budget programme
Failure to publish Patel bullying report is damaging public trust, warns standards watchdog
12 Nov 2020 HR
Failure to publish Patel bullying report is damaging public trust, warns standards watchdog
Committee on Standards in Public Life chair says allegations of bullying at the Home Office need to be seen to have been “properly and independently investigated”
PM’s comms chief praises 'unsung' civil servants as he quits amid No.10 infighting
12 Nov 2020 HR
PM’s comms chief praises "unsung" civil servants as he quits amid No.10 infighting
Shock resignation comes amid reports Dominic Cummings also threatened to resign
'Relocations can be expensive and disruptive': four tests for moving civil servants out of London
11 Nov 2020 HR
'Relocations can be expensive and disruptive': four tests for moving civil servants out of London
Moving jobs out of London will not automatically level up the country, IfG says
Cabinet Office ‘needs enhancing’ to properly support PM says George Osborne
09 Nov 2020 HR
Cabinet Office ‘needs enhancing’ to properly support PM says George Osborne
Former chancellor also floats boosted powers for departmental boards to sack perm secs
Government mulls in-house ‘Crown Consultancy’ to cut use of private firms
09 Nov 2020 HR
Government mulls in-house ‘Crown Consultancy’ to cut use of private firms
Report reveals plans after Lord Agnew says overuse of consultants "infantilises" officials
George Osborne says civil servants should take more blame for Windrush scandal
06 Nov 2020 HR
George Osborne says civil servants should take more blame for Windrush scandal
Former chancellor admits cabinet got policy wrong but says accountability needs to be shared with officials
Chisholm pledges to curb use of consultants with plan to bolster in-house skills
03 Nov 2020 HR
Chisholm pledges to curb use of consultants with plan to bolster in-house skills
Lord Agnew "makes a really good point" about the need to increase specialist skills in the civil service and rely less on consultants, COO says
Move 50,000 civil servants to northern 'clusters' to break London 'stranglehold' on policymaking, think tank says
03 Nov 2020 HR
Move 50,000 civil servants to northern 'clusters' to break London 'stranglehold' on policymaking, think tank says
Manchester, Warrington and Liverpool among most promising locations for hubs of similar public organisations, says report on levelling-up agenda
GLD offers £180,000 for government's next top lawyer
29 Oct 2020 HR
GLD offers £180,000 for government's next top lawyer
Recruitment firm to get up to £45,000 to assist in search for Treasury solicitor to succeed Sir Jonathan Jones
Jonathan Slater: I learned PM wanted me to leave DfE via the press Exclusive
29 Oct 2020 HR
Jonathan Slater: I learned PM wanted me to leave DfE via the press
Education secretary told ex-perm sec his job wasn't under threat days before he was asked to leave, he tells CSW in exclusive interview
HM Land Registry offers £120k for digital chief to lead transformation
26 Oct 2020 HR
HM Land Registry offers £120k for digital chief to lead transformation
Tech leader will oversee digitisation of platforms and infrastructure upgrades
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — October 26
26 Oct 2020 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — October 26
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Boris Johnson's spad reforms 'disempowering ministers and weakening government'
22 Oct 2020 HR
Boris Johnson's spad reforms 'disempowering ministers and weakening government'
IfG calls for No.10 to relinquish some power over hiring and firing, and for increased scrutiny of high-profile advisers
Truss names preferred candidate to chair Equality and Human Rights Commission
19 Oct 2020 HR
Truss names preferred candidate to chair Equality and Human Rights Commission
Former Lib Dem peer Baroness Kishwer Falkner’s appointment is subject to a pre-appointment scrutiny hearing in parliament next month
Manzoni cautioned over job with global drinks firm Diageo
13 Oct 2020 HR
Manzoni cautioned over job with global drinks firm Diageo
Watchdog Acoba tells former civil service chief executive not to discuss Brexit negotiating strategy with Guinness and Smirnoff parent company