Starmer: Sue Gray was ‘wrong person’ for chief of staff job
27 Jun HR

Starmer: Sue Gray was ‘wrong person’ for chief of staff job

PM also expresses regret over 'island of strangers' speech
by Tevye Markson
Interim ONS perm sec acknowledges culture failings
02 Jul HR
Interim ONS perm sec acknowledges culture failings
Susan Acland-Hood and Gareth Davies named joint heads of policy profession
02 Jul HR
Susan Acland-Hood and Gareth Davies named joint heads of policy profession
Jo Shanmugalingam gets DfT perm sec job
02 Jul HR
Jo Shanmugalingam gets DfT perm sec job
DWP ‘pledges no mass return to the office’
15 Jul 2021 HR
DWP ‘pledges no mass return to the office’
“Unlocking is an opportunity for more colleagues to gradually return,” says department
HMRC opens redundancy scheme amid office closures
12 Jul 2021 HR
HMRC opens redundancy scheme amid office closures
Nearly 230 staff have until the end of July to accept redundancy offers
Hancock affair underscores need for ministerial code overhaul, report says
05 Jul 2021 HR
Hancock affair underscores need for ministerial code overhaul, report says
Institute for Government also calls for ban on ministers using personal phones for official business
Hancock affair prompts call for crackdown on departmental non execs
29 Jun 2021 HR
Hancock affair prompts call for crackdown on departmental non execs
Labour says health secretary’s romantic links to Gina Coladangelo are proof system is “unfit for purpose”
Civil service needs to dump ‘ingrained snobbery’ over qualifications, says Labour
22 Jun 2021 HR
Civil service needs to dump ‘ingrained snobbery’ over qualifications, says Labour
Angela Rayner says departments should be less focused on recruiting staff with A-levels and degrees
DfE policy adviser lined up as next Ofqual head
21 Jun 2021 HR
DfE policy adviser lined up as next Ofqual head
Education secretary picks Jo Saxton as preferred candidate to be chief regulator at exams watchdog
Treasury urged to reform cost-control system for civil service pensions
18 Jun 2021 HR
Treasury urged to reform cost-control system for civil service pensions
Current mechanism was on course for “perverse” recommendation to reduce contributions and increase benefits before it was paused, says government actuary
Treasury blasted for botched public sector pensions reform
11 Jun 2021 HR
Treasury blasted for botched public sector pensions reform
MPs say £17bn cost of McCloud judgment could be “just a ripple” compared to looming “tsunami”
Ex-chief commercial officer's Greensill role created 'no conflicts', Manzoni says
10 Jun 2021 HR
Ex-chief commercial officer's Greensill role created 'no conflicts', Manzoni says
Ex-chief exec says he approved the secondment, while Bill Crothers denies "double hatting"
Mining exec named next chair of research funding body
08 Jun 2021 HR
Mining exec named next chair of research funding body
Sir Andrew Mackenzie will provide "strong, commercially-minded leadership" to UK Research and Innovation, Kwarteng says
PM’s new standards adviser ‘blocked’ from answering questions
28 May 2021 HR
PM’s new standards adviser ‘blocked’ from answering questions
Cabinet secretary asked why department intervened to stop Lord Geidt from responding to MPs’ questionnaire
Cummings: ‘I brought Simon Case back into government because PM wasn’t listening to me’
27 May 2021 HR
Cummings: ‘I brought Simon Case back into government because PM wasn’t listening to me’
Former No.10 top adviser calls for civil service recruitment changes, including opening up more senior roles to external candidates
Covid task force head named DIT perm sec
24 May 2021 HR
Covid task force head named DIT perm sec
Former Treasury spending DG James Bowler will start later this summer
Civil service reform ‘must be accompanied by training for ministers’
24 May 2021 HR
Civil service reform ‘must be accompanied by training for ministers’
Think tank says training would give ministers a "better understanding of the implications of policy options"
Home Office to open casework and asylum hub in Stoke
19 May 2021 HR
Home Office to open casework and asylum hub in Stoke
3,000 Home Office and BEIS jobs to move out of London, PM announces as part of "levelling up" plan
Five reasons why Learning at Work Week is the perfect time to start improving your knowledge, training, skills and networks Sponsored
17 May 2021 HR
Five reasons why Learning at Work Week is the perfect time to start improving your knowledge, training, skills and networks
Pamela Dow, executive director of the Government Skills and Curriculum Unit in the Cabinet Office, and Josie Cluer, lead partner for Ernst & Young LLP’s provision of bespoke learning and coaching across government, mark the start to this year’s Learning at Work Week
PM's standards adviser to publish Downing Street refurb probe this month
13 May 2021 HR
PM's standards adviser to publish Downing Street refurb probe this month
Lord Geidt says he is confident his role will be robust despite being unable to trigger investigations himself
15-strong levelling up task force to drive flagship policy
13 May 2021 HR
15-strong levelling up task force to drive flagship policy
Officials will be recruited from across government for new unit
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
13 May 2021 HR
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
Responsibility for controls and standards has been taken on by new entity
Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
12 May 2021 HR
Cabinet Office creates ‘levelling up’ team
Report of task force comes as Queen’s Speech sets out policies linked to flagship agenda
Treasury threatened with court challenge over civil service pensions ‘theft’
04 May 2021 HR
Treasury threatened with court challenge over civil service pensions ‘theft’
Unions preparing judicial review plans over department’s “diabolical” proposals to pay for McCloud case costs
MPs demand answers on settlement awarded to ex-Home Office perm sec Rutnam
29 Apr 2021 HR
MPs demand answers on settlement awarded to ex-Home Office perm sec Rutnam
PAC says Priti Patel must explain why the reported figure was higher than the maximum awarded at employment tribunals
PM blocks new standards adviser from launching own investigations
29 Apr 2021 HR
PM blocks new standards adviser from launching own investigations
Johnson says giving Queen's former aide Lord Christopher Geidt such powers would invite “vexatious complaints”
Ministers need new rules for the WhatsApp age, ex-cab secs say
27 Apr 2021 HR
Ministers need new rules for the WhatsApp age, ex-cab secs say
O’Donnell and Sedwill says ministers should not communicate with businesses and press without an official record