Ofgem boss appointed as new DESNZ perm sec
06 Mar HR

Ofgem boss appointed as new DESNZ perm sec

Jonathan Brearley says it is "a real privilege" to be appointed to the role "at such a defining moment across UK energy"
by Tevye Markson
Union announces industrial action ballot over FCDO job cuts
06 Mar HR
Union announces industrial action ballot over FCDO job cuts
Government's shared services strategy 'unlikely to reach full potential'
06 Mar HR
Government's shared services strategy 'unlikely to reach full potential'
Cyber profession plans unveiled
06 Mar HR
Cyber profession plans unveiled
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
25 May 2022 HR
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
Government bodies “should be best placed” to understand IR35 rules, but HMRC partly to blame for "rushed" and poor implementation
Civil servants gear up for strike vote on pay and job cuts
25 May 2022 HR
Civil servants gear up for strike vote on pay and job cuts
"Government has left us no alternative," union says ahead of planned ballot later this year
Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’
24 May 2022 HR
Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’
Philip Barton and Dominic Raab slammed for “deep failures of leadership” and failure to record decisions
'Ideologically incoherent': ex-minister savages proposals to slash civil service jobs
24 May 2022 HR
'Ideologically incoherent': ex-minister savages proposals to slash civil service jobs
David Gauke calls 20% cuts plan “unrealistically optimistic, politically motivated and ideologically incoherent”
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 23
23 May 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 23
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
BEIS offers £160k for second perm sec to oversee 'high-stakes' programmes
23 May 2022 HR
BEIS offers £160k for second perm sec to oversee 'high-stakes' programmes
Role has been created to "increase the scope and capacity of senior leadership", perm sec says
Case ‘blocked’ from MPs’ grilling on Partygate and civil service reform as Gray report nears
23 May 2022 HR
Case ‘blocked’ from MPs’ grilling on Partygate and civil service reform as Gray report nears
Ministers accused of attempting to dodge “timely scrutiny” of job-cuts plans with select-committee veto
Cabinet Office to split as No.10 takes on domestic policy and national security
20 May 2022 HR
Cabinet Office to split as No.10 takes on domestic policy and national security
Samantha Jones will oversee beefed-up PM's department while Cabinet Office will be civil service's “corporate headquarters”
'Difficult decisions' ahead, warn civil service chiefs as Rees-Mogg insists job cuts are 'not an attack' Exclusive
20 May 2022 HR
'Difficult decisions' ahead, warn civil service chiefs as Rees-Mogg insists job cuts are 'not an attack'
Decision to cut civil service numbers by 91,000 was “not taken lightly”, Simon Case and Alex Chisholm say
Redundancies as part of 91,000 job cuts plan ‘will be on 2010 terms’
19 May 2022 HR
Redundancies as part of 91,000 job cuts plan ‘will be on 2010 terms’
Union says Cabinet Office officials confirmed voluntary exit schemes will be needed to hit PM’s target
Disbelief as advisers voice ‘alarm’ over Cabinet Office HR headcount
19 May 2022 HR
Disbelief as advisers voice ‘alarm’ over Cabinet Office HR headcount
Attempt to frame Maude-era reforms as wasteful bureaucracy astonishes civil service unions
Read the May 2022 edition of Civil Service World
19 May 2022 HR
Read the May 2022 edition of Civil Service World
Alex Chisholm talks civil service reform, plus a look inside the ONS Data Science Campus