Cabinet Office confirms Civil Service Pension Scheme handover
14 Nov HR

Cabinet Office confirms Civil Service Pension Scheme handover

Capita gets “final” go-ahead to take over scheme administration following delayed decision
by Jim Dunton
How can government get the best value from using consultants?
21 Nov HR
How can government get the best value from using consultants?
Covid Inquiry: Toxic culture at centre of government hindered decision-making
21 Nov HR
Covid Inquiry: Toxic culture at centre of government hindered decision-making
Cabinet Office recruiting for EDS director general
20 Nov HR
Cabinet Office recruiting for EDS director general
Scotland's chief medical officer apologises for retweeting 'political messaging'
15 Feb 2022 HR
Scotland's chief medical officer apologises for retweeting 'political messaging'
Gregor Smith was accused of breaking the civil service code
DCMS unpacks plans to move jobs north
15 Feb 2022 HR
DCMS unpacks plans to move jobs north
City-centre hub in Manchester will host 400 staff and 200 more will work out of Treasury’s Darlington campus
NICS hires top consultant as Sue Gray’s successor
14 Feb 2022 HR
NICS hires top consultant as Sue Gray’s successor
EY’s chief economist in Ireland is lined up as Department of Finance perm sec
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 14
14 Feb 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 14
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
MPs demand answers on 'Office of the Prime Minister' plans
11 Feb 2022 HR
MPs demand answers on 'Office of the Prime Minister' plans
Alex Chisholm urged to clarify new department's "status and what its relationship with the Cabinet Office will be"
Treating civil service as hostile is 'foolish and wrong', ex-PM John Major warns ministers
11 Feb 2022 HR
Treating civil service as hostile is 'foolish and wrong', ex-PM John Major warns ministers
Former Conservative leader also says plans for an Office of the Prime Minister sound “a little like a gimmick”
Former healthcare boss named interim No.10 perm sec
10 Feb 2022 HR
Former healthcare boss named interim No.10 perm sec
Samantha Jones led private healthcare provider before advising Boris Johnson on NHS reform
Barclay 'giving up large portion of Cabinet Office brief' to be No.10 chief of staff
09 Feb 2022 HR
Barclay 'giving up large portion of Cabinet Office brief' to be No.10 chief of staff
Stephen Barclay will remain Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster responsibilities after taking on new "all-consuming job"
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
09 Feb 2022 HR
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
Levelling-up agenda will require concerted action to mobilise departments, says former Wales secretary John Redwood
Reshuffle: Michael Ellis becomes Cabinet Office minister and Jacob Rees-Mogg takes on government efficiency
08 Feb 2022 HR
Reshuffle: Michael Ellis becomes Cabinet Office minister and Jacob Rees-Mogg takes on government efficiency
Moves follow Stephen Barclay’s appointment as No.10 chief of staff after raft of Downing Street resignations
Civil service ‘needs one-in, two-out rule for London recruitment’
08 Feb 2022 HR
Civil service ‘needs one-in, two-out rule for London recruitment’
Think tank calls for acceleration of Places for Growth reforms with binding targets for departments
Northern Ireland Office to relocate from Stormont to Belfast city centre HQ
08 Feb 2022 HR
Northern Ireland Office to relocate from Stormont to Belfast city centre HQ
Move will make the NIO a “more accessible, open and modern civil service department”
Treasury rules?
08 Feb 2022 HR
Treasury rules?
The backdrop to controversies about the Prime Minister's Office and the role of the Treasury are rooted in the history of Whitehall
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
07 Feb 2022 HR
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
A former civil servant who said he had been racially abused has called for PACAC to investigate the department
DHSC seeks deputy chief medic to replace Van-Tam
07 Feb 2022 HR
DHSC seeks deputy chief medic to replace Van-Tam
Department offers up to £149,000 a year for its next DCMO for health protection
Senior civil servant among top Boris Johnson aides quitting No.10
04 Feb 2022 HR
Senior civil servant among top Boris Johnson aides quitting No.10
PPS Martin Reynolds, policy-unit chief Munira Mirza, chief of staff Dan Rosenfield and comms director Jack Doyle resign from Downing Street
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
03 Feb 2022 HR
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
Union says Northern Ireland Civil Service officials are at risk of “inevitable accusations of politicisation” in row over Irish Sea border checks
Levelling up: all the civil service relocations out of London announced so far
03 Feb 2022 HR
Levelling up: all the civil service relocations out of London announced so far
Close to 10,000 new relocations were announced in yesterday's levelling up white paper, bringing the running total to more than 15,000
New Leadership College for Government to be 'centrepiece' of management training reform
03 Feb 2022 HR
New Leadership College for Government to be 'centrepiece' of management training reform
Levelling up white paper promises "rigorous curriculum" including updates to existing programmes
Partygate: Former cabinet secretary ‘attended rule-breaking event’
03 Feb 2022 HR
Partygate: Former cabinet secretary ‘attended rule-breaking event’
Paper claims Mark Sedwill was at June 2020 gathering under investigation by the Met
A matter of tax: HMRC's Angela MacDonald on hubs, fraud and why she'd never leave Yorkshire Exclusive
03 Feb 2022 HR
A matter of tax: HMRC's Angela MacDonald on hubs, fraud and why she'd never leave Yorkshire
Second perm sec Angela MacDonald reflects on HMRC's role in the Covid response and EU transition, and what its massive office rationalisation programme means for levelling up
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
03 Feb 2022 HR
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
BEIS hires British-born deputy of US organisation Darpa to lead new “high-risk, high-reward organisation”
MoJ to move 2,000 jobs to seven regional offices
02 Feb 2022 HR
MoJ to move 2,000 jobs to seven regional offices
"Justice collaboration centres" to open as part of Places for Growth programme
Rupert McNeil to step down as civil service HR head
02 Feb 2022 HR
Rupert McNeil to step down as civil service HR head
Chief people officer reveals he is set to return to the private sector in April