MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters
27 May HR

MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters

Plus, Department for Work and Pensions delays departure from Caxton House until March next year
by Jim Dunton
New head of government social research profession named
04 Jun HR
New head of government social research profession named
Treasury dubs size of Northern Ireland’s public sector ‘a significant budgetary challenge’
03 Jun HR
Treasury dubs size of Northern Ireland’s public sector ‘a significant budgetary challenge’
The pay remit isn’t perfect – but within the framework we can still put money in officials’ pockets
03 Jun HR
The pay remit isn’t perfect – but within the framework we can still put money in officials’ pockets
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 8
08 Aug 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 8
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Rees-Mogg targets flexitime in latest critique of civil service working arrangements
08 Aug 2022 HR
Rees-Mogg targets flexitime in latest critique of civil service working arrangements
After criticising home working, minister says he worries "too much flexitime will keep civil servants from the office"
A bold new PM could help restore standards in public life. Appointing a new ethics adviser will be the first test
08 Aug 2022 HR
A bold new PM could help restore standards in public life. Appointing a new ethics adviser will be the first test
Boris Johnson was partly forced from No.10 by concerns over his integrity and standards. Yet these issues have hardly featured in the Conservative leadership campaign
Patrick Vallance to step down as chief scientific adviser
08 Aug 2022 HR
Patrick Vallance to step down as chief scientific adviser
Vallance says advising the government has been “immensely rewarding"
Remote work and regional pay: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
05 Aug 2022 HR
Remote work and regional pay: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
Truss was forced to U-turn on pay plans, while Sunak wants to expand Prevent
High workloads, low pay and ministers’ attacks driving civil servants out, unions say
03 Aug 2022 HR
High workloads, low pay and ministers’ attacks driving civil servants out, unions say
Below-inflation pay blamed as civil servants “vote with their feet”
Stepping up the fight: How a new public body aims to protect taxpayers’ money from fraud
03 Aug 2022 HR
Stepping up the fight: How a new public body aims to protect taxpayers’ money from fraud
The Public Sector Fraud Authority is set to change the way government departments and public bodies deal with the nation’s most common crime. Interim chief exec Mark Cheeseman answers CSW’s questions
'My visual impairment has informed our pandemic recovery planning': the work of a deputy chief exec
02 Aug 2022 HR
'My visual impairment has informed our pandemic recovery planning': the work of a deputy chief exec
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Paul Arnold has helped to ensure data is safely used and stored for 24 years at what is now the Information Commissioner’s Office
Francis Maude is back in the ring. Here's what he should bear in mind as he looks at civil service accountability
02 Aug 2022 HR
Francis Maude is back in the ring. Here's what he should bear in mind as he looks at civil service accountability
Francis Maude is once again working on civil service reform. Alex Thomas says that his too-hasty review should focus on clarifying responsibilities in government and not on eroding civil service impartiality
'We need focused learning, not woke folderol': Rees-Mogg slams 'nonsense' civil service training
02 Aug 2022 HR
'We need focused learning, not woke folderol': Rees-Mogg slams 'nonsense' civil service training
Government efficiency minister also backs plans from Liz Truss to scrap diversity and inclusion officers
Department for International Trade reports rise in fraud cases
02 Aug 2022 HR
Department for International Trade reports rise in fraud cases
Companies misusing DIT branding and misrepresenting their relationship with the department
Truss U-turns on plans to cut civil service pay outside London
02 Aug 2022 HR
Truss U-turns on plans to cut civil service pay outside London
But cuts to holiday and diversity roles on the table after Tory leadership contender declares “war on Whitehall waste”