Former top civil servants sign letter urging ministers to withdraw guidance on public speaking
14 Jul HR

Former top civil servants sign letter urging ministers to withdraw guidance on public speaking

Guidance is "causing confusion and a chilling effect on public discussion" and should be withdrawn, experts say
by Beckie Smith
Treasury hikes threshold for when new salaries require senior minister's approval
15 Jul HR
Treasury hikes threshold for when new salaries require senior minister's approval
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 14 July
14 Jul HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 14 July
Love Island star: why I didn’t return to the civil service
11 Jul HR
Love Island star: why I didn’t return to the civil service
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
High Court agrees to hear Patel bullying challenge
27 Apr 2021 HR
High Court agrees to hear Patel bullying challenge
Judicial review will rule on whether prime minister was wrong to decide home secretary did not break ministerial code
PM wanted to ask cab sec to stop leak inquiry that implicated fiancée's friend, Cummings alleges
26 Apr 2021 HR
PM wanted to ask cab sec to stop leak inquiry that implicated fiancée's friend, Cummings alleges
Ex-spad denies leaking text messages between Johnson and James Dyson amid lobbying row
PM to set up No.10 unit to strengthen policy delivery
22 Apr 2021 HR
PM to set up No.10 unit to strengthen policy delivery
Blair-style team will be headed up by coronavirus vaccination lead Emily Lawson
DHSC names new chief scientific adviser
21 Apr 2021 HR
DHSC names new chief scientific adviser
Lucy Chappell will take on some of chief medical officer Chris Whitty’s health department work
‘It's about ensuring quality’: New Chartered Management Consultant Award launches Sponsored
20 Apr 2021 HR
‘It's about ensuring quality’: New Chartered Management Consultant Award launches
Tamzen Isacsson of the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) explains what this award means – and why it’s backed by both government and the industry
'Ad-hoc' approach to civil service skills isn't working, think tank warns
19 Apr 2021 HR
'Ad-hoc' approach to civil service skills isn't working, think tank warns
Skilled businesspeople should get the chance to work in government with 'ethical safeguards', says report calling for skills strategy
Mitie lands £90m contract for quarantine-compliance checks
16 Apr 2021 HR
Mitie lands £90m contract for quarantine-compliance checks
Home Office says new service will visit up to 10,000 people a day who are supposed to be isolating at home