Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
15 May HR

Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’

Plans to “build in-house capacity” across government also include parachuting in new experts to ministerial private offices
by Jim Dunton
AI only works well if the foundations are strong – and many organisations are still dealing with outdated systems
15 May HR
AI only works well if the foundations are strong – and many organisations are still dealing with outdated systems
Civil service pay: 'We could be on the brink of a breakthrough', union boss says
14 May HR
Civil service pay: 'We could be on the brink of a breakthrough', union boss says
Union boss: Starmer’s treatment of SCS on par with worst days of Boris Johnson era
14 May HR
Union boss: Starmer’s treatment of SCS on par with worst days of Boris Johnson era
MPs urged to probe Cabinet Office racism concerns
14 Jul 2022 HR
MPs urged to probe Cabinet Office racism concerns
Civil service’s biggest union says select committee can force department to reveal ‘true extent of discrimination’
Unions demand pause to civil service reduction plans
13 Jul 2022 HR
Unions demand pause to civil service reduction plans
Government has "no authority" to continue work on 91,000 job cut proposal, unions say
So, you've lost all your ministers...
13 Jul 2022 HR
So, you've lost all your ministers...
Do you need ministers to keep running public services? The short answer is it’s complicated
With a new PM on the way, will the plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs go ahead?
13 Jul 2022 HR
With a new PM on the way, will the plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs go ahead?
Experts discuss what will happen to the government's plan to reduce the headcount to 2016 levels
MPs back government’s choice for next Environment Agency boss
13 Jul 2022 HR
MPs back government’s choice for next Environment Agency boss
Decision comes despite “significant gaps” in Alan Lovell’s knowledge of sector issues
UCL boss named civil service chief people officer
12 Jul 2022 HR
UCL boss named civil service chief people officer
Fiona Ryland joins alongside former HMRC and NHS staffer Mike Potter, who has been appointed chief digital officer
Standards ‘under considerable pressure’ sleaze watchdog warns
12 Jul 2022 HR
Standards ‘under considerable pressure’ sleaze watchdog warns
Committee on Standards in Public Life says reforms to boost institutional probity are required
As Boris Johnson prepares to step down, what do the next few months hold for civil servants?
12 Jul 2022 HR
As Boris Johnson prepares to step down, what do the next few months hold for civil servants?
How will officials support the caretaker government as Conservative Party leadership elections to decide the next PM get underway? Experts weigh in
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 11
11 Jul 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 11
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Cabinet 'resignation reshuffle': All the ministerial changes
08 Jul 2022 HR
Cabinet 'resignation reshuffle': All the ministerial changes
New levelling up and education secretaries among more than 20 new appointments
'Get on with the job,' perm secs tell civil servants amid political upheaval Exclusive
08 Jul 2022 HR
'Get on with the job,' perm secs tell civil servants amid political upheaval
"This is NOT like a pre-election period where there are specific rules about what the government can do" says BEIS chief
Civil service unions blast Boris Johnson’s ‘shameful legacy’
08 Jul 2022 HR
Civil service unions blast Boris Johnson’s ‘shameful legacy’
Next PM must rebuild trust, overhaul pay and give staff better protection from misbehaving ministers, leaders say