Civil service appointments down by 38%
01 Dec HR

Civil service appointments down by 38%

Civil Service Commission annual report highlights drop in number of appointments in 2024-25
by Tevye Markson
Civil servants exit Whitehall office ahead of closure next year
02 Dec HR
Civil servants exit Whitehall office ahead of closure next year
Departments get greater freedom to raise senior salaries without ministerial approval
01 Dec HR
Departments get greater freedom to raise senior salaries without ministerial approval
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 1
01 Dec HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – December 1
MoD perm sec David Williams to depart
04 Aug HR
MoD perm sec David Williams to depart
Williams to step down after four years as the department's top civil servant
ICO issues guidance on disclosing documents securely following MoD security breach
01 Aug HR
ICO issues guidance on disclosing documents securely following MoD security breach
Watchdog warns of serious data breaches where documents have been disclosed without proper checks for hidden personal information, including at the MoD
Civil service internship scheme now targets only ‘working class’ applicants
01 Aug HR
Civil service internship scheme now targets only ‘working class’ applicants
Rule change for undergraduate summer programme aims to boost social mobility in the Fast Stream
Former Sun editor David Dinsmore appointed as perm sec-level director of comms
31 Jul HR
Former Sun editor David Dinsmore appointed as perm sec-level director of comms
The new head of the Government Communications Service will be based in the Cabinet Office
Civil Service Statistics: Three-quarters of civil servants now above most junior grades
31 Jul HR
Civil Service Statistics: Three-quarters of civil servants now above most junior grades
Civil service continues to get more senior in grade, with just a quarter of civil servants now at AA/AO level
Civil Service Statistics: Gender pay gap falls to lowest level since civil service reporting began
31 Jul HR
Civil Service Statistics: Gender pay gap falls to lowest level since civil service reporting began
Mean and median gender pay gap measurements drop to record low
Civil Service Statistics: Self-declared disability hits record high – and finally matches working population
30 Jul HR
Civil Service Statistics: Self-declared disability hits record high – and finally matches working population
Ethnic minority and LGBO representation also continues to rise
In conversation with… former Treasury perm sec Lord Terry Burns
30 Jul HR
In conversation with… former Treasury perm sec Lord Terry Burns
Welsh Government senior civil servant Peter McDonald talks to the former permanent secretary to the Treasury about responding to crises, working with ministers and solving problems. This article first appeared in the Heywood Quarterly
EXCL: Officials give mixed feedback on government's civil service reform agenda Exclusive
30 Jul HR
EXCL: Officials give mixed feedback on government's civil service reform agenda
Civil servants surveyed by Prospect union express ambivalence on government’s overall reform plans, but support for efforts to improve performance
Civil Service Statistics: DWP overtakes MoJ as biggest department
30 Jul HR
Civil Service Statistics: DWP overtakes MoJ as biggest department
Department for Work and Pensions’ overall headcount tops stats bulletin for first time since 2022, although its FTE headcount remains below Ministry of Justice
Treasury loosens controls for special severance payments
29 Jul HR
Treasury loosens controls for special severance payments
HMT approval still required in most cases, but departmental accounting officers can now make decisions in some instances
PCS welcomes ‘breakthrough’ in MyCSP dispute
29 Jul HR
PCS welcomes ‘breakthrough’ in MyCSP dispute
Union says Civil Service Pensions Scheme administrator MyCSP now has “no excuse” for not recognising PCS