Departments agree 16% admin savings and 5% total efficiencies
11 Jun HR

Departments agree 16% admin savings and 5% total efficiencies

OvFM helps departments find £13.8bn of annual efficiencies in day-to-day spending as part of 5% overall target
by Tevye Markson
Defra eyes 5% headcount cuts as departments set out workforce reduction plans
13 Jun HR
Defra eyes 5% headcount cuts as departments set out workforce reduction plans
SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
12 Jun HR
SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
Outsourced staff accept 'groundbreaking' pay and benefits offer
12 Jun HR
Outsourced staff accept 'groundbreaking' pay and benefits offer
Louise Casey: Civil servants have power and responsibility to deliver change
31 Jan HR
Louise Casey: Civil servants have power and responsibility to deliver change
Government's next lead non-executive director Baroness Casey tells CSW's inaugural Collaboration Conference that civil servants should be confident and open to change
Departments 'can go at own pace' with AI adoption, perm sec says
31 Jan HR
Departments 'can go at own pace' with AI adoption, perm sec says
Civil service is close to having 6% of officials as members of the digital and data profession, MPs are told
What do senior women leaders wish they could tell their younger selves?
30 Jan HR
What do senior women leaders wish they could tell their younger selves?
You don’t need to be brave on your own – and other findings from a recent study
Hundreds of Border Force staff have left over rota change, union says
30 Jan HR
Hundreds of Border Force staff have left over rota change, union says
PCS announces new Border Force strike ballot over “unworkable” rosters
Home Office and Government Digital and Data win external recruitment award
30 Jan HR
Home Office and Government Digital and Data win external recruitment award
Winners of CSC commissioners’ Mark of Excellence praised for taking "new and different approaches”
Reeves: Green book refresh will ‘deliver fair hearing' for all regions
29 Jan HR
Reeves: Green book refresh will ‘deliver fair hearing' for all regions
Green Book update to report back in June Spending review
Civil service commissioner expresses frustration at Sir Humphrey stereotype
29 Jan HR
Civil service commissioner expresses frustration at Sir Humphrey stereotype
Gisela Stuart also shares support for keeping cab sec and head of civil service roles together and gives update on plans to strengthen the regulator's independence
Public appointments delays hit 'damaging' low, commissioner warns
29 Jan HR
Public appointments delays hit 'damaging' low, commissioner warns
William Shawcross calls for greater transparency about No.10's involvement in recruitment processes
Coach's corner: Tips from an executive coach and former director general
29 Jan HR
Coach's corner: Tips from an executive coach and former director general
Executive coach and former senior civil servant Peter Shaw on his time in government, the common mistake new leaders make and his advice for getting on in the workplace
Top health officials ‘have not been preparing NHS for the future’, MPs say
29 Jan HR
Top health officials ‘have not been preparing NHS for the future’, MPs say
PAC report says DHSC and NHS officials lack ambition, fresh thinking and readiness to be radical
Precedent-setting neurodiversity initiative among winners at Analysis in Government Awards
28 Jan HR
Precedent-setting neurodiversity initiative among winners at Analysis in Government Awards
HMRC team “set precedent for inclusivity practices across civil service”
Scottish Conservatives criticise 'spiralling' civil service costs
28 Jan HR
Scottish Conservatives criticise 'spiralling' civil service costs
Craig Hoy says Scottish Government civil service wage bill has risen by 10% in the past two and a half years
Why the civil service should do more to protect its institutional memory
27 Jan HR
Why the civil service should do more to protect its institutional memory
As churn rates fuel a new era of amnesia, Susan Allott asks if we can ever escape from Groundhog Day
To truly modernise public services, Labour must put its money where its mission is
27 Jan HR
To truly modernise public services, Labour must put its money where its mission is
Why the government needs to boost salaries for technologists in the civil service, and how they can do it
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 27
27 Jan HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 27
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs in the last week, via Dods People
'The passion for public service is extraordinary’: Fiona Ryland is inspired by civil servants – but not kitchen appliances
24 Jan HR
'The passion for public service is extraordinary’: Fiona Ryland is inspired by civil servants – but not kitchen appliances
Government chief people officer also sets out key recruitment aims for the year ahead
DHSC launches hunt for Wormald's successor as perm sec
24 Jan HR
DHSC launches hunt for Wormald's successor as perm sec
Up to £200k salary on offer for next DHSC permanent secretary
PAC chair defends criticism of HMRC’s customer service approach
23 Jan HR
PAC chair defends criticism of HMRC’s customer service approach
Committee chair and HMRC perm sec exchange letters over scathing report
Experienced government reformer picked for immigration watchdog role
22 Jan HR
Experienced government reformer picked for immigration watchdog role
John Tuckett named as government's preferred candidate for ICIBI
‘Baseless’: Jim Harra slams claim HMRC deliberately provided poor customer service
22 Jan HR
‘Baseless’: Jim Harra slams claim HMRC deliberately provided poor customer service
PAC report says HMRC has been “too willing to let its telephone services fail in the hope this forces people to use its digital services instead”
DSIT blueprint unpacks vision for 'new' Government Digital Service
22 Jan HR
DSIT blueprint unpacks vision for 'new' Government Digital Service
Policy paper targets "ensuring" government's pay offer for digital professionals is "competitive within the market"
Ministers oust CMA chair
22 Jan HR
Ministers oust CMA chair
Marcus Bokkerink has been replaced by former Amazon UK head Doug Gurr
DSIT previews 'Humphrey' AI package for civil servants in £45bn productivity drive
21 Jan HR
DSIT previews 'Humphrey' AI package for civil servants in £45bn productivity drive
Government chief digital officer set to be recruited as a second permanent secretary at department
NISTA: PM sets out machinery of government changes underpinning new infrastructure body
21 Jan HR
NISTA: PM sets out machinery of government changes underpinning new infrastructure body
Responsibility for IPA’s functions and responsibilities will move to the Treasury when NISTA gets up and running