Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter
19 Mar HR

Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter

Meanwhile, civil service headcount continues to creep up amid HMRC recruitment drive
by Tevye Markson
FCDO sets out detail on overseas aid cuts
20 Mar HR
FCDO sets out detail on overseas aid cuts
Union declares victory in WhatsApp group ‘victimisation’ case
20 Mar HR
Union declares victory in WhatsApp group ‘victimisation’ case
MoJ announces funding for 1,300 extra probation officers
20 Mar HR
MoJ announces funding for 1,300 extra probation officers
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
29 Oct 2025 HR
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
Ethics body chair Doug Chalmers says “pressures and uncertainty” can make it difficult for public servants to do their jobs well
Unions slam Reform plans to politicise and cut civil service
29 Oct 2025 HR
Unions slam Reform plans to politicise and cut civil service
Reform UK says it wants to shut six Whitehall offices, give ministers powers to hire and fire civil servants and ban "DEI woke agenda"
Justice secretary launches investigation into prison release errors
28 Oct 2025 HR
Justice secretary launches investigation into prison release errors
Union warns against 'scapegoating' of prison officers
Civil Service Pensions Scheme: MyCSP staff to strike until final day of contract
28 Oct 2025 HR
Civil Service Pensions Scheme: MyCSP staff to strike until final day of contract
PCS says 16 weeks of strike action taken so far has caused “significant disruption to MyCSP operations"
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
28 Oct 2025 HR
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
Information commissioner welcomes "crucial step forward" following MoD's Afghan data breach
NAO flags concerns over Probation Service reform programme
27 Oct 2025 HR
NAO flags concerns over Probation Service reform programme
Watchdog says HMPPS underestimated the number of staff the service requires
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 27
27 Oct 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 27
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
24 Oct 2025 HR
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
Operational delivery scheme seeks 200 apprentices
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
24 Oct 2025 HR
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
MOG change moves key digital priority away from DSIT
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
24 Oct 2025 HR
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
Minister says rules have been clarified and it is “important for civil servants to speak in public about matters for which they have responsibility"
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
23 Oct 2025 HR
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
Emily Shuckburgh holds numerous roles at the University of Cambridge
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
23 Oct 2025 HR
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
Operational delivery profession needs to encourage "openness, innovation, and challenge of current thinking", report says