Union questions PM’s comments on impact of FCDO restructure
30 Apr HR

Union questions PM’s comments on impact of FCDO restructure

“No evidence” to support Starmer’s assertion that international law unit’s work will “simply be done by a different team”, PCS says
by Jim Dunton
MPs back ex-perm sec Helen Ghosh as environment watchdog chair
30 Apr HR
MPs back ex-perm sec Helen Ghosh as environment watchdog chair
MHRA hires top tech chief from US public health agency
30 Apr HR
MHRA hires top tech chief from US public health agency
PAC and PACAC join forces to investigate civil service pensions crisis
29 Apr HR
PAC and PACAC join forces to investigate civil service pensions crisis
PM’s standards adviser says Partygate probe didn’t encroach on his remit
14 Jun 2022 HR
PM’s standards adviser says Partygate probe didn’t encroach on his remit
Christopher Geidt refuses to tell MPs whether he backs calls for his powers to be made statutory
MPs to scrutinise government non-exec roles amid cronyism concerns
14 Jun 2022 HR
MPs to scrutinise government non-exec roles amid cronyism concerns
PACAC chair William Wragg says the inquiry aims to consider how NEDs should be held accountable
Homes England appoints first ever chief operating officer
14 Jun 2022 HR
Homes England appoints first ever chief operating officer
Kirsty Shaw joins from the Care Quality Commission
Scottish social security commission chair resigns
14 Jun 2022 HR
Scottish social security commission chair resigns
Adviser says Scottish Government's Covid response has put her in an "extremely difficult position" as a clinically vulnerably person
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 13
13 Jun 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 13
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Government hopes to announce new chief digital officer ‘very shortly’
13 Jun 2022 HR
Government hopes to announce new chief digital officer ‘very shortly’
Process to recruit tech supremo is now in its ‘final stages’
Home Office offers £118k for deportation chief
13 Jun 2022 HR
Home Office offers £118k for deportation chief
Head of International and Returns Services Command will support design and delivery of Home Office's "strategic and operational returns"
Redundancies, recruitment freezes and 'deprioritisation': 10 things the latest guidance tells us about plans to cut civil service jobs
10 Jun 2022 HR
Redundancies, recruitment freezes and 'deprioritisation': 10 things the latest guidance tells us about plans to cut civil service jobs
From the timeline of a cross-civil service headcount reduction plan to outsourcing rules, here's what the latest leak reveals
Compulsory redundancies may be needed to hit 91,000 job cuts target, departments told
10 Jun 2022 HR
Compulsory redundancies may be needed to hit 91,000 job cuts target, departments told
Internal guidance also admits some work will need to be "deprioritised" because of headcount reductions
Departments ‘rubber-stamping’ dodgy appointments, watchdog says
10 Jun 2022 HR
Departments ‘rubber-stamping’ dodgy appointments, watchdog says
Anti-corruption chief Eric Pickles says government has been “extraordinary lucky” to avoid another major scandal
Covid rule breaking at No.10 ‘disappointing’, chief scientist says
09 Jun 2022 HR
Covid rule breaking at No.10 ‘disappointing’, chief scientist says
"It was really important at all stages that everyone stuck to the rules," Patrick Vallance says
Truss ‘pushes back’ on FCDO job cut demands
09 Jun 2022 HR
Truss ‘pushes back’ on FCDO job cut demands
Foreign secretary rejects 5% headcount-reduction and seeks extra staff