PM green lights six-figure payout for Chris Wormald
17 Feb HR

PM green lights six-figure payout for Chris Wormald

Starmer says severance package – thought to be around £260,000 – is "necessary" for former cabinet secretary following short-notice departure
by Beckie Smith
Treasury names new chief economic adviser
16 Feb HR
Treasury names new chief economic adviser
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 16 Feb
16 Feb HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 16 Feb
Wormald departure: Gus O’Donnell criticises ‘shabby’ briefings from No.10
13 Feb HR
Wormald departure: Gus O’Donnell criticises ‘shabby’ briefings from No.10
LGBT business champion quits over PM's conversion therapy U-turn
06 Apr 2022 HR
LGBT business champion quits over PM's conversion therapy U-turn
Anderson says decision to drop plans to ban transgender conversion therapy is “deeply damaging”
McVey escapes sanction for breach of appointments rules
06 Apr 2022 HR
McVey escapes sanction for breach of appointments rules
Cabinet Office confirms former housing minister will face no action over failure to get clearance to join public-speaking agency
Former ethics chief apologises for attending Cabinet Office lockdown party
04 Apr 2022 HR
Former ethics chief apologises for attending Cabinet Office lockdown party
Helen MacNamara says sorry for her "error of judgement" in attending leaving drinks
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 4
04 Apr 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 4
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Former government ethics chief 'fined' over Cabinet Office lockdown karaoke party
04 Apr 2022 HR
Former government ethics chief 'fined' over Cabinet Office lockdown karaoke party
Helen MacNamara was responsible for ensuring the highest standards within government at the time
Barclays director named as government’s lead NED
01 Apr 2022 HR
Barclays director named as government’s lead NED
Lord John Nash stands down from role of lead non-exec director more than a year early
MPs reject DCMS's 'unimaginative' choice for Charity Commission chair
01 Apr 2022 HR
MPs reject DCMS's 'unimaginative' choice for Charity Commission chair
Select committee says department has failed to learn from its mistakes, after previous pick quit days before starting
Guidance sets out average 2% pay rise for most civil servants
31 Mar 2022 HR
Guidance sets out average 2% pay rise for most civil servants
Unions slam “real-terms pay cut” despite flexibility for 3% rises in “priority” cases
As energy costs and inflation shoot up, a 2% pay rise is cold comfort for civil servants
31 Mar 2022 HR
As energy costs and inflation shoot up, a 2% pay rise is cold comfort for civil servants
Many had hoped, after the lifting of the “pay pause”, that pay austerity was coming to an end. They were disappointed, says Garry Graham
'Idiocy': unions slam guidance saying 5% of SCS should be marked underperforming Exclusive
31 Mar 2022 HR
'Idiocy': unions slam guidance saying 5% of SCS should be marked underperforming
“Guided distribution” guidance labelled “retrograde and unnecessary”
Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
31 Mar 2022 HR
Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
Simon McDonald says the FCDO looks like “two departments stuck together”
EXCL: 5% of SCS to be marked as underperforming in return to guided distribution for performance management Exclusive
30 Mar 2022 HR
EXCL: 5% of SCS to be marked as underperforming in return to guided distribution for performance management
Managers must “properly identify those who are not performing at the expected standard”, guidance says