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
Interim first civil service commissioner appointed as recruitment continues
22 Sep 2021 HR
Interim first civil service commissioner appointed as recruitment continues
Civil service recruitment watchdog Ian Watmore will step down next month
'Whitehall titan' Sue Gray takes union brief to levelling up department
21 Sep 2021 HR
'Whitehall titan' Sue Gray takes union brief to levelling up department
Gray says she is "excited" about move under Michael Gove but denies being "titan"
Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
15 Sep 2021 HR
Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
Simon Baugh pledges reform “will deliver more joined-up communications, and provide value for taxpayers”
DHSC offers £130k for 'one of the country's most exciting people leadership roles'
13 Sep 2021 HR
DHSC offers £130k for 'one of the country's most exciting people leadership roles'
UKHSA chief people officer must 'live and breathe the ambition for change and transformation'
Truss appoints comms guru as LGBT business champion
10 Sep 2021 HR
Truss appoints comms guru as LGBT business champion
Cicero/AMO founder Iain Anderson tasked with driving efforts to reduce workplace discrimination
Medicines regulator to cut hundreds of jobs
09 Sep 2021 HR
Medicines regulator to cut hundreds of jobs
Proposed 20% headcount reduction follows post-Brexit loss of EU fees income
Sunak sets date for Spending Review – and issues pay warning
07 Sep 2021 HR
Sunak sets date for Spending Review – and issues pay warning
Three-year settlement for departments and agencies will come alongside Autumn Budget
Vaccines minister pressured to accelerate officials’ return to offices
07 Sep 2021 HR
Vaccines minister pressured to accelerate officials’ return to offices
Nadim Zahawi says departments must 'lead by example' on return to office, despite support for hybrid working
Mixed messaging: Lee Cain's proposals to reform government communications need more clarity
07 Sep 2021 HR
Mixed messaging: Lee Cain's proposals to reform government communications need more clarity
Kay Hender, head of communications at the FDA union, argues that Lee Cain has identified some of the challenges faced by the Government Communications Service, but his proposed solutions are contradictory and could make things worse
Police thwart anti-vax protesters’ bid to storm MHRA headquarters
06 Sep 2021 HR
Police thwart anti-vax protesters’ bid to storm MHRA headquarters
Union chief condemns “utterly disgraceful” behaviour of anti-vaccine campaigners outside Department of Health and Social Care executive agency
Treasury eyes 50:50 split between office and remote working
02 Sep 2021 HR
Treasury eyes 50:50 split between office and remote working
Job advertisements specify “two-to-three days a week” in the office for London and Darlington roles
Economic bounce-back ‘won’t shield departments in Spending Review’
31 Aug 2021 HR
Economic bounce-back ‘won’t shield departments in Spending Review’
Institute for Government says Sunak will need to find additional funding to protect public services