Budget 2025: Departments told to find extra £4.9bn in efficiencies
26 Nov HR

Budget 2025: Departments told to find extra £4.9bn in efficiencies

New target follows near-£14bn efficiencies committed to for SR25 period
by Tevye Markson
DSIT launches ‘GDS Local’ unit
25 Nov HR
DSIT launches ‘GDS Local’ unit
Ministers’ own words are instructive on what has to change in the Treasury
25 Nov HR
Ministers’ own words are instructive on what has to change in the Treasury
DWP: Union to hold strike ballot over pay concerns
25 Nov HR
DWP: Union to hold strike ballot over pay concerns
Jeremy Hunt: I had to earn civil servants’ trust after Tom Scholar sacking
17 Jul HR
Jeremy Hunt: I had to earn civil servants’ trust after Tom Scholar sacking
Jeremy Hunt also speaks about the advice he gave to Wes Streeting and why he's not a fan of "mission-driven" government
Treasury hikes threshold for when new salaries require senior minister's approval
15 Jul HR
Treasury hikes threshold for when new salaries require senior minister's approval
Top-level pay controls guidance update also includes new exceptions
Former top civil servants sign letter urging ministers to withdraw guidance on public speaking
14 Jul HR
Former top civil servants sign letter urging ministers to withdraw guidance on public speaking
Guidance is "causing confusion and a chilling effect on public discussion" and should be withdrawn, experts say
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 14
14 Jul HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 14
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
FCDO perm sec: latest aid cuts ‘easier to handle’ than 2021 reductions
11 Jul HR
FCDO perm sec: latest aid cuts ‘easier to handle’ than 2021 reductions
Olly Robbins says less than £500k was spent on department’s aborted Glasgow move
Love Island star: why I didn’t return to the civil service
11 Jul HR
Love Island star: why I didn’t return to the civil service
Former civil servant and Love Island star Sharon Gaffka says she "always intended to go back"
DESNZ appoints Nesta chief Ravi Gurumurthy as lead NED
10 Jul HR
DESNZ appoints Nesta chief Ravi Gurumurthy as lead NED
Department also appoints Prospect's Sue Ferns as non-exec
Former Tory minister rapped for ‘unambiguous’ breach of post-government employment rules
10 Jul HR
Former Tory minister rapped for ‘unambiguous’ breach of post-government employment rules
Watchdog says latest failures demonstrate “inadequacies of the framework” in which the anti-corruption system operates
The Alternative People Survey: Departments lack capability and capacity to deliver on priorities, civil servants warn
09 Jul HR
The Alternative People Survey: Departments lack capability and capacity to deliver on priorities, civil servants warn
Officials tell CSW-Re:State survey they know what their department's priorities are, but express concern about having the right resources to deliver on them
Civil Service World announces partnership with the Charity for Civil Servants
09 Jul HR
Civil Service World announces partnership with the Charity for Civil Servants
Collaboration aims to strengthen support for UK civil servants as charity approaches 140th anniversary
Olly Robbins: FCDO planning up to 25% headcount cuts
09 Jul HR
Olly Robbins: FCDO planning up to 25% headcount cuts
Perm sec says department is aiming for 500 voluntary exits this year and has begun wider restructure by looking at DG and director-level cuts
Cabinet Office launches ‘internal’ campaign for new ONS perm sec role
08 Jul HR
Cabinet Office launches ‘internal’ campaign for new ONS perm sec role
Only civil servants at DG level and above can apply to lead turnaround of troubled statistics body