Sarah Healey named as new DWP perm sec
11 Jun HR

Sarah Healey named as new DWP perm sec

Cabinet secretary Dame Antonia Romeo says MHCLG perm sec Healey has an "impressive track record" as a civil service leader and is "an excellent fit to deliver welfare and pension reform"
by Tevye Markson
Pension crisis: Capita eyes ‘more normalised’ service by end of June
11 Jun HR
Pension crisis: Capita eyes ‘more normalised’ service by end of June
Cab sec review of civil service set to report findings in early 2027
11 Jun HR
Cab sec review of civil service set to report findings in early 2027
Helping carers to reach their potential in the civil service – what’s improved and what needs to get better?
11 Jun HR
Helping carers to reach their potential in the civil service – what’s improved and what needs to get better?
Budget 2021: What we know, and what we don't
18 Nov 2021 HR
Budget 2021: What we know, and what we don't
As the dust settles on the first multi-year spending review since 2015, CSW explores the known knowns and the known unknowns
PM proposes ban on MPs working as paid consultants
17 Nov 2021 HR
PM proposes ban on MPs working as paid consultants
Boris Johnson endorses recommendation from 2018 report by standards committee
'Bad people may find ways round the rules': ex-cab secs call for standards overhaul
16 Nov 2021 HR
'Bad people may find ways round the rules': ex-cab secs call for standards overhaul
Five former top officials call for reform to make cheating the system harder
DHSC seeks DG to manage 'one of government's highest spending portfolios'
16 Nov 2021 HR
DHSC seeks DG to manage 'one of government's highest spending portfolios'
Job involves overseeing government commitment to build 40 new hospitals
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 15
15 Nov 2021 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 15
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
DIT seeks next cyber security ambassador
12 Nov 2021 HR
DIT seeks next cyber security ambassador
DIT to pay recruiter £18,750 to fill “highly specialist and sensitive" role
High Court poised to probe PM’s decision on Patel bullying
12 Nov 2021 HR
High Court poised to probe PM’s decision on Patel bullying
Next week’s hearings will add to pressure over Johnson’s approach to standards and support for civil servants
Standards in public life? Sorry, we’re not familiar with that phrase
12 Nov 2021 HR
Standards in public life? Sorry, we’re not familiar with that phrase
Bullying, intimidation and an untimely attempt to overhaul the standards system – with political accountability seemingly a thing of the past, it’s no wonder that the irony meter has blown its fuse
DWP to move more than 3,000 staff to central Blackpool
11 Nov 2021 HR
DWP to move more than 3,000 staff to central Blackpool
Purpose-built office by main railway station will replace sites in north of town
'Snooping technology' reports spark call for stronger law on staff surveillance
10 Nov 2021 HR
'Snooping technology' reports spark call for stronger law on staff surveillance
Polling finds 36% of public sector workers have seen introducion of monitoring technology
SCS pay reforms ‘will fail without £45m of extra ringfenced funding’
10 Nov 2021 HR
SCS pay reforms ‘will fail without £45m of extra ringfenced funding’
Report also warns ministers that capability-based remuneration will not fix churn
Capability-based pay on its own will not solve the civil service’s churn problem
10 Nov 2021 HR
Capability-based pay on its own will not solve the civil service’s churn problem
Plans to link pay to capability are an important step to address government's retention and recruitment problems, says Alex Thomas, but they must be properly implemented - and funded