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?
Transfer news: deputy cabinet secretary to become Premier League exec
22 Jan 2021 HR
Transfer news: deputy cabinet secretary to become Premier League exec
Helen MacNamara's new employer "understands the lobbying restrictions on her role”, watchdog Acoba says
Deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara to leave civil service
21 Jan 2021 HR
Deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara to leave civil service
MacNamara has been “instrumental in transforming the Cabinet Office”, cab sec says
Plans to cut spad numbers in Northern Ireland move forward
20 Jan 2021 HR
Plans to cut spad numbers in Northern Ireland move forward
Bill that would also make advisers subject to the same disciplinary code as civil servants moves to next stage
New civil service training 'will raise standards and reduce reliance on consultants'
15 Jan 2021 HR
New civil service training 'will raise standards and reduce reliance on consultants'
Updated curriculum will reduce risk of duplication and offer better value for money, Cabinet Office says
Government shakes up digital leadership
14 Jan 2021 HR
Government shakes up digital leadership
Home Office tech chief Davinson appointed leader of newly created Central Digital and Data Office while Read arrives from MoJ to head up GDS
PM signals more civil service reform as Michael Barber to lead delivery review
13 Jan 2021 HR
PM signals more civil service reform as Michael Barber to lead delivery review
Rapid review to make delivery more “focused, effective and efficient”
Dave Penman: There’s huge demand from civil servants for greater flexible working. Departments should help make it happen
12 Jan 2021 HR
Dave Penman: There’s huge demand from civil servants for greater flexible working. Departments should help make it happen
FDA research reveals many civil servants want to hold on to home working even after the coronavirus emergency. Ministers must catch up to where their workforce is
Treasury head Tom Scholar reappointed after year of perm secs churn
07 Jan 2021 HR
Treasury head Tom Scholar reappointed after year of perm secs churn
Second five-year term comes despite Scholar's appearance on reported No.10 "hit list" of top civil servants to be replaced
Privately educated more likely to land Fast Stream place, data shows
05 Jan 2021 HR
Privately educated more likely to land Fast Stream place, data shows
Civil service’s flagship graduate programme harder to access for applicants who went to state schools
Antonia Romeo named MoJ permanent secretary
04 Jan 2021 HR
Antonia Romeo named MoJ permanent secretary
DIT perm sec moves back to department where she spent 'majority of her career'
‘We have balanced the urgent response to the pandemic with the legal requirements that underpin civil service appointments’: Civil Service Commission chief Pete Lawrence on 2020
22 Dec 2020 HR
‘We have balanced the urgent response to the pandemic with the legal requirements that underpin civil service appointments’: Civil Service Commission chief Pete Lawrence on 2020
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
Priti Patel dubs shouting and swearing allegations ‘not accurate’
17 Dec 2020 HR
Priti Patel dubs shouting and swearing allegations ‘not accurate’
Home secretary says she has not seen full version of Alex Allan’s investigation into her treatment of civil servants