Shared services: Cabinet Office explains 'outsourcing v insourcing' decisions
09 Jun HR

Shared services: Cabinet Office explains 'outsourcing v insourcing' decisions

Cabinet Office DG Jerome Glass says outsourcing DWP's Synergy cluster "offered best value for money", while full insourcing would have required more than 1,600 extra staff
by Tevye Markson
The ministerial-civil service relations reset hasn’t gone to plan – but Labour still has time left to get it right
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The ministerial-civil service relations reset hasn’t gone to plan – but Labour still has time left to get it right
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Lammy: AI rollout will save ‘thousands of days’ of MoJ staff time
Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
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'My work is about helping bring about a safer, more equal and inclusive society'
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Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 1
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New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
FCDO admits it has ‘fundamental lessons to learn’ from Afghan exit
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FCDO admits it has ‘fundamental lessons to learn’ from Afghan exit
Department tells MPs last summer’s Kabul evacuation exposed crisis-response areas that “need improvement”
Number of civil servants working from home a 'problem', Cabinet Office minister says
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Number of civil servants working from home a 'problem', Cabinet Office minister says
Kit Malthouse says it would be "a bit odd" for officials to spend less than three or four days in the office
Revealed: the civil service departments with the biggest gender pay gaps
29 Jul 2022 HR
Revealed: the civil service departments with the biggest gender pay gaps
CSW digs into this year's civil service people statistics to see which organisations have the biggest gaps in hourly earnings for women and men, and how gender pay gaps have changed over time
Civil service gender pay gap widens
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Civil service gender pay gap widens
Treasury reports the biggest gender pay gap of any central department
Civil servants offered chance to pilot new equalities-duty training
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Francis Maude launches civil service governance review
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Francis Maude launches civil service governance review
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MPs put lobbying rules under the spotlight after Greensill scandal
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MPs put lobbying rules under the spotlight after Greensill scandal
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Menopause stigma must end. The civil service's workplace pledge is a meaningful step
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HMRC perm sec sets out plans to recruit 2,000 new staff
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HMRC perm sec sets out plans to recruit 2,000 new staff
Extra officials will be tasked with helping to reduce department’s £41.6bn debt balance