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
Civil Service Statistics: DWP overtakes MoJ as biggest department
30 Jul HR
Civil Service Statistics: DWP overtakes MoJ as biggest department
Department for Work and Pensions’ overall headcount tops stats bulletin for first time since 2022, although its FTE headcount remains below Ministry of Justice
Treasury loosens controls for special severance payments
29 Jul HR
Treasury loosens controls for special severance payments
HMT approval still required in most cases, but departmental accounting officers can now make decisions in some instances
PCS welcomes ‘breakthrough’ in MyCSP dispute
29 Jul HR
PCS welcomes ‘breakthrough’ in MyCSP dispute
Union says Civil Service Pensions Scheme administrator MyCSP now has “no excuse” for not recognising PCS
WFH has 'benefitted civil service and boosted productivity', poll finds
28 Jul HR
WFH has 'benefitted civil service and boosted productivity', poll finds
Civil servants enthusiastic about impact of working from home on productivity
Hundreds of DfT civil servants to transfer over to state-owned rail operator
28 Jul HR
Hundreds of DfT civil servants to transfer over to state-owned rail operator
Department for Transport says there will be no redundancies resulting from the moves
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 28
28 Jul HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 28
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
'We heard some really traumatic things': Covid-19 Inquiry head of comms shares the highs and lows of the job
25 Jul HR
'We heard some really traumatic things': Covid-19 Inquiry head of comms shares the highs and lows of the job
The Covid Inquiry's Every Story Matters exercise gathered more than 58,000 individual stories from the public. Comms director Samantha Edwards shares how she got the nation talking
New chief exec named for Companies House
25 Jul HR
New chief exec named for Companies House
Defence Business Services chief Andy King will take up post in September
Welsh Government should shut 'ugly' HQ and move closer to Senedd, ex-senior civil servant says
25 Jul HR
Welsh Government should shut 'ugly' HQ and move closer to Senedd, ex-senior civil servant says
Suggestion comes after Welsh first minister warns that offices could be shut if civil servants don't use them more
NS&I chair steps down to become government whip
25 Jul HR
NS&I chair steps down to become government whip
Lord Lemos leaves 15 months into term chairing the state-owned savings bank's board
MHCLG to reduce headcount through 'natural turnover' and voluntary exits
24 Jul HR
MHCLG to reduce headcount through 'natural turnover' and voluntary exits
Department aiming to reduce workforce by close to 12%
Climate Change Committee gets new chair after two-year search
24 Jul HR
Climate Change Committee gets new chair after two-year search
Nigel Topping takes over as chair of the watchdog, which is the independent climate adviser to the government