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    Keep up-to-date with the latest Legal news from Civil Service World
    Closing argument: ex-legal chief Jonathan Jones on Brexit, Covid and leaving government
    21 Jan Legal

    Closing argument: ex-legal chief Jonathan Jones on Brexit, Covid and leaving government

    Jonathan Jones’s three-decade civil service career came to an abrupt end in September when he quit over controversial elements of the internal market bill. The government’s former top lawyer tells Beckie Smith about his departure, cocktail recipes, and the legal side of the Covid crisis
    by Beckie Smith
    'Compassionate leader with sharp intellect' sought to lead Attorney General's Office
    26 Jan Legal
    'Compassionate leader with sharp intellect' sought to lead Attorney General's Office
    GLD offers £180,000 for government's next top lawyer
    29 Oct 2020 Legal
    GLD offers £180,000 for government's next top lawyer
    Cabinet Office publishes employee and supplier personal info in data breach
    29 Oct 2020 Legal
    Cabinet Office publishes employee and supplier personal info in data breach
    ‘Notwithstanding the breach of international law’: government lawyers told internal market bill within civil service rules
    11 Sep 2020 Legal
    ‘Notwithstanding the breach of international law’: government lawyers told internal market bill within civil service rules
    Message from Jonathan Jones – who has resigned over the plans – relays Simon Case’s view to officials
    Rycroft reveals revised Twitter guidelines after Home Office’s ‘activist lawyers’ post
    11 Sep 2020 Legal
    Rycroft reveals revised Twitter guidelines after Home Office’s ‘activist lawyers’ post
    Perm sec says additional layers of assurance have been introduced following the tweet, which he previously said ‘should not have been used on an official government channel’
    Hancock: New social gathering restrictions ‘absolutely vital to protect life’
    09 Sep 2020 Legal
    Hancock: New social gathering restrictions ‘absolutely vital to protect life’
    ‘We need everyone to see the new rules and read them,’ says Matt Hancock
    Wise counsel: Government legal chief Jonathan Jones on prorogation, Brexit, and surviving ‘grim moments’ Exclusive
    08 Sep 2020 Legal
    Wise counsel: Government legal chief Jonathan Jones on prorogation, Brexit, and surviving ‘grim moments’
    Laying the ground for Brexit against a backdrop of political uncertainty has taken the Government Legal Department into uncharted territory, with no let up from its normal duties. Perm sec and Treasury solicitor Sir Jonathan Jones tells Beckie Smith about the tasks at hand
    Crooks hijack Government Legal Department's phone number
    25 Aug 2020 Legal
    Crooks hijack Government Legal Department's phone number
    GLD issues warning about enquiry number showing up on calls from fraudsters
    ‘His decency and integrity shone through in everything he did’:  Government Legal Department's Stephen Amos remembered by Sir Jonathan Jones
    03 Jul 2020 Legal
    ‘His decency and integrity shone through in everything he did’: Government Legal Department's Stephen Amos remembered by Sir Jonathan Jones
    GLD perm sec pays tribute to "a brilliant lawyer and the most diligent of public servants"
    Johnson hints at review of no recourse to public funds policy after ‘jaw-dropping’ committee grilling
    28 May 2020 Legal
    Johnson hints at review of no recourse to public funds policy after ‘jaw-dropping’ committee grilling

    Work and pension committee chair to follow up with No.10 after PM ‘clearly surprised to hear that people in this situation can’t claim Universal Credit or other benefits’


    PM: Cab sec inquiry into Cummings lockdown journeys ‘would not be a good use of officials’ time’
    28 May 2020 Legal
    PM: Cab sec inquiry into Cummings lockdown journeys ‘would not be a good use of officials’ time’

    PM tells committee of senior MPs it is time to move on from row over adviser's possible lockdown breaches


    Brexit: Michael Gove says there will be ‘additional new processes’ at Northern Ireland border
    21 May 2020 Legal
    Brexit: Michael Gove says there will be ‘additional new processes’ at Northern Ireland border

    Cabinet Office minister says there will be “some limited additional process on goods arriving in Northern Ireland” under the Brexit deal


    Book review: the personal is environmental at the intersection of law, academia and campaigning
    15 May 2020 Legal
    Book review: the personal is environmental at the intersection of law, academia and campaigning

    Richard Macrory’s new book is more than a treatise on environmental law, says Baroness Young – it’s an engaging account of a seminal career


    Ex-DWP official who compared immigrants to terrorists loses unfair dismissal case
    28 Apr 2020 Legal
    Ex-DWP official who compared immigrants to terrorists loses unfair dismissal case

    Former UKIP functionary also suggested immigrants were treated preferentially by the benefits system


    Right to Rent appeal: court finds Home Office scheme 'lawful and justified'
    22 Apr 2020 Legal
    Right to Rent appeal: court finds Home Office scheme 'lawful and justified'

    JCWI will take case to Supreme Court after appeal finds some landlords discriminate because of scheme requirements


    Unions criticise Health and Safety Executive’s ‘virtual silence’ on Covid-19
    03 Apr 2020 Legal
    Unions criticise Health and Safety Executive’s ‘virtual silence’ on Covid-19

    Watchdog should be doing more to enforce guidance that only essential workers should be travelling to jobs, leaders warn


    Priti Patel tells civil servants she 'deeply values' their work in message with acting Home Office perm sec
    04 Mar 2020 Legal
    Priti Patel tells civil servants she 'deeply values' their work in message with acting Home Office perm sec

    Message sent to staff as fresh bullying claims emerge from Patel’s time at the Department for International Development


    No.10 accused of using special advisers to circumvent civil service recruitment rules as job website launches
    28 Feb 2020 Legal
    No.10 accused of using special advisers to circumvent civil service recruitment rules as job website launches

    FDA union says divorcing spads from ministers means the role essentially becomes a policy adviser recruited outside impartiality rules


    Union seeks Civil Service Pension Scheme judicial review
    17 Feb 2020 Legal
    Union seeks Civil Service Pension Scheme judicial review

    High Court move will challenge government’s failure to reduce contributions following firefighters' ruling


    Prince Charles pays tribute to ‘immensely important’ civil service work
    14 Feb 2020 Legal
    Prince Charles pays tribute to ‘immensely important’ civil service work

    Cabinet Office hosts Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall for Whitehall showcase


    Boris Johnson hails 'dawn of a new era' as UK leaves the European Union
    31 Jan 2020 Legal
    Boris Johnson hails 'dawn of a new era' as UK leaves the European Union

    PM will say Brexit is not an end but the beginning of ‘national renewal and change’


    New PACAC chair urged to lead ‘forensic scrutiny’ of Cummings’s reform agenda
    30 Jan 2020 Legal
    New PACAC chair urged to lead ‘forensic scrutiny’ of Cummings’s reform agenda

    Think-tank points to Cummings’ civil service reform agenda and debate on the union as key work areas


    Ministry of Justice staffer jailed for £1.7m fraud
    09 Jan 2020 Legal
    Ministry of Justice staffer jailed for £1.7m fraud

    Manager set up monthly payments to his own business for made-up IT services contract


    Cabinet Office offers assistance after honours data leak ‘disaster’
    02 Jan 2020 Legal
    Cabinet Office offers assistance after honours data leak ‘disaster’

    More than 1,000 people, including civil service chief executive John Manzoni, top health experts, scientists and senior government advisers, have had their addresses made public


    Moriarty praises DExEU as ‘department like no other’ as closure looms
    20 Dec 2019 Legal
    Moriarty praises DExEU as ‘department like no other’ as closure looms

    Responses from across government highlight vital role in Brexit talks


    PCS launches legal action against Home Office over subs payment changes
    05 Dec 2019 Legal
    PCS launches legal action against Home Office over subs payment changes

    Biggest civil service union targets Marsham Street after £3m DWP payout


    ‘Trust me, I’m a civil servant’ – veracity rating of officials continues to grow
    28 Nov 2019 Legal
    ‘Trust me, I’m a civil servant’ – veracity rating of officials continues to grow

    Nearly two-thirds of respondents trust civil servants, with officials maintaining their position as the profession that has seen the biggest rise in credence ranking since 1983


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