Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service
13 May Legal

Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service

Cab sec would have responsibility for appointment and performance management of perm secs under IfG proposals
by Tevye Markson
‘No two days are the same’ – why civil servants should volunteer as magistrates
05 Dec Legal
‘No two days are the same’ – why civil servants should volunteer as magistrates
EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
25 Nov Legal
EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
Six silks appointed in government litigation shakeup
06 Nov Legal
Six silks appointed in government litigation shakeup
Minister rejects call for written directions to be expanded to policy amid Internal Market Bill concerns
18 Sep 2020 Legal
Minister rejects call for written directions to be expanded to policy amid Internal Market Bill concerns
Civil servants told that go-ahead from new cabinet secretary is only assurance they need to work on controversial legislation
‘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
Whitehall departments reported 500 personal data breaches to ICO in 2019-20
14 Jul 2020 Legal
Whitehall departments reported 500 personal data breaches to ICO in 2019-20
Information request reveals that number of reported incidents increased slightly
‘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