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
Legal Aid Agency cyberattack: 'Large amount' of personal data exposed
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Legal Aid Agency cyberattack: 'Large amount' of personal data exposed
Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?
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Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?
Ex-soldier jailed over £900k MoD fraud
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Ex-soldier jailed over £900k MoD fraud
'There is never a dull day’: Meet the government legal advisers helping to shape legislation
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'There is never a dull day’: Meet the government legal advisers helping to shape legislation
Government lawyers play a key role in developing legislation – they tell us some of the work they have been doing
Becoming a national GLD and pay negotiations: Susanna McGibbon on the successes and trials of 2023
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Becoming a national GLD and pay negotiations: Susanna McGibbon on the successes and trials of 2023
The Treasury solicitor and Government Legal Department perm sec looks back on 2023
Government pledges not to 'defend the indefensible' in Hillsborough Charter
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Government pledges not to 'defend the indefensible' in Hillsborough Charter
Hillsborough Charter sets out "duty of candour" but will not be legally enforceable
Robert Jenrick resigns over government's Rwanda plan
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Robert Jenrick resigns over government's Rwanda plan
Immigration minister quits amid decision not to leave the European Convention on Human Rights
Proposed law could enable departments to prevent people deleting digital data
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Proposed law could enable departments to prevent people deleting digital data
Powers proposed by the Home Office could affect the National Crime Agency, HMRC and the Serious Fraud Office
High Court rules against routine redaction of junior civil servants' names
21 Nov 2023 Legal
High Court rules against routine redaction of junior civil servants' names
Human rights reform charity Justice celebrates "win for transparency"
Home Office working on new Rwanda treaty after Supreme Court ruling
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Home Office working on new Rwanda treaty after Supreme Court ruling
Sunak says he is also "prepared to revisit our domestic legal frameworks"
Strikes: DBT publishes minimum service levels 'code of practice' for unions
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Strikes: DBT publishes minimum service levels 'code of practice' for unions
Draft code removes "onerous" requirement for unions to communicate with their wider membership that a work notice has been issued
Date set for Civil Service Pension Scheme legal challenge
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Date set for Civil Service Pension Scheme legal challenge
Court of Appeal will hear unions’ case for lower contributions in line with 2015 reforms
Strike-curbing plans extended to Passport Office without consultation
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Strike-curbing plans extended to Passport Office without consultation
Border security services during industrial action must be "no less effective than if a strike were not taking place”, Home Office says
Martin Reynolds: Cabinet Office failed to get on top of Covid crisis in early 2020
30 Oct 2023 Legal
Martin Reynolds: Cabinet Office failed to get on top of Covid crisis in early 2020
Boris Johnson's ex- PPS also admits to setting messages in key WhatsApp group to delete after seven days
Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
03 Oct 2023 Legal
Sunak fails to hand over WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry
PM blames officials for not preserving messages he did not back up when switching phones
MoD confirms troops ready to support Met Police as armed officers hand in weapons
27 Sep 2023 Legal
MoD confirms troops ready to support Met Police as armed officers hand in weapons
Armed forces could provide "contingency support" as police "step back from armed duties" after officer is charged with the murder of Chris Kaba
Government Legal Department creates new COO role
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Government Legal Department creates new COO role
Perm sec Susanna McGibbon offers up to £149,000 a year to the successful applicant
Met Police launches new Partygate investigation
19 Jun 2023 Legal
Met Police launches new Partygate investigation
Force investigating CCHQ video and potential breaches at Chequers, No.10 and parliament
Grenfell Inquiry pledges report ‘as soon as possible’, six years after tragedy
14 Jun 2023 Legal
Grenfell Inquiry pledges report ‘as soon as possible’, six years after tragedy
DLUHC recruits for Building Recovery Unit director as anniversary marks 72 months since 72 lives were lost in tower-block fire
Covid and strikes to blame for drop in government fraud prosecutions, Chisholm says
13 Jun 2023 Legal
Covid and strikes to blame for drop in government fraud prosecutions, Chisholm says
Figures show marked falls in conviction rates for fraud cases referred by HMRC and DWP
Cabinet Office launches legal action over Boris Johnson WhatsApps
02 Jun 2023 Legal
Cabinet Office launches legal action over Boris Johnson WhatsApps
"Important issues of principal at stake," department says
Covid Inquiry: Lawyers flag ‘missing year’ in Johnson’s WhatsApp submissions
02 Jun 2023 Legal
Covid Inquiry: Lawyers flag ‘missing year’ in Johnson’s WhatsApp submissions
Ex-PM has provided no phone messages from before May 2021, despite “full disclosure” claims
Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson hands WhatsApps and notes to Cabinet Office
01 Jun 2023 Legal
Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson hands WhatsApps and notes to Cabinet Office
Row heats up as Cabinet Office refuses to share records it believes are "irrelevant" to public inquiry
PCS 'rules nothing out' amid Home Office staff concern over asylum policy
31 May 2023 Legal
PCS 'rules nothing out' amid Home Office staff concern over asylum policy
PCS official says industrial solution could be sought to "look after welfare" of civil servants if Rwanda deal litigation fails
Unions win right to challenge High Court pensions decision
30 May 2023 Legal
Unions win right to challenge High Court pensions decision
Move could result in lower Civil Service Pension Scheme contributions following McCloud judgment
Minister defends civil servants who referred Johnson to police over lockdown breach claims
24 May 2023 Legal
Minister defends civil servants who referred Johnson to police over lockdown breach claims
Officials could not "sit on" information discovered while preparing for the Covid Inquiry, Chalk says
NICS head calls on Stormont leaders to address 'governance gap'
23 May 2023 Legal
NICS head calls on Stormont leaders to address 'governance gap'
Jayne Brady warns budget will "cause enduring harm to public service delivery" as she invites party leaders to discuss power sharing