Government’s most senior lawyer to leave civil service
08 Jan Legal

Government’s most senior lawyer to leave civil service

Treasury solicitor and GLD perm sec Susanna McGibbon announces spring exit
by Tevye Markson
Immigration officers charged with stealing from migrants
06 Jan Legal
Immigration officers charged with stealing from migrants
Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
15 Dec 2025 Legal
Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
‘No two days are the same’ – why civil servants should volunteer as magistrates
05 Dec 2025 Legal
‘No two days are the same’ – why civil servants should volunteer as magistrates
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
25 May 2022 Legal
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
Government bodies “should be best placed” to understand IR35 rules, but HMRC partly to blame for "rushed" and poor implementation
Met ends Partygate investigation with 83 people fined and 126 FPNs in total
19 May 2022 Legal
Met ends Partygate investigation with 83 people fined and 126 FPNs in total
Sue Gray report expected next week as No.10 confirms Boris Johnson will not receive another fine
Union proposes staff boycott of Home Office’s ‘inhumane’ Rwanda scheme
13 May 2022 Legal
Union proposes staff boycott of Home Office’s ‘inhumane’ Rwanda scheme
Members urged not to volunteer to be trained for programme to send asylum seekers to East Africa
Partygate: Met reveals at least 50 more fines have been issued
12 May 2022 Legal
Partygate: Met reveals at least 50 more fines have been issued
Latest figures push number of reprimands for attending rule-breaking get togethers above 100 mark
Politicians gloat about their Covid successes, but the truth is nothing to shout about
10 May 2022 Legal
Politicians gloat about their Covid successes, but the truth is nothing to shout about
Matt Hancock says the UK's performance was "similar to or better than most comparable countries", but let's not forget the fiascos
Home Office official found guilty of spiking pregnant lover’s drink with abortion pills
04 May 2022 Legal
Home Office official found guilty of spiking pregnant lover’s drink with abortion pills
Deputy director Darren Burke joined the civil service in August 2020
Hancock’s response to the care homes judgement shows he's determined to blame officials for Covid mistakes
29 Apr 2022 Legal
Hancock’s response to the care homes judgement shows he's determined to blame officials for Covid mistakes
The court judgement, and Hancock’s pugnacious response, show the battle at the Covid-19 inquiry between ministers and officials over who is ultimately to blame for failures and mistakes is likely to get brutal
High Court challenge launched against Home Office’s Rwanda plans
28 Apr 2022 Legal
High Court challenge launched against Home Office’s Rwanda plans
Civil service union says Priti Patel has failed to set out legal basis for sending asylum seekers to east Africa for “processing”
As ministers urge civil servants back to the office, we need more nuance and less petty politics
21 Apr 2022 Legal
As ministers urge civil servants back to the office, we need more nuance and less petty politics
As Jacob Rees-Mogg tours offices likes a prefect taking register, he would be better advised to talk to staff about what they are doing to support the country and his government
ICO ends criminal probe into leaked DHSC footage of Hancock
20 Apr 2022 Legal
ICO ends criminal probe into leaked DHSC footage of Hancock
Watchdog says there is “insufficient evidence” to prosecute pair over CCTV images that cost health secretary his job
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to receive Met Police fines over Partygate scandal
12 Apr 2022 Legal
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to receive Met Police fines over Partygate scandal
No.10 confirms Met Police’s intention to issue the PM and chancellor with fixed penalty notices
Shapps announces crackdown on ferry firms to combat ‘outrageous’ P&O sackings
31 Mar 2022 Legal
Shapps announces crackdown on ferry firms to combat ‘outrageous’ P&O sackings
HMRC will target resources at companies’ minimum-wage compliance and Insolvency Service will explore Hebblethwaite ban