Government Legal Department names new perm sec
30 Mar Legal

Government Legal Department names new perm sec

Douglas Wilson will succeed Susanna McGibbon as Treasury solicitor and HM procurator general from 13 April
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Former GLD chief Jonathan Jones to join PHSO board
01 Apr Legal
Former GLD chief Jonathan Jones to join PHSO board
'My priorities? Delivery, innovation and productivity': Long-read interview with cabinet secretary Antonia Romeo Exclusive
16 Mar Legal
'My priorities? Delivery, innovation and productivity': Long-read interview with cabinet secretary Antonia Romeo
New awards launched to recognise prevention of violence against women and girls
26 Feb Legal
New awards launched to recognise prevention of violence against women and girls
PM overruled civil service chief on settlement for spad sacked by Cummings
16 Dec 2020 Legal
PM overruled civil service chief on settlement for spad sacked by Cummings
Ministerial direction letters reveal Manzoni advised Boris Johnson to negotiate with Sonia Khan
PM threatened with legal challenge to Priti Patel bullying decision
10 Dec 2020 Legal
PM threatened with legal challenge to Priti Patel bullying decision
Union wants judges to review rejection of independent advice that home secretary broke ministerial code
Government drops controversial Brexit clauses that would have broken international law
09 Dec 2020 Legal
Government drops controversial Brexit clauses that would have broken international law
Internal markets bill would have broken the law in a "specific and limited way"
Home Office broke the law with hostile environment policy, equalities watchdog finds
25 Nov 2020 Legal
Home Office broke the law with hostile environment policy, equalities watchdog finds
Department “effectively ignored” equality legislation when developing the policy, damning EHRC report concludes
MSPs slammed for ‘inappropriate’ treatment of civil servants in Salmond probe
19 Nov 2020 Legal
MSPs slammed for ‘inappropriate’ treatment of civil servants in Salmond probe
Politicians failing to apply same “quasi-judicial approach” expected of officials to their own behaviour, union chief says
Failure to publish Patel bullying report is damaging public trust, warns standards watchdog
12 Nov 2020 Legal
Failure to publish Patel bullying report is damaging public trust, warns standards watchdog
Committee on Standards in Public Life chair says allegations of bullying at the Home Office need to be seen to have been “properly and independently investigated”
FDA calls on Sunak to deal with CPS ‘workload crisis’ in Spending Review
11 Nov 2020 Legal
FDA calls on Sunak to deal with CPS ‘workload crisis’ in Spending Review
Union sends petition to chancellor calling for resources to deal with backlog of 45,000 cases
GLD offers £180,000 for government's next top lawyer
29 Oct 2020 Legal
GLD offers £180,000 for government's next top lawyer
Recruitment firm to get up to £45,000 to assist in search for Treasury solicitor to succeed Sir Jonathan Jones
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
Improperly redacted contract included names and mobile phone numbers – which remained publicly available four days after department had been notified of breach
Opinion: Dominic Cummings is keen to make the UK a technology superpower. He should change procurement rules to make it happen
13 Oct 2020 Legal
Opinion: Dominic Cummings is keen to make the UK a technology superpower. He should change procurement rules to make it happen
Innovation is stifled by public sector procurement rules. Brexit, and the Integrated Review, offer a chance to change that, says Simon Harwood, the head of defence and security at Cranfield University
09 Oct 2020 Legal
DfE broke data-protection law, ICO investigation finds
Watchdog makes 139 recommendations after identifying numerous lapses
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