Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
15 Dec Operational Delivery

Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs

Party announces more details of civil service reform policies including weakening pensions in favour of higher bonuses, increasing office working and big cuts to policy profession
by Tevye Markson
Civil Service Awards 2025 winners announced
10 Dec Operational Delivery
Civil Service Awards 2025 winners announced
DWP creates new safeguarding team following MPs concerns
24 Nov Operational Delivery
DWP creates new safeguarding team following MPs concerns
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
23 Oct Operational Delivery
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
Hard work PAYES off: Suzanne Newton on winning the 2014 Operational Excellence award
09 Dec Operational Delivery
Hard work PAYES off: Suzanne Newton on winning the 2014 Operational Excellence award
To mark two decades of the Civil Service Awards, past winners look back at the work which helped them stand out from the crowd, reflecting on their memories of winning, how the experience shaped their careers, and their biggest lessons learned
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
22 Oct Operational Delivery
Civil Service Awards 2025 shortlist announced
Home Office is most-shortlisted department, with seven nominations at this year's 20th anniversary ceremony
DWP staff indicate support for industrial action over 'unacceptable' pay
15 Oct Operational Delivery
DWP staff indicate support for industrial action over 'unacceptable' pay
PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote says officials deserve “decent wage that reflects the important work they do”
If delivery is the government's focus, stability is one of the best ways to deliver it
09 Sep Operational Delivery
If delivery is the government's focus, stability is one of the best ways to deliver it
What began as a week focused on delivery ended with a major cabinet reshuffle. But ministers need time to get up to speed and for every new appointment, there is a price to pay on delivery
Departing Land Registry chief Simon Hayes talks lockdown, hybrid working and fighting the perfect storm of staff shortages and record demand
03 Sep Operational Delivery
Departing Land Registry chief Simon Hayes talks lockdown, hybrid working and fighting the perfect storm of staff shortages and record demand
Hayes reflects on transformation, choices and challenges at HMLR as he departs after six years in post to become chief exec at Sports England
New chief exec named for Companies House
25 Jul Operational Delivery
New chief exec named for Companies House
Defence Business Services chief Andy King will take up post in September
Home Office to set up cross-government team to monitor delivery of target to halve VAWG
21 Jul Operational Delivery
Home Office to set up cross-government team to monitor delivery of target to halve VAWG
Department accepts NAO recommendation and says it is “developing options for this joint team to align with the delivery phase of the upcoming VAWG Strategy”
'Test-and-learn' squads to be sent to 10 areas across England
16 Jul Operational Delivery
'Test-and-learn' squads to be sent to 10 areas across England
Teams of policy officials, tech specialists and other experts will have an “explicit mandate to try new things and be creative"
Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition
08 Jul Operational Delivery
Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition
Cabinet Office perm sec says the firm has so far missed seven of eight milestones in its transition to taking over the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration
NHS 10-year plan sets out blueprint for redesigned centre
03 Jul Operational Delivery
NHS 10-year plan sets out blueprint for redesigned centre
Centre of the system in Whitehall "will be smaller, more agile, and focused on developing strategic frameworks and building partnerships"
The real test of the industrial strategy? Whole-of-government delivery
02 Jul Operational Delivery
The real test of the industrial strategy? Whole-of-government delivery
Delivering the industrial strategy will require not just excellent civil service machinery but deliberate, sustained use of political capital to prioritise and unblock
SR25: MoJ gets funding injection for new prison places and probation services
12 Jun Operational Delivery
SR25: MoJ gets funding injection for new prison places and probation services
£7bn will be used to create 14,000 prison places by 2031, while probation services will get up to £700m per year by 2028‑29 to implement sentencing review recommendations