Operational Delivery

Agency update urges communities to prepare for flooding

Agency urges people to ‘remain vigilant, check their flood risk and plan to stay safe’ amid warnings of more rain to come

The head of the National Audit Office has set out his priorities for the role in an exclusive interview with The Civil Service World Podcast

Over two-year period BPDTS will have grown staff numbers from 451 to 1,124

Transport for London and department need up to £650m more to complete late-running project

Minister reveals that, at most recent count, about 3,500 DDaT freelancers were employed by government

Shadow chancellor announces resurrection of government regional offices and a Treasury unit to oversee new Social Transformation Fund to be based outside the capital

Department ‘disappointed’ after advertising watchdog upholds complaints about benefit reform package

NAO report finds that Ministry of Housing no longer has a budget dedicated to the delivery of Starter Homes

Civil Service Commission event also hears how MHCLG used secondments to help boost diversity

No-deal Brexit operations centre to be wound down for the second time this year

Department looks to bring in specialist team

Response to the Justice Committee reveals that Cabinet Office-led Reducing Reoffending Board has been scrapped

Civil Service World's October 2019 Estates and Smart Working Supplement looks at how government is changing its properties to embrace more flexible working and to help improve services, featuring HMRC, Defra and the Welsh Government. Read all the articles here

Ministry to create commercial vehicle for accessing external expertise needed to support IT and digital programmes over the next five years

Three letters come as Michael Gove announces Operation Yellowhammer plans for a no-deal Brexit have been implemented

Newcastle City Council chief to help manage cross-government property efficiency drive

In CSW’s estates and smart working special report, GPA chair Liz Peace recalled how offices across government have changed, and the need to keep improving

Announcement comes as HMRC confirms it has registered 95,000 businesses for simplified import procedures

Whitehall property chief Mike Parsons tells Civil Service World about the challenges and opportunities of managing the government’s property portfolio 

Campaign factsheet acknowledges, but refutes, questions over politicisation of civil service

Fifty-strong list of individuals and teams reveals those in the running for honours in the 14th annual Civil Service Awards

Michael Gove tells MPs that the government remains prepared to leave EU with no agreement at the end of this month as publishes readiness report

Tax agency issues two contract notices for design and delivery specialists