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
DWP accused of passing the buck for 'unacceptably high' benefits fraud
09 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
DWP accused of passing the buck for 'unacceptably high' benefits fraud
PAC chair says DWP does not have plan to "get a grip" on the billions it is losing every year
Civil service has fat to cut but ministers must be smart about it, IfG says
04 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
Civil service has fat to cut but ministers must be smart about it, IfG says
Report applauds demise of 20% headcount reduction target, but says policy profession “likely to feel the heat”
Home Office accused of 'failing at every turn' on migrant crisis
03 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
Home Office accused of 'failing at every turn' on migrant crisis
Local authority leaders share safety concerns and criticise lack of consultation over location of immigration facilities
Civil service should shrink, but government should do less, top officials say
03 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
Civil service should shrink, but government should do less, top officials say
Public sector have mixed views on scrapped 91,000 job-cuts plan but call for more "streamlined" government
With budgets stretched and workforces drained, government must decide what it can – and can't – deliver
03 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
With budgets stretched and workforces drained, government must decide what it can – and can't – deliver
As the cost-of-living crisis bites, the public is divided on public spending – but bold reform is needed, not salami-slicing cuts
Departments under fire for ‘fragmented and ineffective’ net-zero work
03 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
Departments under fire for ‘fragmented and ineffective’ net-zero work
MPs say government’s commitment to “lead by example” on combatting climate change is not being met
Opening the door to a better life: how government agencies are working together to reduce reoffending
02 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
Opening the door to a better life: how government agencies are working together to reduce reoffending
Like many complex issues, reducing reoffending is a challenge that can get caught in the web of organisational boundaries. But with focused, collaborative work, positive change can happen. Jess Bowie speaks to officials working together through the Reducing Reoffending Board and finds out how they build common goals, line up their budgets – and why they still value their own departments
Home Office told to 'get a grip' on Manston asylum centre
02 Nov 2022 Operational Delivery
Home Office told to 'get a grip' on Manston asylum centre
Watchdog's report reveals litany of problems at processing centre as minister says asylum system 'will not be fixed overnight'
Home Office under pressure over 'wretched' conditions at Manston asylum centre
31 Oct 2022 Operational Delivery
Home Office under pressure over 'wretched' conditions at Manston asylum centre
Immigration watchdog said he was "speechless" after visiting centre that is at double its capacity
Home Office 'committed' to Rwanda deportation scheme as airline pulls out
21 Oct 2022 Operational Delivery
Home Office 'committed' to Rwanda deportation scheme as airline pulls out
Privilege Style says it "will not operate flights to Rwanda" after pressure from campaigners
Read the October 2022 issue of Civil Service World
19 Oct 2022 Operational Delivery
Read the October 2022 issue of Civil Service World
We delve into the complex issue of reducing reoffending and take a snapshot of today's civil service
No meaningful fat to cut from public service budgets, report warns
17 Oct 2022 Operational Delivery
No meaningful fat to cut from public service budgets, report warns
Performance tracker slams “lost decade for public services” amid predicted department budget cuts