Truss ‘pushes back’ on FCDO job cut demands
09 Jun Policy

Truss ‘pushes back’ on FCDO job cut demands

Foreign secretary rejects 5% headcount-reduction and seeks extra staff
by Jim Dunton
Rather than 'fixing' the NHS, we need to radically rethink our approach to health
23 Sep Policy
Rather than 'fixing' the NHS, we need to radically rethink our approach to health
Heywood Foundation looks to channel 'unheard' youth in policy prize's second year
20 Sep Policy
Heywood Foundation looks to channel 'unheard' youth in policy prize's second year
Civil servants ‘have much to learn’ from Queen Elizabeth II
16 Sep Policy
Civil servants ‘have much to learn’ from Queen Elizabeth II
HMRC pledges to publish more data on unpaid tax
15 Jan 2021 Policy
HMRC pledges to publish more data on unpaid tax
But government rejects MPs’ call for sector breakdowns and a headline uncertainty figure
Dave Penman: There’s huge demand from civil servants for greater flexible working. Departments should help make it happen
12 Jan 2021 Policy
Dave Penman: There’s huge demand from civil servants for greater flexible working. Departments should help make it happen
FDA research reveals many civil servants want to hold on to home working even after the coronavirus emergency. Ministers must catch up to where their workforce is
Ministers don’t understand ‘depth of anger’ on civil service pay
15 Dec 2020 Policy
Ministers don’t understand ‘depth of anger’ on civil service pay
Parliamentary debate comes as Cabinet Office confirms pay freeze will apply to SCS
Cabinet Office ‘scales back’ Crown Consultancy vision post-Cummings
10 Dec 2020 Policy
Cabinet Office ‘scales back’ Crown Consultancy vision post-Cummings
Service now expected to focus on giving advice about consultancy spending, following departure of PM’s chief adviser
Explore, design and test: using behavioural science to improve public policy and communications Sponsored
10 Dec 2020 Policy
Explore, design and test: using behavioural science to improve public policy and communications
The Covid-19 pandemic has birthed one of the most intense periods of behavioural marketing and policy making since the field’s inception, writes Kantar Public
DWP jobs boost confirmed in Spending Review
25 Nov 2020 Policy
DWP jobs boost confirmed in Spending Review
Rishi Sunak provides funds to double number of work coaches in £1.4bn coronavirus support uplift
Home Office broke the law with hostile environment policy, equalities watchdog finds
25 Nov 2020 Policy
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
FDA calls on Sunak to deal with CPS ‘workload crisis’ in Spending Review
11 Nov 2020 Policy
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
Cabinet Office ‘needs enhancing’ to properly support PM says George Osborne
09 Nov 2020 Policy
Cabinet Office ‘needs enhancing’ to properly support PM says George Osborne
Former chancellor also floats boosted powers for departmental boards to sack perm secs
Move 50,000 civil servants to northern 'clusters' to break London 'stranglehold' on policymaking, think tank says
03 Nov 2020 Policy
Move 50,000 civil servants to northern 'clusters' to break London 'stranglehold' on policymaking, think tank says
Manchester, Warrington and Liverpool among most promising locations for hubs of similar public organisations, says report on levelling-up agenda
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
30 Oct 2020 Policy
Truss vows 'Britain shaped' trade deals must boost levelling-up agenda
International trade secretary sets out vision for free trade as a “lean, green, value-creating machine”
Government remains focused on levelling up despite Covid, insists minister
27 Oct 2020 Policy
Government remains focused on levelling up despite Covid, insists minister
Northern Conservative MPs write to PM urging the cost of Covid not to be paid for by downgrading the levelling-up agenda
Treasury perm sec Scholar tight-lipped on impact analysis for Covid-19 tiers
21 Oct 2020 Policy
Treasury perm sec Scholar tight-lipped on impact analysis for Covid-19 tiers
Treasury perm sec grilled by MPs demanding figures for effect on businesses of new localised restrictions
Interview: UK national statistician on how data has helped government – and the public – in coronavirus response
20 Oct 2020 Policy
Interview: UK national statistician on how data has helped government – and the public – in coronavirus response
To mark World Statistics Day, Professor Sir Ian Diamond reveals how the work of statisticians has been crucial in supporting government’s pandemic response, as well as his thoughts on the media and politicians’ use of numbers
DfE minister says civil service must ‘demonstrate leadership’ as care leavers internship applications open
08 Oct 2020 Policy
DfE minister says civil service must ‘demonstrate leadership’ as care leavers internship applications open
Children’s minister says government must show leadership to support care leavers as new programme launches
Why following the science won’t be enough to build a better future after coronavirus
05 Oct 2020 Policy
Why following the science won’t be enough to build a better future after coronavirus
Policymakers will need the full power of the humanities and social sciences to deliver an inclusive, equitable and sustainable pandemic recovery, says Hetan Shah of the British Academy
Post-pandemic policymaking 'must go beyond following the science', professors say
02 Oct 2020 Policy
Post-pandemic policymaking 'must go beyond following the science', professors say
British Academy project sets out ‘five principles to draw on "full breadth of knowledge" for policy
DCMS names telecoms diversification task force after Huawei ban
28 Sep 2020 Policy
DCMS names telecoms diversification task force after Huawei ban
A selection of telecoms executives and academics will help deliver a strategy to be published later this year
Civil Service Fast Stream kicks off recruitment round for over 800 posts
25 Sep 2020 Policy
Civil Service Fast Stream kicks off recruitment round for over 800 posts
Selection of available jobs includes 244 roles for generalist officials
Deliver social value to win contracts, government tells suppliers
25 Sep 2020 Policy
Deliver social value to win contracts, government tells suppliers
Commercial officials to get training in new rules to take account of the wider impact of firms bidding for work from departments
Cabinet Office commissions pay benchmarking study to give 'assurance and transparency' for top roles
23 Sep 2020 Policy
Cabinet Office commissions pay benchmarking study to give 'assurance and transparency' for top roles
Review will provide 2020 data to support senior and delegated grade recruitment for 47 departments
Minister rejects call for written directions to be expanded to policy amid Internal Market Bill concerns
18 Sep 2020 Policy
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
National Data Strategy promises to ‘tackle government culture of risk aversion’
14 Sep 2020 Policy
National Data Strategy promises to ‘tackle government culture of risk aversion’
Document sets out ‘transforming government’s use of data’ as one of five missions
A-Level row: 'It's unlikely we could ever have delivered this policy successfully,' Ofqual chair says
03 Sep 2020 Policy
A-Level row: 'It's unlikely we could ever have delivered this policy successfully,' Ofqual chair says
Roger Taylor said it was Gavin Williamson's decision to use algorithm, but Ofqual is "ultimately responsible for the decisions that fall to us".