Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
15 Dec 2025 Project 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
CQC Gambling Harms Team among winners at regulation awards
02 Apr Project Delivery
CQC Gambling Harms Team among winners at regulation awards
Universal Credit migration deadline extended as transition nears end
01 Apr Project Delivery
Universal Credit migration deadline extended as transition nears end
The valley of death – how the state systematically hollowed out its own delivery capacity
26 Mar Project Delivery
The valley of death – how the state systematically hollowed out its own delivery capacity
Cabinet Office ‘doesn’t have the data’ to fix civil service skills gaps
11 Dec 2020 Project Delivery
Cabinet Office ‘doesn’t have the data’ to fix civil service skills gaps
MPs say crisis has been exacerbated by short-termism, pay restrictions and significant salary disparities between departments
Green light: IPA chief Nick Smallwood on the Covid response, building back better, and his Get To Green mantra
17 Nov 2020 Project Delivery
Green light: IPA chief Nick Smallwood on the Covid response, building back better, and his Get To Green mantra
Nick Smallwood joined the Infrastructure and Projects Authority with a plan to improve project delivery across government. Despite the impact of coronavirus, it remains on track, he tells Richard Johnstone
Home Office seeks SRO for troubled emergency services comms network programme
16 Nov 2020 Project Delivery
Home Office seeks SRO for troubled emergency services comms network programme
Official expected to strike "appropriate balance between delivering at pace and managing operational risk" on delayed and over-budget programme
Government mulls in-house ‘Crown Consultancy’ to cut use of private firms
09 Nov 2020 Project Delivery
Government mulls in-house ‘Crown Consultancy’ to cut use of private firms
Report reveals plans after Lord Agnew says overuse of consultants "infantilises" officials
Opinion: Dominic Cummings is keen to make the UK a technology superpower. He should change procurement rules to make it happen
13 Oct 2020 Project Delivery
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
Civil Service Fast Stream kicks off recruitment round for over 800 posts
25 Sep 2020 Project Delivery
Civil Service Fast Stream kicks off recruitment round for over 800 posts
Selection of available jobs includes 244 roles for generalist officials
Minister rejects call for written directions to be expanded to policy amid Internal Market Bill concerns
18 Sep 2020 Project Delivery
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
Shapps launches ‘Acceleration Unit’ to speed up transport infrastructure projects
21 Aug 2020 Project Delivery
Shapps launches ‘Acceleration Unit’ to speed up transport infrastructure projects
Move comes as Crossrail bosses reveal line will cost an extra £450m and not open until 2022
Government ‘messed up royally’ over PPE as MPs demand plan for potential second Covid-19 spike
08 Jul 2020 Project Delivery
Government ‘messed up royally’ over PPE as MPs demand plan for potential second Covid-19 spike
PAC also calls for plan on how the NHS will function after the coronavirus crisis, including how services will operate under social-distancing rules
PM unveils infrastructure spending and planning reforms to ‘build, build, build’ out of Covid-19 crisis
30 Jun 2020 Project Delivery
PM unveils infrastructure spending and planning reforms to ‘build, build, build’ out of Covid-19 crisis
"Times demand” interventionist policies to aid UK's economic recovery, Boris Johnson says
Learn from the army and cut down excessive meetings, civil service told
04 Jun 2020 Project Delivery
Learn from the army and cut down excessive meetings, civil service told

Report by ex-No.10 spad sets out how officials can learn from the armed forces after the coronavirus outbreak
Departmental taskforces to chart routes out of lockdown for sectors closed by coronavirus
13 May 2020 Project Delivery
Departmental taskforces to chart routes out of lockdown for sectors closed by coronavirus

Minister-led groups to tackle changes faced by aviation industry, shops, pubs and other sectors affected by coronavirus