Hybrid working: 60% in office is Scottish Government’s ‘ultimate aim’
24 Jun Property & Estates

Hybrid working: 60% in office is Scottish Government’s ‘ultimate aim’

FoI documents reveal Scottish Government's office and home-working plans
by Tevye Markson
MoD and NHS to open joint medical centre at Catterick Garrison
25 Jun Property & Estates
MoD and NHS to open joint medical centre at Catterick Garrison
Homes England to acquire Ripon Barracks from MoD
18 Jun Property & Estates
Homes England to acquire Ripon Barracks from MoD
'The front line of mission delivery': Sheffield, Leeds and Darlington campuses to lead community-based scheme
16 Jun Property & Estates
'The front line of mission delivery': Sheffield, Leeds and Darlington campuses to lead community-based scheme
Cabinet Office accounts qualified over GPA shortcomings
16 Dec 2024 Property & Estates
Cabinet Office accounts qualified over GPA shortcomings
Just-published annual report also details cab sec Simon Case's 2023-24 pay rise
IPA chief Nick Smallwood discusses looming change and the ultimate Christmas gift
12 Dec 2024 Property & Estates
IPA chief Nick Smallwood discusses looming change and the ultimate Christmas gift
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority boss also reflects on a "remarkable" 2024
Is DESNZ’s HQ the government’s most crowded office?
28 Nov 2024 Property & Estates
Is DESNZ’s HQ the government’s most crowded office?
CSW takes a look at recently-released data on desk space across government
Barton: FCDO needs new funding model
19 Nov 2024 Property & Estates
Barton: FCDO needs new funding model
Department will require hundreds of millions of pounds more after 2026-27, perm sec says
MHCLG to close six offices
14 Nov 2024 Property & Estates
MHCLG to close six offices
Office for Place will also be wound down, minister announces
Places for Growth: Departments hit 21,000 moves as they edge closer to target
01 Nov 2024 Property & Estates
Places for Growth: Departments hit 21,000 moves as they edge closer to target
More than 3,000 jobs were relocated in the first quarter of 2024, new data reveals
Darlington Economic Campus hits 1,000-staff milestone
29 Oct 2024 Property & Estates
Darlington Economic Campus hits 1,000-staff milestone
More than 800 civil servants now working at the site were recruited locally
Facilities staff at three departments to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offers
16 Oct 2024 Property & Estates
Facilities staff at three departments to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offers
PCS urges end to outsourcing as it announces strikes at Cabinet Office, DSIT and DBT
Aberdeen confirmed as base for GB Energy
25 Sep 2024 Property & Estates
Aberdeen confirmed as base for GB Energy
GB Energy "could only really ever be based in one place in Scotland", says Starmer
Departments scramble to deal with collapse of construction giant ISG
24 Sep 2024 Property & Estates
Departments scramble to deal with collapse of construction giant ISG
ISG had £1bn-plus pipeline of work for MoJ and other projects for DfE and DWP
Sunak ignored police chiefs' warning to act on prisons crisis before election
10 Sep 2024 Property & Estates
Sunak ignored police chiefs' warning to act on prisons crisis before election
Police bosses warned Sunak that “simply waiting for a new government to be formed after the election" to tackle the crisis would be "an unacceptable delay in mitigation”
Blackpool civil service office building gets go-ahead
05 Sep 2024 Property & Estates
Blackpool civil service office building gets go-ahead
More than 400 officials are expected to work in the six-storey building in the Talbot Gateway development
'No decision made' on GB Energy headquarters
04 Sep 2024 Property & Estates
'No decision made' on GB Energy headquarters
DESNZ denies reports Aberdeen has been selected as the home of Great British Energy
GPA reveals plans for Manchester digital campus as consultation opens
28 Aug 2024 Property & Estates
GPA reveals plans for Manchester digital campus as consultation opens
Two office blocks will form part of the campus, which will include retail units and cycle storage
Second government hub gets 'top-tier workplace' ranking
22 Aug 2024 Property & Estates
Second government hub gets 'top-tier workplace' ranking
Quay House in Peterborough is dubbed one of the best workplaces in the world as it gets Leesman+ status
FCDO delays move from East Kilbride to Glasgow
21 Aug 2024 Property & Estates
FCDO delays move from East Kilbride to Glasgow
HMRC reaffirms "long-term commitment" to Scottish city as its staff are told they will stay put in Queensway House
PCS threatens more strikes over proposed jobcentre security guard cuts
19 Aug 2024 Property & Estates
PCS threatens more strikes over proposed jobcentre security guard cuts
Reductions to security staffing being considered at 17 jobcentres across UK
ONS officials to escalate office-attendance dispute
13 Aug 2024 Property & Estates
ONS officials to escalate office-attendance dispute
ONS civil servants to begin work-to-rule action from 27 August
Darlington hub gets planning permission
08 Aug 2024 Property & Estates
Darlington hub gets planning permission
Government building, set for completion in 2027, will provide offices for more than 1,400 civil servants
Treasury claims ‘significant progress’ on Darlington hub
05 Aug 2024 Property & Estates
Treasury claims ‘significant progress’ on Darlington hub
Almost all new staff were recruited to the hub rather than relocating – and 70% of those are new to government
Rise in civil service's ethnic minority representation as headcount continues to climb
01 Aug 2024 Property & Estates
Rise in civil service's ethnic minority representation as headcount continues to climb
Here's what CSW found in the latest Cabinet Office civil service statistics release
York civil service hub gets green light
23 Jul 2024 Property & Estates
York civil service hub gets green light
Planning permission granted for 1 Cinder Street office at York Central development where 2,600 civil servants will work
Planning decision on York civil service hub imminent
19 Jul 2024 Property & Estates
Planning decision on York civil service hub imminent
Planning meeting for new offices where 2,600 civil servants are expected to work will take place next week
'You have my confidence, my support and my respect,' Starmer tells civil servants
09 Jul 2024 Property & Estates
'You have my confidence, my support and my respect,' Starmer tells civil servants
"I know just how hard you work," PM says in first video message setting the tone for official-minister relationships