Hybrid working: Peers warn of conflict between 60% policy and office closures
13 Nov Property & Estates

Hybrid working: Peers warn of conflict between 60% policy and office closures

House of Lords committee says government "may need to decide which it wants to prioritise"
by Tevye Markson
Civil servants exit Whitehall office ahead of closure next year
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Civil servants exit Whitehall office ahead of closure next year
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
28 Nov Property & Estates
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
Budget 2025: Treasury announces £1bn 'assets efficiency target'
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Budget 2025: Treasury announces £1bn 'assets efficiency target'
'No more gimmicks': DLUHC reverting to old name
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'No more gimmicks': DLUHC reverting to old name
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner confirms departmental name-change
DWP protest: Department 'sleepwalking into major incident' union warns
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DWP protest: Department 'sleepwalking into major incident' union warns
PCS urges Labour to bring security jobs back in-house as hundreds of G4S security guards walk out
Labour: We want to see civil servants in the office
02 Jul 2024 Property & Estates
Labour: We want to see civil servants in the office
Asked if Labour would keep 60% rule, Jonathan Ashworth says it is "sensible" for civil servants to be in the office
MPs voice fears over UKHSA campus as price spirals to £3.2bn
30 May 2024 Property & Estates
MPs voice fears over UKHSA campus as price spirals to £3.2bn
Agency and DHSC "unable to explain" who is responsible for six-fold increase in project cost over nine years
Cat Little apologises for error over contract termination
23 May 2024 Property & Estates
Cat Little apologises for error over contract termination
The cabinet office permanent secretary said formal termination was "through a negotiated settlement agreement with the supplier" rather than "non-performance" as she previously stated
Deal secures land for new civil service hub in Manchester
17 May 2024 Property & Estates
Deal secures land for new civil service hub in Manchester
Multi-department digital campus will host 7,000 jobs on site of former shopping centre
Treasury's Darlington hub to be completed by 2027
01 May 2024 Property & Estates
Treasury's Darlington hub to be completed by 2027
Construction on Darlington Economic Campus HQ will begin this year as GPA signs deal with Kier
No difference between working from home and office, says HMRC chief
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No difference between working from home and office, says HMRC chief
Jim Harra also defends HMRC over "gross distortions" made by a former secretary of state
Spending-control breach sparks Cabinet Office drive to boost compliance
22 Apr 2024 Property & Estates
Spending-control breach sparks Cabinet Office drive to boost compliance
Cat Little responds to MPs' concerns over whether Cabinet Office is on top of compliance duties given its own agency broke rules
WFH: Unions slam John Glen's 'political attack' on civil servants
17 Apr 2024 Property & Estates
WFH: Unions slam John Glen's 'political attack' on civil servants
Civil service unions accuse minister for the Cabinet Office of ‘pillorying’ civil servants and ‘trashing the brand for cheap headlines’
Office-working decisions ‘should be for individual managers’, shadow chancellor says
10 Apr 2024 Property & Estates
Office-working decisions ‘should be for individual managers’, shadow chancellor says
Reeves says she believes spending more time in the office is "good for productivity and morale"
Places for Growth: Departments set to smash target as relocations reach 18,000
22 Mar 2024 Property & Estates
Places for Growth: Departments set to smash target as relocations reach 18,000
Almost a thousand jobs from DLUHC alone were moved away from the capital between October and December last year