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
WFH has 'benefitted civil service and boosted productivity', poll finds
28 Jul Property & Estates
WFH has 'benefitted civil service and boosted productivity', poll finds
Welsh Government should shut 'ugly' HQ and move closer to Senedd, ex-senior civil servant says
25 Jul Property & Estates
Welsh Government should shut 'ugly' HQ and move closer to Senedd, ex-senior civil servant says
Land Registry staff vote to end industrial action
18 Jul Property & Estates
Land Registry staff vote to end industrial action
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
'No more gimmicks': DLUHC reverting to old name
09 Jul 2024 Property & Estates
'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
05 Jul 2024 Property & Estates
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
26 Apr 2024 Property & Estates
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
'What I won’t miss? The rate of change we’ve experienced': Alex Chisholm on his time as civil service COO
20 Mar 2024 Property & Estates
'What I won’t miss? The rate of change we’ve experienced': Alex Chisholm on his time as civil service COO
Looking back over four years as chief operating officer, Alex Chisholm shares what he’s proud of achieving, what he regrets, and what he will miss most about the job
Read the spring 2024 issue of Civil Service World
19 Mar 2024 Property & Estates
Read the spring 2024 issue of Civil Service World
Perm secs reflect on the first year of DSIT, DBT and DESNZ, plus a defence special focus
Departing civil service COO 'not worried' about drop in Fast Stream applications
19 Mar 2024 Property & Estates
Departing civil service COO 'not worried' about drop in Fast Stream applications
Sir Alex Chisholm says he hasn't seen "any signs at all" that the fall in applicants is affecting the quality of the scheme
The Wizard from Oz: Dan Labbad on leading the Crown Estate
18 Mar 2024 Property & Estates
The Wizard from Oz: Dan Labbad on leading the Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is one of the UK’s oldest institutions and contributes hundreds of millions of pounds a year to the national coffers. Its Australian chief executive Dan Labbad talks about running this unique organisation – and why his daughter is his inspiration
Sedwill says civil service needs a 'physical campus' for training
11 Mar 2024 Property & Estates
Sedwill says civil service needs a 'physical campus' for training
Former cabinet secretary also tells MPs officials need to be incentivised to stay in their jobs for longer
GPA appoints strategic partners for capital programmes
06 Mar 2024 Property & Estates
GPA appoints strategic partners for capital programmes
North American consultants will provide design and specialist services for the hubs programme and Whitehall Campus
HMCTS cancels part of controversial Common Platform rollout
01 Mar 2024 Property & Estates
HMCTS cancels part of controversial Common Platform rollout
Legal professionals will continue to use a case management system in place since 2016 for Crown Court cases
1 Victoria Street closes its doors in 'major step forward' for estate rationalisation
29 Feb 2024 Property & Estates
1 Victoria Street closes its doors in 'major step forward' for estate rationalisation
Lease ends on former BEIS HQ as Government Property Agency continues its efforts to shrink the government estate