Pension scheme crisis: Cabinet Office not geared up for ‘tsunami’ of compensation claims, union warns
22 May HR

Pension scheme crisis: Cabinet Office not geared up for ‘tsunami’ of compensation claims, union warns

Prospect says lack of capacity to deal with complaints risks bringing scheme management “into further disrepute”
by Jim Dunton
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 26 May
26 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 26 May
Ex-Defra perm sec Helen Ghosh appointed as chair of environment watchdog
26 May Energy & Environment
Ex-Defra perm sec Helen Ghosh appointed as chair of environment watchdog
‘Over the moon’: Cabinet Office official reaches MasterChef semi-final
22 May Culture
‘Over the moon’: Cabinet Office official reaches MasterChef semi-final
‘The best decisions I’ve taken have required risk’: Five minutes with former intelligence director Andrew Pike
21 May Risk Management
‘The best decisions I’ve taken have required risk’: Five minutes with former intelligence director Andrew Pike
Ex-No.10 and GCHQ comms director on why the next generation of leaders are going to have to learn a whole new skill set
Darren Jones: Ministers and civil servants ‘will own risks together'
21 Jan Risk Management
Darren Jones: Ministers and civil servants ‘will own risks together'
“Civil servants need to know that when we say, 'please take more risk', we are with you in taking that risk", Jones says
Move fast and test things: Thoughtful risk-taking can build a new era for public service reform
28 Nov 2025 Risk Management
Move fast and test things: Thoughtful risk-taking can build a new era for public service reform
The next generation of reformers will be those who see failure as a step forward
Director's Cut: Defra's Edward Barker on risk-taking, shirt-shuttling and why a civil service career is hard to beat
03 Nov 2025 Risk Management
Director's Cut: Defra's Edward Barker on risk-taking, shirt-shuttling and why a civil service career is hard to beat
Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, Edward Barker, director, natural environment, trees and landscapes, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, explains what it takes to do his job
'What keeps you awake at night?': A guide to the government risk management profession
26 Mar 2024 Risk Management
'What keeps you awake at night?': A guide to the government risk management profession
In this ongoing series, CSW provides a guide to professions and functions across the civil service. Here we offer a glimpse at risk management professionals do, and how they work with other parts of government
Government needs ‘fundamental culture change’ to risk management after Covid
26 Jul 2022 Risk Management
Government needs ‘fundamental culture change’ to risk management after Covid
Pandemic “has shown the potential costs of failing to prepare effectively", think tank says
Risk management profession set to recruit first chief
29 Nov 2021 Risk Management
Risk management profession set to recruit first chief
Government finance function head Cat Little says learning and development programme for new profession should be in place by autumn next year
Risk management profession could take 18 months to set up, ministers say
11 Nov 2021 Risk Management
Risk management profession could take 18 months to set up, ministers say
Boardman Review recommendation could take more than a year to progress, MPs are told
Department for International Development urged to sharpen risk management to ensure aid doesn't go missing
09 Aug 2016 Risk Management
Department for International Development urged to sharpen risk management to ensure aid doesn't go missing

New report from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact says DfID staff working in fragile and conflict-afflicted states are sometimes confused about how to manage risk