ONS office attendance rules to be relaxed
08 Apr Statistics

ONS office attendance rules to be relaxed

Staff back new hybrid working agreement, which will see individual targets scrapped and bring an end to a two-year dispute
by Tevye Markson
Public sector AI productivity claims 'require more robust evidence'
11 May Statistics
Public sector AI productivity claims 'require more robust evidence'
ONS appoints Barclays chief data officer as new DG
08 May Statistics
ONS appoints Barclays chief data officer as new DG
Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter
19 Mar Statistics
Cabinet Office headcount drops by 13% in one quarter
DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
30 Nov 2022 Statistics
DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
Tweet shared after nurses' strike announced remains up despite warning it could harm public confidence
Cabinet Office pay gap growth ‘incredibly disappointing’, gender champion says
28 Nov 2022 Statistics
Cabinet Office pay gap growth ‘incredibly disappointing’, gender champion says
End to DVLA flexible working sees DfT lose ground on pay gap too
A civil servant’s guide to the Open Data Institute’s fuel poverty risk index
08 Nov 2022 Statistics
A civil servant’s guide to the Open Data Institute’s fuel poverty risk index
Fuel poverty is a public health emergency. Up-to-date data will help policymakers to target support amid the cost of living crisis
UKSA seeks national statistician with 'compelling vision' to use data for public good
08 Nov 2022 Statistics
UKSA seeks national statistician with 'compelling vision' to use data for public good
Successful candidate must be “effective communicator" with "strong intellect"
Officials must be 'proactive' in minimising misuse of health stats, regulator says
02 Nov 2022 Statistics
Officials must be 'proactive' in minimising misuse of health stats, regulator says
Statisticians should anticipate misinformation and take steps to combat it, OSR says in Covid lessons-learned report
Read the September 2022 issue of Civil Service World
27 Sep 2022 Statistics
Read the September 2022 issue of Civil Service World
How is government managing its most innovative and high-risk projects? Plus, is wokery really a problem in the civil service?
Home Office delays job market review over data hiccup
21 Sep 2022 Statistics
Home Office delays job market review over data hiccup
Shortage occupation list review may end up using 2010 stats if issue with ONS dataset is not resolved quickly
IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
14 Sep 2022 Statistics
IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
Truss and Kwarteng urged to publish assessments supporting “biggest single fiscal event” in decades
‘Essential’ Covid dashboard and ‘crucial’ infection survey scoop stats awards
18 Jul 2022 Statistics
‘Essential’ Covid dashboard and ‘crucial’ infection survey scoop stats awards
Project estimating the prevalence of long Covid in the UK comes highly commended as RSS announces award winners
MPs to investigate Civil Service People Survey amid concern at department 'inaction'
15 Jul 2022 Statistics
MPs to investigate Civil Service People Survey amid concern at department 'inaction'
PACAC will also look into why survey response rates vary so much between organisations
DWP's repeated failures to publish research could undermine trust, MPs warn
20 Jun 2022 Statistics
DWP's repeated failures to publish research could undermine trust, MPs warn
Committee demands explanation for lack of transparency, pointing to nine failures to release information
Stronger leadership needed to support public-sector emissions work, says NAO
15 Jun 2022 Statistics
Stronger leadership needed to support public-sector emissions work, says NAO
Lack of central guidance partly to blame for inconsistencies in how greenhouse gas emissions are reported, watchdog says