Chris Wormald steps down as cabinet secretary
12 Feb HR

Chris Wormald steps down as cabinet secretary

Wormald's responsibilities taken on by Cat Little, Dame Antonia Romeo and James Bowler for interim period
by Tevye Markson
Wormald departure: Gus O’Donnell criticises ‘shabby’ briefings from No.10
13 Feb HR
Wormald departure: Gus O’Donnell criticises ‘shabby’ briefings from No.10
‘New low for this government’ – union responds to Chris Wormald exit
12 Feb HR
‘New low for this government’ – union responds to Chris Wormald exit
‘Extraordinary’ – Starmer under fire over reported plans to oust cab sec Chris Wormald
12 Feb HR
‘Extraordinary’ – Starmer under fire over reported plans to oust cab sec Chris Wormald
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Capita 'overwhelmed' by unexpected backlog and call levels
12 Feb HR
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Capita 'overwhelmed' by unexpected backlog and call levels
MPs are told it will take until the end of this month to go through 16,000-strong mountain of unread casework emails
Darren Jones needs a chief people officer to rebuild the Whitehall machine
12 Feb HR
Darren Jones needs a chief people officer to rebuild the Whitehall machine
If Jones is serious about shaking up Whitehall he needs to hand the next chief people officer a mandate to act decisively
Treasury aiming to reduce micromanagement of departments
12 Feb HR
Treasury aiming to reduce micromanagement of departments
Plus, James Bowler suggests smaller department will aid career progression
Central commercial teams to merge into new Government Commercial Agency
11 Feb HR
Central commercial teams to merge into new Government Commercial Agency
New agency to be led by Sam Ulyatt with oversight from chief commercial officer Andrew Forzani
Capita hit with penalties over Civil Service Pension Scheme woes
10 Feb HR
Capita hit with penalties over Civil Service Pension Scheme woes
Cabinet Office provides more details about hardship payments for thousands of people affected by casework backlogs
The rise of rapid policymaking demands a shift in capability, culture and leadership
10 Feb HR
The rise of rapid policymaking demands a shift in capability, culture and leadership
The key challenge for all civil servants is how to make policy that keeps pace with a rapidly evolving world
No.10 director of comms Tim Allan quits
09 Feb HR
No.10 director of comms Tim Allan quits
Allan says he is departing to allow Keir Starmer to build a new team
Senior civil servant sentenced over child abuse images
09 Feb HR
Senior civil servant sentenced over child abuse images
Marco Salzedo, who was a commercial director in the Cabinet Office, avoids jail after admitting to possessing hundreds of indecent images of children
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 9 February
09 Feb HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 9 February
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Culture change at DWP too slow, committee chair warns
06 Feb HR
Culture change at DWP too slow, committee chair warns
Work and Pensions Committee chair says there is a "culture of complacency" at the department
'The greatest privilege of my career': UK Space Agency chief to depart
06 Feb HR
'The greatest privilege of my career': UK Space Agency chief to depart
Exit comes ahead of agency moving into DSIT
‘This is a human crisis’ – MPs shine light on Civil Service Pension Scheme failures
05 Feb HR
‘This is a human crisis’ – MPs shine light on Civil Service Pension Scheme failures
MPs share impact of missed pension payments and demand further action