Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
15 May HR

Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’

Plans to “build in-house capacity” across government also include parachuting in new experts to ministerial private offices
by Jim Dunton
AI only works well if the foundations are strong – and many organisations are still dealing with outdated systems
15 May HR
AI only works well if the foundations are strong – and many organisations are still dealing with outdated systems
Civil service pay: 'We could be on the brink of a breakthrough', union boss says
14 May HR
Civil service pay: 'We could be on the brink of a breakthrough', union boss says
Union boss: Starmer’s treatment of SCS on par with worst days of Boris Johnson era
14 May HR
Union boss: Starmer’s treatment of SCS on par with worst days of Boris Johnson era
King’s Speech: Civil service pledge is ‘exciting’ opportunity to make government work better
14 May HR
King’s Speech: Civil service pledge is ‘exciting’ opportunity to make government work better
IFG welcomes plans to improve accountability and protect impartiality, but says "we cannot wait for years" to enact change and calls for "rapid white paper, followed by legislation"
Q&A with Cabinet Office official competing for MasterChef title
14 May HR
Q&A with Cabinet Office official competing for MasterChef title
Frankie Dunn says career move from teaching to the civil service gave her the “headspace and flexibility” to apply for the contest
Reusing IT: MHCLG extols benefits of government-led programme
13 May HR
Reusing IT: MHCLG extols benefits of government-led programme
Department encourages other organisations to join device reuse programme
King’s Speech: Government to strengthen civil service delivery, accountability and productivity
13 May HR
King’s Speech: Government to strengthen civil service delivery, accountability and productivity
Ministers to bring forward proposals to "safeguard" civil service's impartiality and core values
DfE creates new ‘digital and infrastructure’ DG role
13 May HR
DfE creates new ‘digital and infrastructure’ DG role
Director general will lead “new, highly capable and multi-disciplinary” group
Welsh Government: What key changes could Plaid Cymru's election win bring for civil servants?
12 May HR
Welsh Government: What key changes could Plaid Cymru's election win bring for civil servants?
From a Welsh 'Cabinet Office' to a National School for Government, here are the key pledges Plaid Cymru has made it takes charge of Welsh Government for the first time
Former senior civil servants appointed to MoJ board
12 May HR
Former senior civil servants appointed to MoJ board
Justin Russell and Rob Whiteman appointed as non-executive directors
HM Government Communications Centre announces new chief exec
11 May HR
HM Government Communications Centre announces new chief exec
Dr Simon Fabri takes on top job at the UK body, which creates secret technologies to support national security
'UK and global first': Zoe Gascoyne becomes head of Fraud Investigation Service
11 May HR
'UK and global first': Zoe Gascoyne becomes head of Fraud Investigation Service
Gascoyne appointment follows retirement of Richard Las
Public sector AI productivity claims 'require more robust evidence'
11 May HR
Public sector AI productivity claims 'require more robust evidence'
Paper picks out "recurring weaknesses" in AI evidence-building in the public sector
AI curiosity and climate change: What a global survey of public officials tells us about 2026’s big issues
11 May HR
AI curiosity and climate change: What a global survey of public officials tells us about 2026’s big issues
Civil Service World grabs five takeaways from the latest boil-down of sentiment from Apolitical’s 500,000-plus members in the UK and further afield
Harriet Harman to help 'drive culture shift' in civil service through new women-focused role
11 May HR
Harriet Harman to help 'drive culture shift' in civil service through new women-focused role
Keir Starmer names veteran parliamentarian and ex-PM Gordon Brown as advisers after local election losses