Covid Inquiry: Chris Wormald failed to ‘rectify’ Matt Hancock’s ‘unjustified’ assurances
21 Nov Leadership
Covid Inquiry: Chris Wormald failed to ‘rectify’ Matt Hancock’s ‘unjustified’ assurances
Inquiry's module two report says health secretary’s misleading claims and Wormald’s failure to correct them “obscured reality and need for more action”
Covid Inquiry: Toxic culture at centre of government hindered decision-making
21 Nov Leadership
Covid Inquiry: Toxic culture at centre of government hindered decision-making
Report lays most of the blame for 'chaotic' and 'sexist' culture on Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson
'Great and inspirational leader' sought for next chief people officer
10 Nov Leadership
'Great and inspirational leader' sought for next chief people officer
£170,000 salary on offer for “one of the most significant posts in government”
New government chief technology officer sought as David Knott announces exit
06 Nov Leadership
New government chief technology officer sought as David Knott announces exit
Knott will step down from the role at the end of this year 
Government announces pick for next Charity Commission chair
05 Nov Leadership
Government announces pick for next Charity Commission chair
Dame Julia Unwin will bring “a wide range of experience and expertise to the role", says culture secretary
Think tank floats plans for standalone Department for the Prime Minister
04 Nov Leadership
Think tank floats plans for standalone Department for the Prime Minister
Former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara led work on the proposals
Chris Wormald: Media speculation is price of public life
04 Nov Leadership
Chris Wormald: Media speculation is price of public life
“You never want to read stuff in the press,” cabinet secretary tells MPs
Code update aims to speed up public appointments
03 Nov Leadership
Code update aims to speed up public appointments
Cabinet Office says changes will make it “quicker and more efficient” for organisations to recruit chairs and non-executive directors
Jeremy Pocklington picked as next MoD perm sec
31 Oct Leadership
Jeremy Pocklington picked as next MoD perm sec
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero boss replaces David Williams as defence ministry’s top civil servant
Senior civil service pay rise should be 2.5% or less, Cabinet Office says
31 Oct Leadership
Senior civil service pay rise should be 2.5% or less, Cabinet Office says
Government asks Senior Salaries Review Body to prioritise measures from upcoming fundamental review of SCS pay
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
29 Oct Leadership
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
Ethics body chair Doug Chalmers says “pressures and uncertainty” can make it difficult for public servants to do their jobs well
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
23 Oct Leadership
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
Mahmood says she is working with Dame Antonia Romeo “to transform the Home Office" in response to release of critical 2023 report