Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service
13 May Legal

Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service

Cab sec would have responsibility for appointment and performance management of perm secs under IfG proposals
by Tevye Markson
EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
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EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
Six silks appointed in government litigation shakeup
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Six silks appointed in government litigation shakeup
MoD’s accounts qualified over capital project concerns and liability figures
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MoD’s accounts qualified over capital project concerns and liability figures
MPs grill Legal Aid Agency over cyberattack that prompted system shutdown
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Six sentenced over £20m HMRC fraud
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Department's "tenacious" criminal investigators dismantled "complex and sophisticated” system that allowed businesses to cheat VAT bills
Duty of candour: Hillsborough Law gets first reading in parliament
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Bill will oblige civil servants and authorities to prevent cover-ups such as the 1989 football-stadium disaster and the Horizon IT scandal
MPs launch probe into MoD’s Afghan data breach
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MPs launch probe into MoD’s Afghan data breach
National Audit Office says department has not yet provided sufficient evidence for its £850m estimate for error-related resettlement
EHRC flags challenges posed by ‘socioeconomic duty’ requirements
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EHRC flags challenges posed by ‘socioeconomic duty’ requirements
Research identifies lack of understanding at top of public bodies and financial pressures as problem areas in Scotland and Wales
MP tables ‘real’ Hillsborough Law with duty of candour for civil servants
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MP tables ‘real’ Hillsborough Law with duty of candour for civil servants
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Ex-No.10 Policy Unit head Munira Mirza to play key role in think tank targeting 'Whitehall bureaucracy'
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Ex-No.10 Policy Unit head Munira Mirza to play key role in think tank targeting 'Whitehall bureaucracy'
Fix Britain says "HR culture and bureaucracy of Whitehall" and rise in judicial reviews are among "factors that prevent functionality" in government
Civil servants ‘can resign’ if they strongly oppose Gaza policy
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Civil servants ‘can resign’ if they strongly oppose Gaza policy
FCDO perm sec tells hundreds of officials who raised concerns that “quitting is an honourable course”
'Years of neglect' to blame for Legal Aid Agency data breach, minister says
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'Years of neglect' to blame for Legal Aid Agency data breach, minister says
Cyberattack was enabled by the "fragility of the LAA’s IT systems", Sarah Sackman says
For AI to serve the public, we need comprehensive reform – Labour's data bill isn't the answer
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For AI to serve the public, we need comprehensive reform – Labour's data bill isn't the answer
The new law will quietly water down the imperfect backstop regulation that has limited the decisions which can be fully automated
Attorney General’s Office names new deputy head
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Attorney General’s Office names new deputy head
Michael Padfield previously led AGO’s domestic law team and served as general counsel in No.10
Legal Aid Agency cyberattack: 'Large amount' of personal data exposed
19 May Legal
Legal Aid Agency cyberattack: 'Large amount' of personal data exposed
Agency takes digital service down after data including addresses and criminal records compromised