'It's not the 1970s': Minister rejects call for civil servants to get four-day week
14 Nov HR

'It's not the 1970s': Minister rejects call for civil servants to get four-day week

Emma Reynolds says she doesn't believe PCS union's evidence on benefits of four-day week
by Beckie Smith
PM rules out four-day week for civil servants
15 Nov Civil Service Reform
PM rules out four-day week for civil servants
Home Office under fire for another botched asylum centre deal
15 Nov Finance
Home Office under fire for another botched asylum centre deal
Cabinet Office seeks new PPS for Starmer, weeks after Pandit 'appointment'
15 Nov HR
Cabinet Office seeks new PPS for Starmer, weeks after Pandit 'appointment'
PM unveils infrastructure spending and planning reforms to ‘build, build, build’ out of Covid-19 crisis
30 Jun 2020 Economy
PM unveils infrastructure spending and planning reforms to ‘build, build, build’ out of Covid-19 crisis
"Times demand” interventionist policies to aid UK's economic recovery, Boris Johnson says
Gove pledges to reform civil service training and 'whirligig of transfers and promotions'
30 Jun 2020 Civil Service Reform
Gove pledges to reform civil service training and 'whirligig of transfers and promotions'
Government needs a “proper, and properly-resourced campus for training”, Cabinet Office minister says
Benefit sanctions to be reintroduced as DWP prepares to reopen jobcentes
30 Jun 2020 Operational Delivery
Benefit sanctions to be reintroduced as DWP prepares to reopen jobcentes
Work and pensions secretary tells MPs that over 17,000 DWP officials are now working remotely
Leicester lockdown: shops and schools to shut again as government re-imposes local curbs
30 Jun 2020 Health & Social Care
Leicester lockdown: shops and schools to shut again as government re-imposes local curbs
City accounted for 10% of all positive cases in the country over the past week, says health secretary
O’Donnell: Frost's appointment as national security adviser ‘risks civil service politicisation’
29 Jun 2020 Foreign Affairs
O’Donnell: Frost's appointment as national security adviser ‘risks civil service politicisation’
PM says Frost will reinvigorate UK’s national security architecture but former top officials warn of "groupthink" risk
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 29
29 Jun 2020 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — June 29
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
‘I am deeply proud’: Sedwill writes to civil servants after announcing departure plans Exclusive
29 Jun 2020 HR
‘I am deeply proud’: Sedwill writes to civil servants after announcing departure plans
“I know I can count on you as the government navigates its way through the great challenges that lie ahead,” cabinet secretary writes
Mark Sedwill to step down as cabinet secretary as Boris Johnson eyes major Whitehall shake-up
28 Jun 2020 Civil Service Reform
Mark Sedwill to step down as cabinet secretary as Boris Johnson eyes major Whitehall shake-up
Sedwill will be nominated for a life peerage “in recognition of his distinguished service to public life”, Cabinet Office confirms
Welcome to the new Civil Service World website
26 Jun 2020
Welcome to the new Civil Service World website
It’s a fresh look and an improved way to provide you with all the information you need.
DWP admits it must fix Universal Credit loophole as it abandons legal battle
26 Jun 2020 Legal
DWP admits it must fix Universal Credit loophole as it abandons legal battle
Department will not fight judgement that found payment rule “irrational"
26 Jun 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
NHS data watchdog calls for ‘no surprises’ rule in use of patient info
Consultation opened on addition of eighth principle for the health system’s use of data
Mitie buys Interserve's facilities management arm to create outsourcing giant
26 Jun 2020 Commercial
Mitie buys Interserve's facilities management arm to create outsourcing giant
£271m deal will give Mitie “strong positions in UK government and UK defence services"
Who stole nine antique clocks worth £50,000 from the Foreign Office?
26 Jun 2020 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Who stole nine antique clocks worth £50,000 from the Foreign Office?
Annual fraud data shows lost phones, online shopping sprees and some mysterious missing timepieces
Call for inquiry into Dominic Cummings’s centralisation of special advisers
25 Jun 2020 HR
Call for inquiry into Dominic Cummings’s centralisation of special advisers
Letter to PACAC comes as PM’s senior adviser hints at “hard rain coming” for civil service
Truss refuses to rule out DIT merger with new foreign and development department
25 Jun 2020 Brexit
Truss refuses to rule out DIT merger with new foreign and development department
"I’m not focused on the precise structure of Whitehall," Truss tells MPs
Jenkin backs call for coronavirus 'lessons learned' review ahead of second wave
25 Jun 2020 Leadership
Jenkin backs call for coronavirus 'lessons learned' review ahead of second wave
"It is essential that the UK is prepared for a second wave of coronavirus later this year,” Liaison Committee chair says
Daily coronavirus press conferences scrapped after PM unveils easing of lockdown rules
24 Jun 2020 Communications
Daily coronavirus press conferences scrapped after PM unveils easing of lockdown rules

“We’ll continue to hold press conferences to coincide with significant announcements," says No.10
Home Office to spell out plan to implement full Windrush review before summer
24 Jun 2020 Foreign Affairs
Home Office to spell out plan to implement full Windrush review before summer

Home secretary pledges to ensure Home Office “fundamentally shifts its way of working” after report
Disadvantaged workers being ‘failed’ by apprenticeships system, government advisers warn
24 Jun 2020 Education
Disadvantaged workers being ‘failed’ by apprenticeships system, government advisers warn
“This is an easy win for the government in its attempts at levelling up – if it can get this right," SMC chair says
HMRC opens new voluntary redundancy round linked to hubs programme
24 Jun 2020 HR
HMRC opens new voluntary redundancy round linked to hubs programme
Staff who can't travel to new regional hubs may be allowed to work remotely – but they won't know until November
Pubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers to re-open as PM sets out lockdown easing
23 Jun 2020 Government Tax Profession
Pubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers to re-open as PM sets out lockdown easing

Boris Johnson says country’s “long hibernation is coming to an end”
Explained: All the key changes to England's coronavirus lockdown announced by Boris Johnson
23 Jun 2020 Government Tax Profession
Explained: All the key changes to England's coronavirus lockdown announced by Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson has announced a major relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England. But what are the details of the new plans and how will it impact on our day-to-day lives?
NAO scrutiny 'generated £1.1bn in savings and better public services' in 2019
23 Jun 2020 Government Tax Profession
NAO scrutiny 'generated £1.1bn in savings and better public services' in 2019

Watchdog says every £1 it spends creates £16 of positive financial impact
Home Office seeks next chief scientific adviser
23 Jun 2020 HR
Home Office seeks next chief scientific adviser

Chief scientist will also be director general for science, technology, analysis, research and strategy