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BEIS slammed by MPs for ‘pointlessly rushed’ green homes scheme
01 Dec 2021 Commercial
BEIS slammed by MPs for ‘pointlessly rushed’ green homes scheme
Public Accounts Committee chair says scheme’s flaws "should have been blindingly obvious to the department"
'The most rewarding work I’ve ever done': Kabul evacuation supported by rapid response team
01 Dec 2021 Foreign Affairs
'The most rewarding work I’ve ever done': Kabul evacuation supported by rapid response team
Manager within Surge and Rapid Response Team "shed tears of joy" on hearing that family she helped had returned to the UK
PM: 'No civil servant could have come up with Peppa Pig'
22 Nov 2021 Energy & Environment
PM: 'No civil servant could have come up with Peppa Pig'
Boris Johnson has said that “no Whitehall civil servant” could have created the “pure genius” of Peppa Pig, in a speech to the CBI today
HMRC struggles to recover billions in overpaid Covid-19 support and tax debts
22 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
HMRC struggles to recover billions in overpaid Covid-19 support and tax debts
Taskforce likely to recover minority of support paid in error and fraud as NAO says department needs to increase its debt recovery capacity
Billions lost to fraudsters amid pandemic 'simply unacceptable', DWP told
17 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
Billions lost to fraudsters amid pandemic 'simply unacceptable', DWP told
MPs say department’s £8.3bn overpayment of benefits is ‘simply unacceptable’
Criminal justice system 'failing people with a mental illness'
17 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Criminal justice system 'failing people with a mental illness'
Departments urged to fix information exchange system that is ‘broken’ partly due to misunderstanding of GDPR rules, inspectorates say
DHSC seeks DG to manage 'one of government's highest spending portfolios'
16 Nov 2021 Finance
DHSC seeks DG to manage 'one of government's highest spending portfolios'
Job involves overseeing government commitment to build 40 new hospitals
DHSC sets up NHS Delivery Unit to 'tackle waiting lists and recover services'
15 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
DHSC sets up NHS Delivery Unit to 'tackle waiting lists and recover services'
Sir Michael Barber will advise health secretary on new unit after calling for ‘war room’ to support underperforming NHS trusts
DIT seeks next cyber security ambassador
12 Nov 2021 Security & Defence
DIT seeks next cyber security ambassador
DIT to pay recruiter £18,750 to fill “highly specialist and sensitive" role
Government urged to create 'Domesday Book' of public contracts
11 Nov 2021 Commercial
Government urged to create 'Domesday Book' of public contracts
Union argues central register of deals would improve transparency, inform taxpayers and help procurement staff
DWP to move more than 3,000 staff to central Blackpool
11 Nov 2021 HR
DWP to move more than 3,000 staff to central Blackpool
Purpose-built office by main railway station will replace sites in north of town
'Snooping technology' reports spark call for stronger law on staff surveillance
10 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
'Snooping technology' reports spark call for stronger law on staff surveillance
Polling finds 36% of public sector workers have seen introducion of monitoring technology
Covid-19 shows need for faster data, stats authority head says
10 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Covid-19 shows need for faster data, stats authority head says
Quicker statistics enable faster policy responses, but numbers used in public should be published, Norgrove says
Ministers' WhatsApp messages covered by FoI, watchdog confirms
09 Nov 2021 Communications
Ministers' WhatsApp messages covered by FoI, watchdog confirms
Updated guidance recommends copying private messages to corporate email addresses or exporting material regularly
'Highly opaque' SCS recruitment needs urgent reform, report says
08 Nov 2021 Civil Service Reform
'Highly opaque' SCS recruitment needs urgent reform, report says
Limited oversight of internal appointments a "powerful incentive" not to advertise jobs externally, Policy Exchange say
Civil Service Awards recognise pandemic innovation and community spirit
25 Feb 2021 Energy & Environment
Civil Service Awards recognise pandemic innovation and community spirit
Cross government employment-aid efforts, apprenticeships drive and founder of eating-disorder support group among latest recipients
Ofsted chair quits after Isle of Wight 'ghetto' row
23 Aug 2016 Government Tax Profession
Ofsted chair quits after Isle of Wight "ghetto" row

David Hoare steps down after saying the Isle of Wight suffered from a "mass" of crime, drug and unemployment problems