No.10 urged to clarify who is leading major defence review
13 Aug 2020 Leadership
No.10 urged to clarify who is leading major defence review
Call made as review calls for evidence submission
HMRC announces three new DG appointments
13 Aug 2020 Leadership
HMRC announces three new DG appointments
Senior staff appointments latest in a number of management moves at the department
Where Dominic Cummings is right, and more: seven things we learned in Mark Sedwill’s CSW exit interview
10 Aug 2020 Leadership
Where Dominic Cummings is right, and more: seven things we learned in Mark Sedwill’s CSW exit interview
Sir Mark Sedwill will soon leave the civil service’s top jobs – cabinet secretary, head of the civil service and national security adviser. He has reflected on his time at the top of government with CSW, and here is some of what we found out
Public confidence in government’s handling of coronavirus hit by ‘Dominic Cummings effect’ – study
07 Aug 2020 Leadership
Public confidence in government’s handling of coronavirus hit by ‘Dominic Cummings effect’ – study
Confidence has not recovered since revelations in May, according to report
First Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Department head named
03 Aug 2020 Leadership
First Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Department head named
High commissioner to India Sir Philip Barton will be first to lead the expanded ministry
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — August 3
03 Aug 2020 Leadership
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — August 3
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Former DfID and FCO official Lindy Cameron to lead National Cyber Security Centre
03 Aug 2020 Leadership
Former DfID and FCO official Lindy Cameron to lead National Cyber Security Centre
Replacement for Ciaran Martin announced
Ex-DfE minister named government’s lead non-executive director
03 Aug 2020 Leadership
Ex-DfE minister named government’s lead non-executive director
Lord Nash to take over role from Sir Ian Cheshire, who has held the post since 2015
BEIS names new permanent secretary
20 Jul 2020 Leadership
BEIS names new permanent secretary
Sarah Munby is government's youngest current perm sec
NICS offers up to £190,000 for new chief to lead post-cash-for-ash reforms
16 Jul 2020 Leadership
NICS offers up to £190,000 for new chief to lead post-cash-for-ash reforms
Boosted salary offered for Northern Ireland Civil Service head who must help ensure the NICS “has the confidence and trust” of the public
PM green lights £250,000 payment to outgoing cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill
09 Jul 2020 Leadership
PM green lights £250,000 payment to outgoing cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill
Civil service head says exit is “entirely amicable” but hostile briefings against officials are "regrettable"
MoJ perm sec Richard Heaton to leave civil service
09 Jul 2020 Leadership
MoJ perm sec Richard Heaton to leave civil service
Heaton becomes latest perm sec to announce departure after 30-year career in Whitehall
Recruitment opens for Sedwill's replacement as cabinet secretary
08 Jul 2020 Leadership
Recruitment opens for Sedwill's replacement as cabinet secretary
Only permanent secretaries and ex-perm secs may apply
Government to pay young people’s wages for six months under Treasury ‘Plan for Jobs’
08 Jul 2020 Leadership
Government to pay young people’s wages for six months under Treasury ‘Plan for Jobs’
Treasury also confirms it still plans to complete a comprehensive spending review to be completed this year despite coronavirus impact
‘Totally and utterly stupid’: Cummings rejects idea of appointing Brexiteer cabinet secretary
01 Jul 2020 Leadership
‘Totally and utterly stupid’: Cummings rejects idea of appointing Brexiteer cabinet secretary
PM’s top aids sets out recommended reading for spads, including a book that concludes “only the paranoid survive”
Theresa May slams choice to name 'political appointee with no proven expertise' as national security adviser
01 Jul 2020 Leadership
Theresa May slams choice to name 'political appointee with no proven expertise' as national security adviser
Gove defends appointment of David Frost, "a distinguished diplomat in his own right"
Leicester lockdown: shops and schools to shut again as government re-imposes local curbs
30 Jun 2020 Leadership
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 Leadership
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
‘I am deeply proud’: Sedwill writes to civil servants after announcing departure plans Exclusive
29 Jun 2020 Leadership
‘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 Leadership
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
Call for inquiry into Dominic Cummings’s centralisation of special advisers
25 Jun 2020 Leadership
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 Leadership
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
Home Office to spell out plan to implement full Windrush review before summer
24 Jun 2020 Leadership
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