HR

BIS minister Anna Soubry answers urgent question on department's decision to leave Sheffield and outlines plans for new regional centres

Civil service unions criticise BIS’s decision to shut its Sheffield office – placing 250 jobs in jeopardy – and warn further job losses will follow

BIS permanent secretary Martin Donnelly announces plans to axe department’s Sheffield operation and create a “combined HQ and policy centre in London”

Whitehall tops this year's Times Guide to Higher and Degree Apprenticeships

"Contingent Labour One" will be replaced with a "Temporary Worker Contracting Vehicle", as CCS places heavy focus on digital skills and hints at smaller lots

Nick Hardwick – who clashed with the MoJ over spending controls – is to become chair of the Parole Board

FDA and Prospect urge the Senior Salaries Review Body to back a front-loaded 4% payrise and warn of "divisive" attempts to boost the pay of only a limited number of specialists

Public appointments watchdog Acoba approves former Defra perm sec's appointment to board of the Office for Nuclear Regulation

Majority of departments will be asked to create new apprenticeships equivalent to 2.3% of their overall staffing levels, BIS confirms

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People

Bankers Fields Wicker-Miurin and Neil Mendoza set to join department

 UK Statistics Authority "deeply concerned" about "unauthorised, widespread sharing of statistics before their publication"

Regulator Ofgem’s energy markets inquiry lead Rachel Fletcher appointed for seven-year term

 Head of the Government Property Unit challenges departments to test themselves against newly-launched smart working code of practice

Home Office named "Star Performer" for treatment of LGBT staff – and will now offer advice to other organisations

New report by consultancy EY reveals the state of gender equality among the senior civil service

As Lords Committee looks into whether Scotland needs a separate civil service, former Cabinet secretary Lord O'Donnell says London house prices "seriously damage mobility" between Whitehall and the rest of the UK

A new workforce strategy and using data to “more closely align departments” are among the priorities for Whitehall's incoming HR chief

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People

DfE's Wormald to take on top job at the Department of Health from April

Successful candidate will succeed Tim Kelsey to lead on IT procurement and implementation

Tax authority's chief executive Dame Lin Homer is grilled on plans to cut HMRC's office network from 170 smaller offices to 13 regional centres

New report by the National Audit Office spending watchdog finds that while departmental spending on consultants and temporary staff has plummeted over last five years, latest figures indicate a “short-term reduction rather than a sustainable strategy”

Exclusive: Civil Service Learning director tells CSW that redesigned training scheme will be "much, much better" to use, involving courses that are "co-created with civil servants" – and sheds light on the new leadership academy set to launch this year