Senior MPs urge civil service to 'break cycle of siloed, short-term thinking’
29 May 2024 Leadership
Senior MPs urge civil service to 'break cycle of siloed, short-term thinking’
Report also calls for a slimmed-down Cabinet Office and revival of national government campus
DHSC offers up to £170k for next second perm sec
24 May 2024 Leadership
DHSC offers up to £170k for next second perm sec
Recruitment campaign follows announcement Shona Dunn will leave this summer
Defra seeks chief exec for Marine Management Organisation
15 May 2024 Leadership
Defra seeks chief exec for Marine Management Organisation
Department offers £120k to lead the 500-strong marine regulator
Covid Inquiry: NICS head 'concerned' over lost ministerial messages
08 May 2024 Leadership
Covid Inquiry: NICS head 'concerned' over lost ministerial messages
Jayne Brady tells probe official phones and iPads were reset despite "explicit and clear" advice to perm secs
We asked civil servants how they feel about talent and performance management – here's what they said
01 May 2024 Leadership
We asked civil servants how they feel about talent and performance management – here's what they said
We break down the results from CSW's survey with the Reform think tank
No difference between working from home and office, says HMRC chief
26 Apr 2024 Leadership
No difference between working from home and office, says HMRC chief
Jim Harra also defends HMRC over "gross distortions" made by a former secretary of state
Never mind the pollacks: ministerial direction signed for fishing scheme
15 Apr 2024 Leadership
Never mind the pollacks: ministerial direction signed for fishing scheme
Steve Barclay gives Defra the green light to launch compensation package over catch restrictions
CPS recruiting for two new senior roles in leadership shakeup
12 Apr 2024 Leadership
CPS recruiting for two new senior roles in leadership shakeup
Service advertises £127k director-general level COO and legal-delivery posts
Better call Saul: National Archives appoints BBC veteran as chief exec
09 Apr 2024 Leadership
Better call Saul: National Archives appoints BBC veteran as chief exec
Saul Nassé worked with The National Archives in his role as controller of BBC Learning
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
25 Mar 2024 Leadership
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
FCO-DfID merger has had some benefits but major problems remain, NAO report finds
Simon Case quits men-only club
20 Mar 2024 Leadership
Simon Case quits men-only club
Resignation from Garrick Club comes less than 24 hours after the cabinet secretary defended his membership of the organisation
Case defends membership of all-male Garrick Club
20 Mar 2024 Leadership
Case defends membership of all-male Garrick Club
Cabinet secretary tells MPs it's easier to change outdated institutions from the inside
Simon Case's Covid Inquiry appearance date confirmed
19 Mar 2024 Leadership
Simon Case's Covid Inquiry appearance date confirmed
Cab sec's appearance at the inquiry was postponed as he was on medical leave from late October
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
13 Mar 2024 Leadership
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
MPs are warned that lack of detail on spending beyond March 2025 will hamper leaders' abilty to plan
Brown, Major and O'Donnell: Cabinet Office and No.10 are too big and inefficient
12 Mar 2024 Leadership
Brown, Major and O'Donnell: Cabinet Office and No.10 are too big and inefficient
The former prime ministers and cab sec warn of "massive rise in the number of bureaucrats" at the centre of government
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
11 Mar 2024 Leadership
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
Executive cabinet would make 'most important strategic decisions' in a Labour government
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
11 Mar 2024 Leadership
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
Report also calls for a new first secretary of state to the lead the civil service department and a department for the PM and his cabinet
Civil service spending on temporary staff hit £7.4bn last year
01 Mar 2024 Leadership
Civil service spending on temporary staff hit £7.4bn last year
Contingent-labour costs increased by 4.5% across government but Cabinet Office's bill soared by 20%
'Quick, sensible' government standards reform can regain public trust, IfG says
26 Feb 2024 Leadership
'Quick, sensible' government standards reform can regain public trust, IfG says
Think tank suggest "quick-win" reforms as it finds two-thirds of Britons do not think the current government adheres to high ethical standards
Treasury's Cat Little named next civil service chief operating officer
22 Feb 2024 Leadership
Treasury's Cat Little named next civil service chief operating officer
Little will replace Alex Chisholm in April as Cabinet Office perm sec and civil service COO
Departments’ data-transparency fails to match perm secs’ pledges, watchdog says
09 Feb 2024 Leadership
Departments’ data-transparency fails to match perm secs’ pledges, watchdog says
OSR chief Ed Humpherson dubs Cabinet Office’s failure to evidence Places for Growth benefits “disappointing”
CDDO shakes up leadership as chief exec Lee Devlin to depart
07 Feb 2024 Leadership
CDDO shakes up leadership as chief exec Lee Devlin to depart
Central Digital and Data Office offers nearly £100k for executive director
Delays to non-exec appointments deterring good candidates, NAO warns
05 Feb 2024 Leadership
Delays to non-exec appointments deterring good candidates, NAO warns
Cabinet Office told to “set out what good looks like" for appointments and tackle “cumbersome” processes
Legislate to prevent ministers telling officials to break civil service code, commission says
01 Feb 2024 Leadership
Legislate to prevent ministers telling officials to break civil service code, commission says
Independent group also calls for changes to perm sec role and a beefed-up Civil Service Commission