ONS team wins stats prize for 'considerable' improvements to local data
11 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
ONS team wins stats prize for 'considerable' improvements to local data
Judges also praise cross-government refugee study which linked data from different departments
No.10 promises to loosen control over England's regions
10 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
No.10 promises to loosen control over England's regions
“For too long a Westminster government has tightly gripped control," Angela Rayner tells metro mayors
Public sector's biggest four-day work week trial a 'win-win-win'
09 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
Public sector's biggest four-day work week trial a 'win-win-win'
South Cambridgeshire District Council trial cut turnover and improved services and staff wellbeing
Anger over timing of £300m Northern Ireland mini-budget
02 Jul 2024 Local & Devolved
Anger over timing of £300m Northern Ireland mini-budget
NICS head Jayne Brady is asked to explain decision to proceed with announcement days ahead of general election
New interministerial group set up to boost culture collaboration
28 Jun 2024 Local & Devolved
New interministerial group set up to boost culture collaboration
Culture and Creative Industries Interministerial Group, which aims to encourage more collaboration between UK's four governments, meets for first time
Scottish civil servants need 'enhanced training' on writing bills, committee says
28 Jun 2024 Local & Devolved
Scottish civil servants need 'enhanced training' on writing bills, committee says
Finance and Public Administration Committee criticises government for failing to include full costs of potential laws
Progress on levelling up 'glacial', think tank says
19 Jun 2024 Local & Devolved
Progress on levelling up 'glacial', think tank says
Next government must be "decisive" if it wants to meet aims of levelling up white paper by 2030, IFS warns
Scottish Government announces 9.3% three-year pay framework
31 May 2024 Local & Devolved
Scottish Government announces 9.3% three-year pay framework
Finance minister says the public sector pay policy provides an above-inflation increase
MPs urge reform to boost cross-departmental data sharing
28 May 2024 Local & Devolved
MPs urge reform to boost cross-departmental data sharing
Treasury urged to incentivise progress as current Cabinet Office initiatives are dubbed "self-evidently insufficient"
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
16 May 2024 Local & Devolved
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
Former Cabinet Office second perm sec tells panel devolved governments need to work more closely with Westminster on emergency responses
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
15 May 2024 Local & Devolved
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
Gareth Davies tells MPs work is part of broader learning from Covid support schemes
Departments face 'uncharted territory' because of spending review uncertainty
03 May 2024 Local & Devolved
Departments face 'uncharted territory' because of spending review uncertainty
Civil servants must be resourced to begin full planning now, Institute for Government warns
Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland's first minister
29 Apr 2024 Local & Devolved
Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland's first minister
Yousaf says he is not willing to 'trade my values and principles' to retain power
Northern Ireland civil servants to get long-awaited pay rise
23 Apr 2024 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland civil servants to get long-awaited pay rise
Unions agree to offer of 5% pay rise and £1,500 lump sum for most NICS officials
Toolkit launched to help NICS managers support neurodivergent staff
22 Apr 2024 Local & Devolved
Toolkit launched to help NICS managers support neurodivergent staff
Guide shares information on workplace challenges faced by people with autism, ADHD, dyspraxia and other conditions
Devolved administration perm secs flag Whitehall crunch points
19 Apr 2024 Local & Devolved
Devolved administration perm secs flag Whitehall crunch points
Jayne Brady highlights ignorance of Northern Ireland structures while John-Paul Marks points to breaches of devolution rules
DWP building fire: No significant damage detected, says council
28 Mar 2024 Local & Devolved
DWP building fire: No significant damage detected, says council
Fire was "quickly put out" and there were no injuries, Blackpool Council confirms
Oflog chair Amyas Morse steps down due to illness
27 Mar 2024 Local & Devolved
Oflog chair Amyas Morse steps down due to illness
Gove says Morse has “provided invaluable independent advice, challenge and support" to Oflog's early development
Northern Ireland civil servants offered 5% pay rise and £1,500 lump sum
27 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland civil servants offered 5% pay rise and £1,500 lump sum
Strike action taken "has brought this offer to the table”, union chief says
Labour would introduce citizens' assemblies, Sue Gray says
19 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
Labour would introduce citizens' assemblies, Sue Gray says
Civil servants “will not like this because they have no control”, former top official warns
Northern Ireland civil servants set to get long-awaited pay offer
19 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland civil servants set to get long-awaited pay offer
Funding allocation finds additional £100m for public sector pay after restoration of executive
NI public sector pay: Finance minister raises ‘serious concerns’ as £3.3bn details of package confirmed
15 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
NI public sector pay: Finance minister raises ‘serious concerns’ as £3.3bn details of package confirmed
Current deal “does not provide sustainable solution” to pay pressures, minister says
'Corrosive': Unions hit back at accusations of politicisation among Scottish civil servants
06 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
'Corrosive': Unions hit back at accusations of politicisation among Scottish civil servants
Defence of civil service impartiality comes after claims Covid Inquiry evidence showed officials had been “captured” by the SNP
£4bn funding gap puts councils at ‘tipping point’, MPs warn
01 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
£4bn funding gap puts councils at ‘tipping point’, MPs warn
Committee says well-run authorities are at risk of going bust without extra cash for 2024-25