Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service
13 May Legal

Ministerial directions and a 'powerful' board: Think tank's 'draft bill' sets out vision for statutory civil service

Cab sec would have responsibility for appointment and performance management of perm secs under IfG proposals
by Tevye Markson
'Years of neglect' to blame for Legal Aid Agency data breach, minister says
03 Jun Legal
'Years of neglect' to blame for Legal Aid Agency data breach, minister says
Attorney General’s Office names new deputy head
28 May Legal
Attorney General’s Office names new deputy head
Legal Aid Agency cyberattack: 'Large amount' of personal data exposed
19 May Legal
Legal Aid Agency cyberattack: 'Large amount' of personal data exposed
Growing number of government lawyers hope to leave as pay satisfaction falls
20 Dec 2022 Legal
Growing number of government lawyers hope to leave as pay satisfaction falls
Nearly a third of Government Legal Department officials want to leave within a year and just one in ten are happy with pay and benefits, according to latest People Survey data
Equality Hub director Marcus Bell on sign language success, a tough ‘media climate’ – and why Slade makes him shudder
19 Dec 2022 Legal
Equality Hub director Marcus Bell on sign language success, a tough ‘media climate’ – and why Slade makes him shudder
"Diminishing resources” will be the Cabinet Office Equality Hub's biggest challenge ahead
Sadness, pride, and complex judgements: GLD boss Susanna McGibbon looks back on 2022
14 Dec 2022 Legal
Sadness, pride, and complex judgements: GLD boss Susanna McGibbon looks back on 2022
The Government Legal Department permanent secretary reflects on a challenging year – and the unglamorous tasks of Christmases past
Court staff to strike at Christmas in 'significant escalation' of Common Platform dispute
12 Dec 2022 Legal
Court staff to strike at Christmas in 'significant escalation' of Common Platform dispute
Legal advisers and court associates at 76 courts will go on strike over the festive period
Ex-ministers and officials who break lobbying rules should face legal action, MPs say
02 Dec 2022 Legal
Ex-ministers and officials who break lobbying rules should face legal action, MPs say
Voluntary compliance with rules not “sufficient to maintain public confidence” in system’s integrity, PACAC says
High Court sets date for civil service pensions challenge
02 Dec 2022 Legal
High Court sets date for civil service pensions challenge
Judicial review will examine government’s failure to honour 2% cut in staff contributions under scheme rules
Raab condemns public sector strikes and says pay hikes would 'undercut the poorest'
23 Nov 2022 Legal
Raab condemns public sector strikes and says pay hikes would 'undercut the poorest'
Striking is not the “right thing to do now”, Raab says as civil servants gear up for industrial action
Union announces more HMCTS strikes over 'unsustainable' Common Platform
21 Nov 2022 Legal
Union announces more HMCTS strikes over 'unsustainable' Common Platform
Strikes over IT system rollout will include one-day nationwide action at 66 courts in the UK
Dominic Raab seeks director to run MoJ private office amid bullying claims
18 Nov 2022 Legal
Dominic Raab seeks director to run MoJ private office amid bullying claims
Justice secretary has insisted a director fill the "demanding" £95,000-a-year PPS job
Consultants should be made to declare lobbying of spads, MPs told
16 Nov 2022 Legal
Consultants should be made to declare lobbying of spads, MPs told
Departments also urged to up their game on transparency surrounding perm sec and ministerial meetings
DLUHC accused of playing down extent of Grenfell failings
11 Nov 2022 Legal
DLUHC accused of playing down extent of Grenfell failings
Inquiry is told “ship of fools” behind catastrophic tower-block refurbishment was no coincidence
Cabinet Office fine over honours data breach slashed by 90% amid ‘economic pressure’
11 Nov 2022 Legal
Cabinet Office fine over honours data breach slashed by 90% amid ‘economic pressure’
ICO says £500k penalty was proportionate, but reduction signals changing approach to public sector
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
10 Nov 2022 Legal
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
Inquiry lead counsel insists central government failed to act “despite known risks” before tower-block disaster
Home Office was 'in danger' of breaking law over Manston asylum centre, minister says
07 Nov 2022 Legal
Home Office was 'in danger' of breaking law over Manston asylum centre, minister says
Short-term facility was "tipping into becoming an unofficial detention centre", ex-home secretary Shapps says
DfE avoids £10m fine over 'woeful' breach of children's data
07 Nov 2022 Legal
DfE avoids £10m fine over 'woeful' breach of children's data
"Serious breach" of law meant database of 28 million pupils' details was used for gambling age checks
Braverman denies ignoring legal advice on Manston asylum centre
01 Nov 2022 Legal
Braverman denies ignoring legal advice on Manston asylum centre
Some people have been at Manston for over a month, despite 24-hour legal limit
Staff set new strike dates in HMCTS dispute
10 Oct 2022 Legal
Staff set new strike dates in HMCTS dispute
Legal advisors and court associates at 65 centres will stage nine days of industrial action
Civil service unions fight government's strike-breaking legislation
22 Sep 2022 Legal
Civil service unions fight government's strike-breaking legislation
FDA and PCS support challenge against "unlawful" regulations "that undermines the fundamental legal right to strike"
Case promises MPs more detail on Partygate disciplinary measures
13 Sep 2022 Legal
Case promises MPs more detail on Partygate disciplinary measures
Cabinet Office will report on sanctions handed to rule-flouting staff ‘by end of year’
DIT told to improve ‘unacceptable’ Freedom of Information delays
09 Sep 2022 Legal
DIT told to improve ‘unacceptable’ Freedom of Information delays
ICO also tells BEIS to improve disclosure practices as part of new willingness to act on poor performance
Government Legal Department investigating ‘regrettable’ leak of officials' data
23 Aug 2022 Legal
Government Legal Department investigating ‘regrettable’ leak of officials' data
Department says it "accidentally" named officials who claimed expenses
Government loses secrecy bid over Rwanda policy documents
18 Aug 2022 Legal
Government loses secrecy bid over Rwanda policy documents
High Court says majority of passages in internal documents targeted for public-interest immunity must be disclosed
Ex-Home Office civil servant wins back pay in contract dispute
17 Aug 2022 Legal
Ex-Home Office civil servant wins back pay in contract dispute
Solicitor says department “picked the wrong person to short-change” after modifying Angela Maull's contract
Home Office was warned of political killings before sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
17 Aug 2022 Legal
Home Office was warned of political killings before sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
Rwandan government uses “arbitrary detention, torture and even killings”, memo revealed in High Court case says