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ALB chiefs call for changes to review process: www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...
ALB leaders: Quango reviews should be shorter and more regular
Chief execs and chairs of public bodies says ALB reviews don't happen often enough are usually too time-consuming when they do happen
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November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Prospect's industrial action so far has consisted of non-compliance with the office attendance mandate and work to rule
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Union extends industrial action at ONS over WFH policy
Prospect members to continue action short of strike in dispute over 40% in-office rule
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November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Commissioner for public appointments also finds breach by the department
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Culture secretary and department breached public appointments code, watchdog finds
Commissioner for public appointments finds three breaches of the code in the government's appointment of David Kogan as chair of the Independent Fo...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Union says a 6.3% rise for staff at pay bands 2 to 5 “would begin to repair and correct years of real-term losses, rebuild morale and support staff retention" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...
Prison officers’ union seeks 6.3% rise for frontline staff
Individual officers “cannot be blamed” for high-profile release errors, ministers are warned
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November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Union says proposals would create two-tier pension system and exacerbate recruitment and retention issues
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'Height of irresponsibility': Union slams Reform's proposed public sector pensions overhaul
Deputy leader Richard Tice suggests putting all new public servants onto defined contribution schemes
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November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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David Knott will step down from the role next month
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New government chief technology officer sought as David Knott announces exit
Knott will step down from the role at the end of this year
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November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Senior barristers to help monitor and guide strategic management of high-profile civil litigation and cross-cutting legal issues
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Six silks appointed in government litigation shakeup
Senior barristers to help monitor and guide strategic management of high-profile civil litigation and cross-cutting legal issues
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November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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"I hope all of your readers appreciate that I feel as though I have been in their shoes" – Check out our interview with new ombudsman Paula Sussex
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Ombudsman on a mission: Interview with Paula Sussex
Paula Sussex is the new ombudsman responsible for looking into complaints from the public about services provided by the UK government and the NHS ...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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DWP now has the opportunity to increase the scale and impact of its approach, writes the NAO's Laura Brackwell
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Fraud and error: DWP has wisely put more focus on prevention – now it must put its vision into practice
Extra funding for fraud and error activity, and lessons learned from its interventions to date, present DWP with opportunities to increase the scal...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Unwin was made a dame in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to civil society
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Government announces pick for next Charity Commission chair
Dame Julia Unwin will bring “a wide range of experience and expertise to the role', says culture secretary
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November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Border Force Maritime workers "have waited far too long for fair recognition", says PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote
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Border Force patrol staff announce strike action
Border Force Maritime workers 'have waited far too long for fair recognition of the vital and dangerous work they do,' says PCS general secretary F...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Accounts also show cost of bullying, harassment and discrimination settlements more than doubled year-on-year
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MoD’s accounts qualified over capital project concerns and liability figures
Latest annual report shows cost of bullying, harassment and discrimination settlements more than doubled year-on-year
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November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara led work on the proposals
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Think tank floats plans for standalone Department for the Prime Minister
Former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara led work on the proposals
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November 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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"That is the price of public life at the moment," said Wormald when asked about media briefings about his job
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Chris Wormald: Media speculation is price of public life
“You never want to read stuff in the press,” cabinet secretary tells MPs
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November 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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"The problem isn’t that government seeks to do too much. It’s that it doesn’t design or prioritise well enough"
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November 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Chancellor also pledges to "root out waste wherever I find it" as she warns of "years of economic mismanagement"
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Rachel Reeves says Autumn Budget will 'protect public services from return to austerity'
Chancellor also pledges to 'root out waste wherever I find it' as she warns of 'years of economic mismanagement'
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November 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Edward Barker, director, natural environment, trees and landscapes, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, explains what it takes to do his job
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Director's Cut: Defra's Edward Barker on risk-taking, shirt-shuttling and why a civil service career is hard to beat
Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, Edward Barker, director, natural environment, trees and ...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Home Office minister confirms higher pay award has led to recruitment slowdown
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Union warns over National Crime Agency funding shortfall
Home Office minister confirms higher pay award has led to recruitment slowdown
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November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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DESNZ second perm sec Clive Maxwell takes over as the department's interim perm sec and more 👇
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Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 3 November
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
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November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Cabinet Office says changes will make it “quicker and more efficient” for organisations to recruit chairs and NEDs
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Code update aims to speed up public appointments
Cabinet Office says changes will make it “quicker and more efficient” for organisations to recruit chairs and non-executive directors
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November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Proudest achievement? "Ultimately, it’s being able to inspire my teams to champion the transformation of our public services when I am not in the room"
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Director's Cut: Office of Government Property's Saurabh Bhandari on tenacity, AirPods and celebrating civil servants
Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, Saurabh Bhandari, director, property delivery and transf...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Pocklington will replace David Williams as MoD perm sec
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Jeremy Pocklington picked as next MoD perm sec
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero boss replaces David Williams as defence ministry’s top civil servant
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October 31, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Figures represent first year of comprehensive civil service pay gap statistics for these diversity metrics
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New data shows significant disability and ethnicity pay gaps in civil service
Figures represent first year of comprehensive civil service pay gap statistics for these metrics
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October 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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A Border Force officer has appeared in court after being charged with conspiring to import class-A drugs following an investigation by the National Crime Agency
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Border Force officer charged after heroin seizure
National Crime Agency investigation led to discovery of 25kg of the class-A drug in a suitcase at Birmingham Airport
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October 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM