Senior figures at the Royal Statistics Society and other organisations warn of the dangers of “watering down the independence of the ONS in order to address questions about accountability” www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

The first long-term birth cohort study in 25 years will help civil servants to design good policies – officials can also help make it a success www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

The ballot result gives ONS staff another six-month mandate for industrial action www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

High Court finds company recommended by baroness was in breach of contract agreed during Covid pandemic www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

MHCLG says interim appointment will allow “vital work to begin now" on reform and regulatory design www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Williams said the Mod has "a responsibility to reduce the headcount gradually by better managing recruitment" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

"I’m still on the same mission to help everyone feel safe, free and encouraged to be bold in facing up to the real issues and challenges in front of them" www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...

Paul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, said: “It is time to do right by PCS members, acknowledge and recognise PCS as the trade union for MyCSP" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Between record application numbers and topping the THE graduate employer ranking, recent weeks have brought a lot of excellent news for the fast stream. There is a major opportunity here for the civil service to grasp. Here's how. Me for @civilserviceworld.bsky.social:

PCS among organisations signing open letter to Mahmood calling for end to “scapegoating" of migrants www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

NIPSA to submit pay claim seeking "inflation plus 3%" for each of the next three years for civil servants www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

During her fellowship, Bates will consider "the changing global economic order and seek to develop a refreshed approach – or longer-term strategy – for the UK" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson said in her speech today at Labour Party Conference that the government's Best Start Family Hubs programme is "reviving Sure Start for a new generation". Is the comparison warranted? www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...

Political membership system used for Acoba cannot continue when Civil Service Commission takes over post-government jobs function, minister says www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Starmer’s proposals are due to be the subject of a public consultation launching in the coming weeks www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

New Towns Unit will join forces with Homes England in a new “delivery partnership" to lead on discussions across government departments www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

IfG report says a “bias for the status quo” often prompts government to stick with existing approaches that “guarantee poor performance”, rather than taking a chance on change www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Survey finds strong support for a mandatory register of public sector IT workers, similar to that used for doctors www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

"Those who have tried to run government as if it were a startup have quickly found the metaphor wanting" www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

NEW: The Civil Service Fast Stream received its biggest ever number of applicants for the 2025 intake of the grad scheme www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Ministers have told MPs they will have to wait until December for detailed responses to a damning report on government’s digital-procurement capabilities www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Alzheimer’s Society chair Dame Suzi Leather said Dyson had been “the outstanding candidate” from a highly competitive and talented field of applicants www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

"Public services rely on good and motivated people, and when it comes to the difficult business of staff exits and redundancies, this needs to be at the forefront of every decision" www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

The senior civil service is the only grade where the median salary in England is higher when London is excluded www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Unions hit out at comments from Banks comparing Reform's approach to the civil service with the Bolshevik murders of intellectuals in 1917 www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

The Cabinet Office said the savings were around £110m bigger than the year before and amount to the government’s “biggest ever fraud crackdown” www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

When was the last time you felt the “weird whoosh of terror and relief that comes from real, heartfelt boldness”? www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Health minister Ashley Dalton says civil servants’ contribution would be "particularly valuable" given their “professionalism and integrity” www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

PCS said the Border Force Maritime members had been waiting for more than six years for the result of a payment review www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

"The Starmer government seemed to believe that by simply resetting relations with the civil service – dialling down the chaos and acrimony of the Johnson and Truss years – the machine itself would start to work differently" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Dan Corry recently led an internal review into environmental regulation on behalf of Defra www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

MPs said the planned funding reductions could “impact the high-quality calibre of staff” in place at the UK’s missions to the UN www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Can a civil service career be creative? Loved interviewing Sherin Aminossehe for the latest @civilserviceworld.bsky.social podcast - we discuss her new book, swapping the private sector for the MoD, and the endless possibilities of working with public sector spaces open.spotify.com/episode/0WAC...

Nick Thomas-Symonds says government is "taking action to prevent inappropriate uses of networks in the civil service" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Check out our autumn 2025 edition of the magazine, which includes exclusive interviews with civil service reform DG Janet Hughes, MoJ digital chief Mark Thompson and DBS chief Jeff James 👇 www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...

Moore, who is stepping down from MI6 this month, announced the launch of the organisation’s Silent Courier portal on Friday in a speech in Istanbul www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Check out the latest appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs 👇 www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

"Rather than doing more with less, departments might end up doing less with less – reasonable, perhaps, but not a productivity improvement" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

A “single joint executive team” is being established as part of the transition to one organisation www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Ryland will leave the role in November, having joined three years ago www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

MoJ COO James McEwen has been named chief exec of HM Prison and Probation Service:

CSW Podcast: New episode out now! We sit down with Sherin Aminossehe: director of growth and missions at the MoD, talented artist, and author of a new book celebrating British railways. Listen here:

Long-promised draft legislation to impose a “duty of candour” on public officials to prevent future cover-ups has had its first reading in parliament:

It's been an exciting three months putting together our autumn issue as @suzannahb.bsky.social and @jessbowie.bsky.social move on to Exciting New Things (more ↓) and a delight to hand over the news desk to the ace @tevyemarkson.bsky.social. Read the autumn issue: library.myebook.com/csw/civil-se...

Personal news! I'm now managing editor of @civilserviceworld.bsky.social, which means I'll be editing our quarterly print magazine from now on. If you're a senior civil servant with ideas about what you'd like to see in it, get in touch!

Members' determination "has seen impressive picket lines organised across the UK and over a hundred new members join the branch", says @pcsunion.bsky.social's Fran Heathcote: www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

The civil service has returned to the top of the The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers ranking: www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Staff moving from MyCSP staff to Capita “deserve to have a voice in discussions and decisions that directly affect their jobs, their working conditions and their futures”, says @pcsunion.bsky.social's Fran Heathcote: www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

What do officials think of performance management in the civil service? Here's what we found in our Alternative People Survey with @re-state.bsky.social... (Spoiler: one of the responses is “I have never seen talented colleagues so demoralised.”) www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...

Peter Mandelson was not subject to security vetting before being named as ambassador to the US, the Foreign Office has said: www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...