Pensions recovery taskforce chief Angela MacDonald also acknowledges continued problems related to ill-health retirement and bereavement cases www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Alan Milburn review blames the lack of an effective cross-government approach for the rising numbers of young people who are not in education, employment or training www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Defra perm sec Paul Kissack sets out the case for why he believes there is "no more important department in Whitehall" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Cabinet Office official Frankie Dunn shares the highs and lows of her time on the BBC amateur chef competition www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Staff at GBE will move into their new base at the Marischal Square development by the end of this year www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Adrian Bird to take over from Madeleine Alessandri in the key intelligence role www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Civil service union says "baseless accusations undermine the professionalism and integrity of officials" www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

The SSRB says pay tourism is “prevalent” and a source of resentment among colleagues in similar roles who earn much less because they were internal candidates www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...

"I wasn't naturally confident, and I wasn't really aspiring to go to the top, until suddenly I was" www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...

PCS launches strike ballot over plans to shut six offices www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

MPs ask Treasury to look into the “root causes” of why billions of pounds are spent each year on projects that are later ditched www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Blueprint for change eyes scrapping Cabinet Office, significantly cutting policy, comms and HR jobs – but drafting in more spads www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

MHCLG to vacate its current central London headquarters by the end of next year, while DWP confirms new date for Caxton House exit www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

The former Defra and Home Office top civil servant will take up the role on 1 June www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Frankie Dunn wowed judges Grace Dent and Anna Haugh with her movie-themed Indian starter platter www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

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Union warns Cabinet Office perm sec “substantial extra resources” will be needed to handle complaints over pension delays www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

DWP boss Peter Schofield tells MPs the department is “on the right trajectory” to meet its 2028-29 target on overpayments www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

"Reversing commitments, even when circumstances change beyond recognition, is extraordinarily difficult" www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Civil service unions have welcomed the headline increase, but raised concern at a lack of movement on pay progression for delegated grades www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Darren Jones said this is "the biggest change to senior civil service pay in decades" www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

"Countries like Estonia have shown how clear architectural backbone – not centralisation, but interoperability – can allow many systems to act as one government" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

"Leaders now are going to have to learn to work in the moment much more" www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...

Ivan McKee appointed as cabinet-level minister for public sector reform www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Finance Committee hears number of temporary promotions has increased since damning Northern Ireland Audit Office report in January www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Roscoe had been deputy head of mission at the British Embassy in Washington since 2022 www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

"Government delivery will never be a technocratic exercise that can be unlocked by clever technocrats and management consultants" www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

PCS says it is has "little faith" in Capita meeting end of June deadline to hit contractual service levels www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

HS2 review recommendations include more realistic salaries for officials working on major projects and a culture shift away from “automatically” appointing career civil servant as SRO www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Three-quarters of SCS bosses say the financial squeeze is “substantial” or worse www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

"No-one I have ever met in the civil service lacks the will to get things done. But they do lack the capacity, permission and space to slow down occasionally" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Government hopes wide-scale launch of Claude-powered chatbot will relieve burdens on existing service channels www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Department says it will recruit 480 extra officials to help tackle delayed Access to Work applications www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

"By looking at real-world examples of innovative transport projects, we have identified several areas of learning that government departments of all shapes and sizes will find useful" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

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Evaluation Task Force says the Magenta Book update is a “major milestone” for evidence-based policymaking www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Department says award is recognition of successful collaboration with MI5 and "proof that archives inspire, educate and entertain" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

The think tank said the civil service announcement at the King's Speech has “the potential to have long lasting positive consequences for the way government works" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

National armaments director says rule-changes will "reward innovation" and "incentivise delivery" www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

"I would never have been able to make it work logistically when I was a teacher" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

"Many in this government may smart at being compared the worst days of the Johnson era, but I’m sorry to tell them that the cap fits" www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

In his resignation letter Streeting said that under Starmer's leadership there is a "vacuum" instead of "vision", and "drift" instead of "direction" www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

"You don’t have to look too far to find an excellently-run scheme. Where might that be, I hear you say? Northern Ireland" www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

The DG for digital and infrastructure will lead new group bringing together the digital, technology, data, and analysis functions in the department www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

King's Speech: Ministers to bring forward proposals to "safeguard" civil service's impartiality and core values www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

DSIT unit focused on reforming and improving citizen services is trialling an approach that "shifts the work from designing solutions to testing constraints” www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Justin Russell was recently director general for children and families at the Department for Education, but also has plenty of experience in justice-related roles www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Dr Simon Fabri takes on top job at UK body which creates secret technologies to support national security www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

Plaid Cymru's pledges for its first 100 days include establishing a Welsh ‘Cabinet Office’, adopting test and learn, and setting measurable outcomes and progress milestones www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...

Here are five things we learned from the latest global survey of public officials www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/art...