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Government Accused Of Ignoring Expert Civil Servants During Decision To Delay Brexit Checks
Brexit
Government Accused Of Ignoring Expert Civil Servants During Decision To Delay Brexit Checks
Exclusive: The government's move to delay checks on imports from the European Union by six months was the "latest example" of ministers excluding expert officials from decision making, a union representing civil servants has said.
Moving the civil service out of London will require new thinking on how we access data quickly and securely Partner content
Communities
By VMware
Moving the civil service out of London will require new thinking on how we access data quickly and securely
2020 is the year in which a fundamental shift in how we interact with each other and the workplace finally arrived.
Ex-private secretary to Prince William set to be new Cabinet Secretary as Boris Johnson shakes up civil service
Political parties
Ex-private secretary to Prince William set to be new Cabinet Secretary as Boris Johnson shakes up civil service
A former private secretary to the Duke of Cambridge is the surprise choice to become the new Cabinet Secretary, the country’s most senior civil servant.
Matt Hancock says how well civil servants do their jobs is more important than whether they’re back in the office
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock says how well civil servants do their jobs is more important than whether they’re back in the office
Matt Hancock has said he cares more about how well his civil servants “perform” in their jobs than whether or not they return to the office, amid pressure on Whitehall to set an example after months of lockdown.
Tory grandee Francis Maude to review under-fire Cabinet Office in wake of coronavirus
Coronavirus
Tory grandee Francis Maude to review under-fire Cabinet Office in wake of coronavirus
Conservative grandee Francis Maude has been drafted in to review the Cabinet Office in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus Test and Trace boss Dido Harding to head up new pandemic response body as Public Health England faces the chop
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Test and Trace boss Dido Harding to head up new pandemic response body as Public Health England faces the chop
The Government’s coronavirus test and trace chief Dido Harding has been chosen to run a new institute which will replace Public Health England when the controversial agency is abolished.
Outgoing civil service boss Mark Sedwill blasts ‘sniping’ against officials as he defends £250,000 exit payment
Coronavirus
Outgoing civil service boss Mark Sedwill blasts ‘sniping’ against officials as he defends £250,000 exit payment
The outgoing head of the civil service has slammed anonymous “sniping” against officials, as he defended his own £250,000 exit payment.
Coronavirus: MPs shocked at ‘astonishing failure’ to plan for economic impact of a pandemic
Coronavirus
By Sebastian Whale
Coronavirus: MPs shocked at ‘astonishing failure’ to plan for economic impact of a pandemic
MPs have lashed out at the Government over what they deem to be an “astonishing” failure to come up with an economic plan to deal with a pandemic.
Boris Johnson greenlights £250,000 payment to outgoing Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill
Political parties
Boris Johnson greenlights £250,000 payment to outgoing Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill
Sir Mark Sedwill is in line for a payout of nearly £250,000 after agreeing to step down as Cabinet Secretary early, a letter from Boris Johnson reveals.
Exclusive: Boris Johnson urged to overhaul ‘intimidating’ public service complaints set-up in wake of coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus
Exclusive: Boris Johnson urged to overhaul ‘intimidating’ public service complaints set-up in wake of coronavirus pandemic
Boris Johnson has been told to order a wide-ranging shake-up of Britain’s “over-complicated and intimidating” system for raising complaints about public services in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sir Mark Sedwill exit: Whitehall union accuses Number 10 of ‘self-defeating’ and ‘corrosive’ briefings against top official
Political parties
Sir Mark Sedwill exit: Whitehall union accuses Number 10 of ‘self-defeating’ and ‘corrosive’ briefings against top official
Downing Street has been accused of “self-defeating” and “corrosive” behaviour as it was confirmed that the UK’s top civil servant is to quit in September as part of a major Whitehall shake-up.
ANALYSIS: The Windrush report reveals a scandal decades in the making - and MPs of all stripes cannot ignore it
Home affairs
ANALYSIS: The Windrush report reveals a scandal decades in the making - and MPs of all stripes cannot ignore it
It's easy to become numb to the cliched language of Whitehall watchdogs - phrases like "not fit for purpose", and "lessons to be learned" crop up so often in official reviews that they can lose their impact.