civil service
Olly Robbins appointed new Foreign Office chief
Sir Oliver, known as Olly, will serve as the new Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
Top civil servant in Scotland to leave role
John Paul Marks was appointed Permanent Secretary in 2022.
Civil Service chief tells officials to ‘relish opportunities’ of Starmer reforms
In an address to the civil service, new Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald said officials would have to change the way they work.
Cabinet Office to cut 400 roles to create ‘smaller, more effective’ department
The voluntary job losses are intended to create a ‘clearer structure’ for the Cabinet Office, which sits at the heart of government.
Spending squeeze ‘could cost more than 10,000 Civil Service jobs’
Ministers want the Civil Service to be ‘more efficient and effective’.
Starmer sends letter of praise to civil servants after ‘managed decline’ remarks
The Prime Minister said the Civil Service was ‘admired across the world’ after a backlash to his comments last week.
Civil Service needs ‘innovators and disrupters’, McFadden says
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster cited Airbnb, WhatsApp and Spotify as examples of start-ups the Civil Service could emulate.
Reform of the state is ‘essential’, says McFadden
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will call for the Civil Service to adopt the ‘test and learn’ approach seen in the private sector.
Starmer fails to apologise to civil servants amid claims of ‘Trumpian’ language
The head of the FDA union has written to the Prime Minister, describing his remarks as ‘so disappointing’.
Starmer urged to rebuild trust with civil service after ‘Trumpian’ language
The FDA union said the Prime Minister’s language about civil servants in his Plan for Change speech was ‘far more damaging than you had considered’.