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    Thousands of civil service roles to leave London

    by Jo Faragher 14 May 2025
    by Jo Faragher 14 May 2025

    The government plans to cut the number of civil service roles in London by 12,000, closing 11 offices in the...

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    Cabinet Office to shed 2,100 civil service jobs

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Apr 2025

    Cat Little, the Cabinet Office’s top civil servant, said she wanted the department to be ‘more strategic, specialist, and smaller’.

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    Quangos to shut down in government efficiency drive

    by Jo Faragher 7 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 7 Apr 2025

    Dozens of quangos could be shut down in a bid to run Whitehall more efficiently, it has been reported.

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    DSTL scientist constructively dismissed for gender-critical views

    by Rob Moss 24 Mar 2025
    by Rob Moss 24 Mar 2025

    Former government scientist wins tribunal claim for constructive dismissal after facing ‘clear hostile animus’ for gender-critical views.

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    Civil service cuts will see 10,000 jobs go, says Reeves

    by Jo Faragher 24 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 24 Mar 2025

    The chancellor Rachel Reeves will cut around 10,000 civil service jobs as part of drastic cuts to government running costs.

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    20,000 government credit cards to be frozen

    by Rob Moss 18 Mar 2025
    by Rob Moss 18 Mar 2025

    Cabinet Office instructs government departments to freeze almost all 20,000 credit cards as part of crackdown on wasteful spending.

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    NHS England: ‘world’s largest quango’ to be abolished

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Mar 2025

    Wes Streeting told MPs there were currently 15,300 staff at NHS England, and 3,300 in the Department of Health and Social Care. About half of the posts would go, he added.

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    Civil service boss: three days in office is ‘about right’

    by Jo Faragher 26 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 26 Feb 2025

    Sir Chris Wormald, head of the civil service, has told MPs that he thinks a requirement to spend three days a week in the office is ‘about right’.

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    Civil servants say three days in office reduces productivity

    by Rob Moss 25 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 25 Feb 2025

    FDA survey of civil servants' hybrid working arrangements shows almost two-thirds believe three days in the office is damaging productivity.

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    Fall of Kabul whistleblower wins unfair dismissal case

    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2025

    A civil servant who blew the whistle on the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has won a case for unfair dismissal against the Foreign Office.

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    ONS to hire temporary staff to improve Labour Force Survey

    by Jo Faragher 24 Jan 2025
    by Jo Faragher 24 Jan 2025

    The Office for National Statistics will spend £8 million hiring temporary staff in a bid to fix problems with its Labour Force Survey (LFS).

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    10,000-plus civil service jobs to go in cost-cutting drive

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 12 Dec 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 12 Dec 2024

    At least 10,000 civil service jobs could be axed under government plans to cut costs by 5% across all departments.

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    Government to recruit tech workers to ‘test and learn’ solutions

    by Jo Faragher 9 Dec 2024
    by Jo Faragher 9 Dec 2024

    The government plans to recruit start-up workers from the tech industry to embed a more innovative culture and help it run more efficiently.

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    Keir Starmer: ’too many in Whitehall are comfortable’

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Dec 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Dec 2024

    The prime minister has raised the issue of public sector productivity and put pressure on civil servants to become ‘mission-led’.

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    Department of Health Northern Ireland/Healthdaq win Excellence in Public Service HR 2024 Award

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Nov 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Nov 2024

    Judges commended the health department's courageous decision to eliminate reliance on agency staff, significantly reducing costs.

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