Civil Service

There has been a significant drop-off in remote and hybrid working in the public sector, according to data from software company Unit4.

Absences in the civil service could be up to more than eight days per worker per year, according to sickness data published by departments.

Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the minister responsible for civil service reform, said that Whitehall needed to reflect the broader community.

The year to 31 March 2025 saw lower levels of new entrants to the civil service overall compared with the year before.

FCDO staff told they should consider resigning if they disagree with the UK government’s position on Israel’s conduct in Gaza.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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’.

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

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.