MPs have raised doubts over the viability of the government’s plan to halve spending on consultancies. Ministers announced in November 2024 that they would “halve consultancy spending in future years, ...

Efficiency as a byword for cuts makes life harder for everyone, but if done well, can improve services and working lives ...

Chief secretary to PM says Digital ID can save tens of millions of pounds each year by reducing need for call centres and paperwork ...

After weeks of turmoil at the centre of government, Romeo’s appointment as cab sec signals a chance for the civil service to ...

In just 25 years, the UK has built an offshore wind industry from scratch – and the benefits for the public are real. Each ...

Department for Business and Trade: Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service – Baroness Jones of Whitchurch appointed as ...

Online Crime Centre, a new public-private partnership, will bring together specialists from government, policing, intelligence agencies and ...

What did the first 24 hours look like for the UK's new cabinet secretary? Some agenda-setting messages to civil servants, several meetings, and a lot of books ...

“The prime minister and the cabinet secretary have agreed that Chris Wormald will stand down as the cabinet secretary and head of the civil service by mutual agreement,” went the 12 February press ...

Now, more than ever, there is a need for a practical and accountable approach to AI that strengthens service delivery without unnecessary ...

PCS has announced it will ballot staff on taking industrial action over job cuts at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development ...

Jeremy Pocklington tells MPs £1.5bn figure for potential annual losses is “quite a conceptual estimate” of risk ...