Minister says the department will target back-office costs and aim to build a 'leaner, more efficient, and highly skilled ...

Emran Mian has been appointed as the new permanent secretary at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The ...

Government is banking on the success of its health mission to stem the tide of health-related benefit claims. But is the ...

The very first app version of GOV.UK has launched today on smartphones, kickstarting a new way for people to interact with government services. The app has launched initially in “public beta”, meaning ...

The Scotland Office has appointed a senior civil servant in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero as its new director. Fiona Mettam, currently director for energy development at the ...

Committee of Selection – Christian Wakeford added; Vicky Foxcroft discharged. House of Lords Viscount Waverley (Crossbench, hereditary peer) retired from the Lords on 23 June. Lord Redesdale was a ...

For those unfamiliar, what is Local Partnerships, and what makes it different from other consultancies? Adele Gritten: We are an organisation made up of senior individuals who’ve worked in local ...

Talk about mission government and you will likely hear a version of JFK’s famous "we choose to go to the moon" declaration. Less discussed is his reference to the "staggering sum" involved or the ...

A junior Home Office staff member has been jailed for offering to grant asylum applications in exchange for thousands of pounds in bribes. Imran Mulla, of Moorfield Avenue, Blackburn, worked as an ...

Scottish Government officials won't be disciplined for refusing to go into the office, permanent secretary Joe Griffin has ...

Think tank says internal government guidance banning officials from speaking at certain events will lead to worse policy and ...

Former senior civil servants have warned the government’s new rules on senior officials speaking in public are "outrageous" ...