Tevye Markson

6 days ago | civilserviceworld.com | Tevye Markson

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed it will introduce a minimum expectation of 60% office attendance for all staff who are eligible for hybrid working. DWP permanent secretary Sir Peter Schofield told staff on Thursday that the department would put the new in-office instruction in place from 1 September.

6 days ago | civilserviceworld.com | Jim Dunton |Tevye Markson

The civil service leaders’ union the FDA has accused former cabinet minister Sir Ben Wallace of undermining the work of officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office with his comments on the war in Ukraine. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, ex-defence secretary Wallace questioned whether the UK government is weakening its previous stance of opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the surrender of occupied territory.

1 week ago | civilserviceworld.com | Meg Russell |Tevye Markson

Complaints about declining standards of government scrutiny by parliament have been commonplace in recent times – particularly during the troubled years of Brexit and Covid. But how can such claims be objectively assessed, and crucially, have scrutiny standards since recovered? It has become commonplace in recent years to hear complaints about declining standards of government scrutiny by parliament.

1 week ago | civilserviceworld.com | Beckie Smith |Tevye Markson

HM Prison and Probation Service is taking “immediate action” to set up an independent unit to deal with bullying, harassment, discrimination and violence as part of an effort to end a “toxic culture” in which complaints are often covered up and ignored. The new, central unit – set out in HMPPS’s response to a professional-standards review yesterday –represents a “fundamental shift from how BHDV complaints are currently handled within HMPPS”, the executive agency said.

1 week ago | civilserviceworld.com | Tevye Markson |Beckie Smith

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is seeking 25 leading technologists and scientists for its latest fellowship programme. Experts will have the opportunity to come in to government for 12-month, part-time secondments as part of the DSIT Fellowship, which launched today. DSIT is seeking “Britain’s best and brightest advise on policy and build tech for public services”.