Excessive staff turnover in the civil service is costing the taxpayer up to £74m a year in recruitment, training and lost productivity, according to a think-tank.
Civil servants have a strong commitment to their work but are often blamed for the government’s inadequancy and morale amongst them is low, says professor Andrew Kakabadse from Henley Business School...
The New Year once again brought honours for a range of public sector leaders and professionals, including the finance directors of the NHS and the Department for Education.
Civil servants in Northern Ireland are “not delivering value for money” in their management of the government office estate, according to a report from the Northern Ireland Audit Office.
Head of the government finance function Mike Driver tells PF's Vivienne Russell about his inclusive approach, and putting finance at the heart of decision making.
Rules on civil servants moving to posts in the private sector have been operating with no guidance on their use because the Cabinet Office has failed for five years to produce this, the National...
The government’s redeployment of civil servants to key Brexit ministries risks overstretching Whitehall and leaving some policy areas exposed to further cuts, the FDA union has warned.
There has been an increase in the number of disabled people working in the civil service but many still face discrimination, according to analysis from a think-tank.
Steven Whyte, head of finance at Aberdeen Council, was named Public Finance Professional of the Year in an awards ceremony at the CIPFA Scotland conference.
The government has become ‘overloaded’ ahead of Brexit due to civil service cuts, and is falling behind on key transparency measures, according to the Institute for Government.
Civil service reform should be a government priority in order to tackle waste and increase accountability, Dame Margaret Hodge, former chair of the Public Accounts Committee, has said.
Three quarters of Treasury staff say they are not satisfied with their pay and benefits package and have raised concerns that the department may not be doing enough to hold on to talented employees,...
The ministerial architect of the Government Digital Service, which was created to improve the quality of schemes to digitise public services, has warned that recent changes risk undermining the...
Poor government planning of Whitehall staffing requirements is leading to an increase in spending on temporary staff that represents a waste of taxpayer money at a time of deficit reduction, the...
MPs have launched a wide-ranging inquiry into the role and structure of the civil service after concluding the government’s reform plan “fell short of addressing fundamental questions” about its...
Lin Homer, the chief executive and permanent secretary at HM Revenue & Customs, has been made a dame in the New Year honours in recognition for her service to public finance.
