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"The youth sector has a vital role to play in reducing crime and keeping children safe, far beyond the remit of the Depa...
29/04/2026

"The youth sector has a vital role to play in reducing crime and keeping children safe, far beyond the remit of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport or the National Youth Strategy alone"

Investing in youth clubs is vital to stopping violence and keeping children safe

Report says department must ensure it maintains in-house expertise to make success of strategic shifts in aid policy
29/04/2026

Report says department must ensure it maintains in-house expertise to make success of strategic shifts in aid policy

International Development Committee report says department must ensure it maintains in-house expertise to make success of strategic shifts in aid a...

Angela MacDonald acknowledges "a number of recent issues that have understandably knocked peoples’ confidence" about the...
29/04/2026

Angela MacDonald acknowledges "a number of recent issues that have understandably knocked peoples’ confidence" about the recovery programme

Cabinet Office leaders asked to attend joint scrutiny session as Angela MacDonald notes members of the scheme are 'increasingly frustrated' with co...

According to the department’s latest State of the Estate report, the most recent property-related savings mean that effi...
29/04/2026

According to the department’s latest State of the Estate report, the most recent property-related savings mean that efficiencies of £750m have now been racked up over three years

Latest State of the Estate report says sale of surplus land and structures netted a further £367m in 2024-25

Long-troubled programme to resume “under very controlled circumstances"
28/04/2026

Long-troubled programme to resume “under very controlled circumstances"

Long-troubled programme to resume “under very controlled circumstances' after investigation indicates no single cause for noise and vibration sympt...

Glass said to lead cab sec's agenda on transformation of the civil service, "focusing on improving delivery, innovation ...
28/04/2026

Glass said to lead cab sec's agenda on transformation of the civil service, "focusing on improving delivery, innovation and productivity, and culture and pride"

Home Office chief operating officer Jerome Glass moves into a newly-created role as director general - future civil service

Morgan McSweeney said he "regrets" not asking the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team to ask Peter Mandelson foll...
28/04/2026

Morgan McSweeney said he "regrets" not asking the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team to ask Peter Mandelson follow-up questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Former No.10 chief of staff says he saw no evidence of a 'dismissive' attitude to vetting during process to appoint Mandelson as US ambassador

Barton tells MPs that sacking of Olly Robbins has left government with “challenges” in relations between civil servants ...
28/04/2026

Barton tells MPs that sacking of Olly Robbins has left government with “challenges” in relations between civil servants and ministers

Sir Philip Barton tells MPs that sacking of Olly Robbins has left government with “challenges” in relations between civil servants and ministers

"When you lose, don’t lose the lesson – there’s always something positive to take from the hard stuff that happens to yo...
27/04/2026

"When you lose, don’t lose the lesson – there’s always something positive to take from the hard stuff that happens to you"

Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, Elisabeth Cuthbertson and Lucy Ryan, director, rail refo...

The latest moves 👇
27/04/2026

The latest moves 👇

Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People

Former cabinet secretary Lord Butler warns political wing of No.10 has "created a very bad relationship" with officials ...
27/04/2026

Former cabinet secretary Lord Butler warns political wing of No.10 has "created a very bad relationship" with officials which is making government “dysfunctional”

Butler warns that political wing of No.10 has 'created a very bad relationship' with officials which is making government “dysfunctional”

Jenny Bates sets out how she's using her Heywood fellowship to propose new “policy tramlines” for governmenthttps://bit....
26/04/2026

Jenny Bates sets out how she's using her Heywood fellowship to propose new “policy tramlines” for government

https://bit.ly/4tDxhTu

Jenny Bates sets out how she’s using her Heywood fellowship to propose new “policy tramlines” for government

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