Civil service hires 166 people with criminal records as part of scheme to give convicts a second chance

The recruitment programme is open to criminals found guilty of knife offences, assault, theft and shoplifting and has ...

Civil service sees boom of six-figure annual pensions for retirees – amid warnings system is unsustainable

THE civil service is seeing a boom of six-figure annual pensions for retirees — amid warnings the system is unsustainable.

Starmer promised to ‘rewire the state’ so why is the civil service bigger?

Civil service headcount has reached a 20-year high, bigger than it was during Brexit or Covid. Yet more proof that this Prime ...

UK civil service continues to grow despite pledge to ‘rewire state’

The civil service has continued to get bigger and more top-heavy over the past year despite Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s ...

civil service reform

Civil service headcount has reached a 20-year high, bigger than it was during Brexit or Covid. Yet more proof that this Prime ...
LBC

Train drivers earning £80k 'working class' under Civil Service internship scheme - as police and prison officers left out

Train drivers earning £80,000 a year are categorised as working class under a government scheme, meaning their children can benefit from the programme while police officers and prison staff are ...
London Evening Standard

What is the civil service and how many civil servants are there in the UK?

The Cabinet Office is expanding trials of an AI-powered civil service, known as the Redbox Copilot project. So named after the red briefcases used by ministers for official papers, the system can ...