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The Latest Breaking News from Civil Service

Former taxman, 54, becomes outdoor sports apprentice and wishes he'd done it sooner

Martin Bennett left behind a 30-year career with the Civil Service and now teaches skiing, archery and caving

Birmingham Post

Kabul whistleblower warns of Civil Service politicisation under Tories

Josie Stewart said officials saw it as their job to protect ministers rather than to serve the public.

The Independent UK

One in 10 Ministry of Justice staff say they have experienced bullying or harassment

According to the annual Civil Service People Survey 11% of MoJ staff warned that they had experienced bullying, harassment or discrimination - significantly higher than an average across the Civil Service of 7%

Daily Mirror

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Brendan Hughes: Whistleblowing vet case shows lessons not learned from RHI

Three years since the RHI inquiry report, an investigation into another Stormont controversy has shown strikingly similar failures

Belfast Live

No paper trail of key decisions in £1.5m legal dispute with whistleblowing vet, Stormont report finds

Stormont commissioned an independent review of how it dealt with issues raised by Dr Tamara Bronckaers

Belfast Live

The 'rich pals club' where money, power and connections are linked to Tory scandals

The cast list is small but it involves three Prime Ministers, the party’s chairman and two multi-millionaires

Daily Mirror

Who is top civil servant Simon Case?

The former royal adviser was one of the UK’s officials working on the border issues between the Republic and Northern Ireland created by Brexit.

The Independent UK

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Border Force strikes could continue for six months, warns union boss

PCS union general secretary predicts 'huge escalation' in industrial action in January across the Civil Service unless ministers negotiate

The Telegraph

Travellers 'could face months of disruption' as Border Force strike begins

'We think that the action at the borders is going to be very effective. We hope that the Government will therefore do the right thing and get around the negotiating table and put some money upfront'

Wales Online

Brits warned UK airports could close during Border Force strikes starting tomorrow

Border Force chief operating officer Steve Dann has said spoken out ahead of strikes led by the Public and Commercial Services Union which run to the end of the year

Daily Mirror

Passengers warned of airport chaos but ‘most, if not all’ should stay open during Border Force strike

Border Force boss says he expects ‘most, if not all’ affected ports to remain open but warned of disruption

Evening Standard

Armed Forces 'to fill public service roles hit by strikes'

The emergency staff could stand in for Border Force at airports and ports, ambulance drivers and firefighters

The Telegraph

British army 'used to bail out failing services' as NHS and Civil Service strike, Labour warns

British troops are being recalled from the Ukraine war to fill for the lack of key staff on strike

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak scraps target of shrinking Civil Service by a fifth

The Government previously planned to axe around 91,000 civil servants’ jobs but the new Prime Minister has criticised the “top-down targets” set under Boris Johnson

Wales Online

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Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak scraps Boris Johnson's proposal to axe 91,000 Civil Service jobs

The Prime Minister's spokesperson said there will still be job cuts in the Civil Service but there will be no "specific target" as outlined by Mr Johnson's Government

The Independent UK

Treasury insider is the new top official in the department

James Bowler is appointed permanent secretary following the sacking last month of Sir Tom Scholar.

Birmingham Post

Former Civil Service head Lord Kerslake to chair BCP Council urban generation firm

The senior parliamentary figure will lead the board of FuturePlace, which has been created to deliver multi-billion development plans for homes and jobs creation in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP)

The Independent UK

Government spent over £3billion on temporary agency staff to do civil service jobs

Ministers accused of wasting money and running down pay and conditions

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Queen's funeral to be largest event UK ever hosted: Sources

There are more than 100 civil servants working shifts on the central operational team handling events related to the Queen's death, with efforts headed up by the permanent secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Read more on Dynamite News

The Independent UK

Truss criticised over ‘improper’ sacking of top Treasury mandarin

Ex-cabinet secretary Lord Butler said the new PM risks compromising the independence of the Civil Service.

The Independent UK

Senior Treasury official Sir Tom Scholar leaves post after six years

The experienced mandarin says the new Chancellor believes it is time for change at the helm of the department.

Belfast Live

NI Civil Service recruitment drive offers graduates £52,000 salary after four years

The new graduate management programme will give 30 graduates a place on an "accelerated leadership development path"

The Independent UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg to sell off offices as civil servants continue to work from home

Minister for government efficiency has previously criticised the Civil Service for continuing to work from home

Belfast Live

Ex-Irish League goalkeeper Philip Matthews comes out of retirement to answer Civil Service SOS

Former Distillery shot stopper is set to don the gloves again at the grand 'old' age of 48

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP demands probe into Rishi Sunak's boast of taking money from deprived areas

AN SNP MP has written to the head of the Civil Service calling for an investigation into Rishi Sunak’s revelation that he diverted money from…

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