4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (353+ words) The Social Mobility Commission will be replaced with a Class Unit, the government has announced. The minister for women and equalities, Bridget Phillipson, will establish the unit within the Office for Equality and Opportunity, where it will sit alongside units…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (232+ words) By Holyrood staff reporter New national guidance published by the Scottish Government’s digital directorate warns officials that “people, not AI systems, remain responsible for decisions” and the tech should not be used “where decisions cannot be explained or properly reviewed…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (322+ words) We have a new government with new ministers and new ideas – and a new analogy about bathing. Early on in Keir Starmer’s premiership, he caused a storm when he said “too many people in Whitehall are comfortable in the tepid…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (604+ words) Civil Service World Whitehall's worst-kept secret: How can Andy Burnham address the civil service's performance management crisis? Whitehall is famous for keeping secrets: security classifications, need-to-know lists, and the utmost care when it comes to putting anything in writing. But…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (628+ words) Justice secretary Alex Norris has pledged that £110m in funding will be “accelerated” to provide additional capacity in prisons as part of attempts to ease the accommodation crisis in the secure estate. According to the Ministry of Justice, the funding will…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (535+ words) By Sir Michael Barber I am delighted that Andy Burnham made ending rough sleeping his first instruction as prime minister and followed this with a commitment to offer a route off the streets by Christmas to everyone affected. This is…...