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Sir Ian Cheshire to stand down as Government’s Lead Non Executive Director

Sir Ian Cheshire to stand down as Government’s Lead Non Executive Director

Tuesday, 31 March 2020

Sir Ian Cheshire, the Government’s Lead Non-Executive Director and Lead Non-Executive Director for the Cabinet Office, will step down from his positio...

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Readout of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee: 30 March 2020

Readout of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee: 30 March 2020

Monday, 30 March 2020

Readout from the first meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee....

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New Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office and Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service

New Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office and Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service

Monday, 30 March 2020

Alex Chisholm has been announced as the new Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office and Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service. ...

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Government cracks down on spread of false coronavirus information online

Government cracks down on spread of false coronavirus information online

Sunday, 29 March 2020

Specialist units are operating to combat misinformation about coronavirus and five to ten incidents are being identified and tackled each day....

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Response to the Financial Times article on ventilators

Response to the Financial Times article on ventilators

Saturday, 28 March 2020

Response to 28/03/20 edition of FT Weekend's claims on ventilators. ...

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Government launches Coronavirus Information Service on WhatsApp

Government launches Coronavirus Information Service on WhatsApp

Wednesday, 25 March 2020

The UK Government has today launched a GOV.UK Coronavirus Information service on WhatsApp....

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Lord Pickles appointed as Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Chair

Lord Pickles appointed as Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Chair

Friday, 20 March 2020

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove confirms Lord (Eric) Pickles has been appointed the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments....

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Update on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee

Update on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee

Thursday, 19 March 2020

European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šef?ovi? and Minister Gove discuss the first meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee. ...

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Matthew Rycroft CBE appointed Permanent Secretary at the Home Office

Matthew Rycroft CBE appointed Permanent Secretary at the Home Office

Tuesday, 17 March 2020

Matthew Rycroft CBE has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at the Home Office....

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Postponement of May 2020 elections

Postponement of May 2020 elections

Friday, 13 March 2020

Local, mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner elections in May 2020 are postponed....

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Civil Service says farewell to Clare Moriarty

Civil Service says farewell to Clare Moriarty

Thursday, 12 March 2020

Former Permanent Secretary of the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) to leave the Civil Service...

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Lord Pickles recommended to chair the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Lord Pickles recommended to chair the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Friday, 06 March 2020

Michael Gove announces Lord Pickles as the government’s preferred candidate as the chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA)...

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Statement on resignation of Sir Philip Rutnam

Statement on resignation of Sir Philip Rutnam

Saturday, 29 February 2020

Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill gives a statement on the resignation of Sir Philip Rutnam....

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COP26 President Alok Sharma at launch of COP26 Private Finance Agenda

COP26 President Alok Sharma at launch of COP26 Private Finance Agenda

Thursday, 27 February 2020

COP26 President Alok Sharma spoke at the launch of the COP26 Private Finance Agenda at Guildhall, London, on Thursday 27 February...

Alok Sharma appointed COP26 President

Alok Sharma appointed COP26 President

Tuesday, 18 February 2020

Alok Sharma was appointed as COP26 President on Thursday 13 February 2020...

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Former Government training centre sold to provide new homes and a retirement village

Former Government training centre sold to provide new homes and a retirement village

Monday, 17 February 2020

The Cabinet Office has sold the former Government Civil Service College site at Sunningdale Park in Berkshire for around £50 million....

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Cabinet Office hosts the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall

Cabinet Office hosts the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall

Thursday, 13 February 2020

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited the Cabinet Office to acknowledge the work of civil servants across government....

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Government confirms plans to introduce import controls

Government confirms plans to introduce import controls

Monday, 10 February 2020

Today, the government has confirmed plans to introduce import controls on EU goods at the border after the transition period ends on 31 December 2020....

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Government delivers on promise to veterans announcing guaranteed interviews for government jobs

Government delivers on promise to veterans announcing guaranteed interviews for government jobs

Thursday, 06 February 2020

Military veterans are to be guaranteed interviews for civil service jobs....

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Reducing size of government estate secures more than £2bn

Reducing size of government estate secures more than £2bn

Tuesday, 04 February 2020

Work to reduce the size of the government estate has freed up land for development and secured more than £2bn....

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An update on the Presidency of UK COP26: 31 January 2020

An update on the Presidency of UK COP26: 31 January 2020

Friday, 31 January 2020

Claire Perry O’Neill will no longer be UK COP26 President....

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Government spending with small businesses is up by almost £2 billion

Government spending with small businesses is up by almost £2 billion

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

An increase in the amount of money the government spends with small businesses has been welcomed by politicians and business leaders....

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New guide helps find and classify geospatial datasets across search engines

New guide helps find and classify geospatial datasets across search engines

Tuesday, 28 January 2020

The Geospatial Commission and its six partner bodies have published a guide to make it easier to find and classify geospatial datasets across all sea...

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SOLACE Annual Elections Conference 2020

SOLACE Annual Elections Conference 2020

Thursday, 23 January 2020

Minister for the Constitution, Chloe Smith, thanks local government officials for their hard work delivering the 2019 General Election....

Nigel Topping appointed UK High Level Climate Action Champion

Nigel Topping appointed UK High Level Climate Action Champion

Thursday, 23 January 2020

Nigel Topping has today been appointed by the UK Government as the High Level Climate Action Champion for UN climate talks, COP26....

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Elizabeth Gardiner to be appointed Honorary Queen’s Counsel

Elizabeth Gardiner to be appointed Honorary Queen’s Counsel

Friday, 17 January 2020

Elizabeth Gardiner CB will be appointed Queen's Counsel in the 2020 apppointments....

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Mark Carney to drive finance action for UK climate talks

Mark Carney to drive finance action for UK climate talks

Thursday, 16 January 2020

Mark Carney to have key role in UN climate change conference. ...

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New rules make it fairer for disabled candidates in PCC elections

New rules make it fairer for disabled candidates in PCC elections

Tuesday, 14 January 2020

Disabled candidates standing in Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections will now benefit from fairer spending rules....

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Civil Service Retirement Fellowship appointment

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship appointment

Tuesday, 14 January 2020

The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship has announced that Madeleine Alessandri CMG has been appointed as the organisation’s new National Honorary Cha...

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Appointment of Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office

Appointment of Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office

Tuesday, 07 January 2020

Madeleine Alessandri has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office (NIO)....

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