All news on the topic: Civil Servant

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Top civil servant sacked as vetting scandal rocks UK governmen
Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure to resign and a top civil servant was sacked after it emerged the Foreign Office overruled a security vetting process to clear Lord Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.
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Retired civil servant told to repay £25,000 after decade-long pension error
Eleven years of overpayments leave 63-year-old facing hardship and return to full-time work. A retired civil servant faces being forced back into full-time work after being ordered to return £25,000 in overpaid pension benefits.
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Officials spent £500k on changing the GOV.UK logo — and explained in detail how to use the dot correctly
The complete cost of a GOV.UK rebranding, which involved changes even to a full stop, has been disclosed after civil servants spent over half a million pounds on what has been termed a ’vanity’ makeover.
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Teachers, doctors and prison staff to get 4% raise: government approves new salary bonuses
The government has announced a number of public sector salary boosts, including a 4% pay rise for teachers and doctors.
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UK police leaders develop plans for a national counter-terrorism force
Changes could mark biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s
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Incredible items purchased using civil service credit cards
Shoes, coffee pods and celebrity cut-outs – these are just some of the things that civil servants have been splashing taxpayers’ cash on with special credit cards.
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Civil servant caught holding full-time jobs at multiple government departments
National Fraud Initiative report for the Cabinet Office identified a Defra employee who was also being paid by DHSC for a full-time role