Standing up for civil servants
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Working Hours Survey: 97% want to continue working remotely
The latest FDA Working Hours Survey found an overwhelming majority of respondents wanted to continue to…
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Ofsted suspends site visits following pressure from the FDA
The FDA has welcomed the decision by Ofsted to move to remote inspections until after the…
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COPFS members overwhelmingly back industrial action in indicative ballot
95% voted to support the action and to progress the FDA’s long-running ‘Equal value, equal worth’…
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FDA criticises government’s “absolutely illogical” decision on unconscious bias training
The FDA has branded the government’s decision to scrap unconscious bias training for civil servants as…
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FDA launches legal action over cap on exit payments
The FDA has launched a legal challenge against the imposition by the government of a £95,000…
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FDA consults COPFS members on possible strike action
The FDA has launched an indicative ballot of members working in the Crown Office and Procurator…
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Meet the President: Vicky Johnson
The FDA’s new president, Vicky Johnson, has been a civil servant since 1986, but originally had…
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Taking time for yourself
FDA rep Claire Bottomley tells Kay Hender how her own experience helped her to learn the…
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Legal challenge over COVID-19 appointments
The FDA has given evidence as part of a legal challenge regarding high-profile government appointments being…
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Outcome of the Ministerial Code investigation into the Home Secretary
FDA calls for “an independent and transparent process where bullying and harassment allegations against ministers can…
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FDA Cymru: Yn cefnogi amgueddfeydd a llyfrgelloedd Cymru
Mae FDA Cymru yn parhau i ymgyrchu i ddiogelu dyfodol Amgueddfa Cymru a Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru,…
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FDA Learn launches new ‘switch off sessions’
FDA Learn has launched a new series of ‘Switch off sessions’, offering an introduction to hobbies…
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FDA rejects Defra’s “bargain basement” pay offer
The FDA has requested a meeting with the Secretary State at Defra after members rejected the…
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Patel investigation: Penman writes to PM over delays
FDA General Secretary calls for urgent decision on investigation into bullying allegations against the Home Secretary
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Northern Ireland ministers must not “put partisan interests ahead of effective government”
FDA General Secretary Dave Penman has described it as “extraordinary” and “astonishing” that the First and…
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Looking after your mental health: five useful resources
Equality Officer Victoria Jones shares advice and resources to help support you – individually and as…
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Penman praises outgoing Treasury Solicitor for ‘representing the very best’ of the civil service
Responding to reports that Sir Jonathan Jones had resigned as Permanent Secretary of the Government Legal…
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Returning to workplaces
Outcomes rather than gestures should drive these decisions and the FDA will ensure that, where staff…
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FDA members rise to the Covid-19 challenge
From designing the Job Retention Scheme to keeping the wheels of the justice system turning, FDA…
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Penman slams “ignorant and nasty” Mail piece on ‘workshy Whitehall’
FDA General Secretary Dave Penman has responded angrily to an article in the Daily Mail, which…
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FDA Learn: evolving to reach thousands of members in lockdown
The move to remote working during lockdown posed a real problem for FDA Learn. Scott Dobson…
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Senior Salaries Review Body: “There is more to be done”
The FDA has responded to the government’s decision on pay for the Senior Civil Service (SCS),…
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Penman warns government comms reforms ‘clearly about control’
Responding to plans to overhaul government communications, with all departmental teams moving under a new “single…
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‘All we are asking is for the judiciary to follow government guidance’- FDA writes to the Lord Chief Justice
The FDA has written to the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, to raise serious concerns about…
