Standing up for civil servants
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House of Commons bullying and harassment: FDA’s response
The FDA’s branch in the House of Commons agreed that we should not accept the new…
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Legal action on civil service pay
Alongside PCS and Prospect, the FDA has warned the Minister for the Cabinet Office to withdraw…
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Pay 2018: Joint statement from the FDA, PCS and Prospect
The three unions’ General Secretaries have written to Elizabeth Truss, Chief Secretary for the Treasury, the…
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David Chrimes: Fighting for disability rights in the
“There is clearly an urgent need for the rights of disabled people in the UK to…
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FDA welcomes the National Audit Office report on Ofsted
The FDA has welcomed the National Audit Office report on Ofsted, which highlights a number of…
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Annual Delegate Conference 2018: Civil service values are not for sale
Delegates at this year’s Annual Delegate Conference have sent a strong message to politicians of all…
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Melanie Dawes set to speak at FDA annual conference
Members attending this year’s FDA Annual Delegate Conference will hear from one of the civil service’s…
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Carillion: After the fall
The collapse of construction giant Carillion has thrown into question the UK government’s long-held attachment to…
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Going in with our eyes open: Matt Ross speaks with Stephen Lovegrove
Defence Permanent Secretary Stephen Lovegrove is the man with the tricky job of delivering the government’s…
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Whitehall needs critical friends, not silent partners
A new study finds Whitehall non-execs are enjoying increasingly productive relationships with civil servants, but many…
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All in the mind
Last year’s Stevenson-Farmer report set out an ambitious agenda for improving mental health and wellbeing in…
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Civil servants won’t settle for being stuck at the back of the queue
With the pay cap finally being lifted, the FDA will be pressing ministers to ensure civil…
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Gareth Hills: Let’s shout louder about the civil service’s achievements and challenges
The FDA President sheds light on his first meeting with the Guardian Public Leaders Network advisory…
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Brexit Minister forced to apologise for undermining civil service
Brexit Minister Steve Baker has been forced to apologise for undermining the civil service
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Whitehall’s stress test
Civil servants are under more pressure than ever before, and stresses and strains at home can…
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The show must go on
Matt Foster speaks to three FDA members who are senior officials in the Northern Ireland Civil…
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“Ill-informed” civil service attacks must stop, says FDA
The FDA has stepped up its work to defend the impartiality of the civil service by…
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Picking up the pieces
The failure of Britain’s political leadership over Brexit has left civil servants exposed to insults and…
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NHS managers plan more active and engaged union
NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens and former NHS Employers leader Dean Royles were among the…
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Maths, Mum and Dad: Matt Ross talks to Jonathan Slater
Matt Ross talks to Jonathan Slater, the reforming permanent secretary at the Department for Education, about…
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Compensation Scheme changes “a backwards step”
New Cabinet Office proposals for changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) are a “major…
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MPs to probe Whitehall’s Brexit capability
A cross-party group of MPs has relaunched its wide-ranging inquiry into the civil service, promising to…
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Unions back FDA call for new civil service settlement
Ministers must wake up and recognise the “crisis of resourcing” facing Britain’s civil service, the FDA…
