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Boris Johnson fired the top civil servant at the Department for Education today saying ‘fresh official leadership’ was needed after the A-Level and GCSE exam fiasco. Jonathan Slater will step down on September 1, it was announced today, the day after Ofqual chief executive Sally Collier resigned from her post int he wake of the … Read more
Top civil servant at Department for Education ‘is facing axe’ over series of school disasters Jonathan Slater has been permanent secretary at the department for four years Ministers are concerned about failure to reopen schools and exam grading The Government has denied that Slater will be leaving his post despite concerns By Claire Ellicot Political … Read more
A jazz-loving ex-journalist who flunked his A-Levels and a career civil servant with no previous education experience: Calls for six-figure figures behind Ofqual exams shambles to quit Chairman Roger Taylor is a former journalist turned medical businessman Sally Collier is a career civil service but had not worked in education before Both were appointed in … Read more
Pilfering at the Palace: Police arrest Queen’s servant after a spate of thefts including a vice admiral’s medal that popped up on eBay for £350 Medal belonging to a vice-admiral is discovered listed on eBay for £350 A member of the royal household staff aged 37 was arrested last Friday Staff began noticing items going … Read more
‘I feared for my life’ Black civil servant who was ‘racially profiled’ by police tells how she was stopped after her white van-man neighbour accused her of trespassing on his drive while jogging and chased her through the streets Dr Andrea Charles-Fidelis ran to a train station after a rowing with a neighbour The civil … Read more
Dr Andrea Charles Fidelis, Director of Communication and Violent Crime Prevention at the Ministry of Justice, claims she was racially profiled and threatened with arrest by an officer from Kent Police while out jogging in Swanley, near Sevenoaks One of Britain’s most senior black civil servants has received an apology from police after she was … Read more
Revealed: Top civil servant in charge of Britain’s coronavirus response quits amid growing acrimony between Downing Street and the Whitehall machine Respected mandarin Tom Shinner is the latest high-profile figure to leave No 10 insiders insisted that Mr Shinner’s job was only a temporary secondment One friend said he was contractually obliged to return to … Read more
Top civil servant at HM Revenue & Customs refused to sign off on Rishi Sunak’s £9bn furlough jobs bonus plan and discounts on eating out because of doubts they are ‘value for money’ Rishi Sunak has been defending latest huge coronavirus response package HMRC chief Jim Harra asked for specific instruction to proceed with policies … Read more
Britain’s top civil servant will walk away with a pay-off of nearly £250,000, it was revealed last night. Sir Mark Sedwill will get £248,189 when he steps down later this year from his dual role as Cabinet Secretary and national security adviser. It follows a power struggle with the Prime Minister’s top aide Dominic Cummings. … Read more
A civil servant who was awarded £250,000 after winning a legal dispute after being branded racist has said she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Anne Giwa-Amu, 59, was bullied by colleagues at the Department for Work and Pensions after she said it always rains in Wales. Ms Giwa-Amu, who is mixed Nigerian … Read more