Posted 1/20/2024, 8:37:00 PM
U.K. Government Seeks to Restrict Civil Service Political Activism, Cut Jobs to Fund Tax Cuts
- Government to crack down on civil servants accused of wasting money on "diversity activism" and review diversity networks
- Ministers want diversity meetings held outside of work hours, not during paid time
- New impartiality guidance to stop officials "using jobs for political activism"
- Home Office guidance says officials should follow minister's instructions even if it means ignoring European Court of Human Rights
- Plan to cut civil service headcount by 66,000 and use savings for tax cuts, while reforming career paths to reward top performers