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A UNION leader has called for a “serious” government that “doesn’t trash” the Civil Service.
Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA, which represents senior civil servants, says that whoever is in power after the election should give the Civil Service the “stability it craves.”
His demands include “clear objectives with the right resources and crucially, the freedom to manage them” as well as “fair reward to recruit, retain and motivate committed public servants.”
Agreeing that the Civil Service “should be held to account for the outcomes its committed to delivering,” he nevertheless calls for an end to “micromanaging and ‘trashing the brand’.”
In a speech at the union’s annual conference in London, he is due to hit out at the “baiting of the right-wing press” to attack the Civil Service.
Mr Penman will also criticise the drive to make government employees return to offices rather than work from home and attack government plans to cut 70,000 jobs from the Civil Service.
A government spokesperson said: “We remain committed to building a highly skilled and capable Civil Service that is fully equipped to deliver on the public’s priorities.”
