FDA warns of damage to civil service's long-term capability

The Chancellor's announcement that further savings will be identified in 2009 to be achieved in the next Comprehensive Spending Review period heralds an era of widespread cuts to services and potential damage to the capability of the public services if critical posts are lost, the FDA warned today.

FDA: MI5 staff to be supported by public service union

The Security Service (MI5) and the Security Service staff association have this week reached an agreement with the FDA - the union for senior managers in the civil service - for the union to provide professional industrial relations support to staff.

FDA rejects bonus criticisms

The FDA - the union for senior managers and professionals in the civil service - today rejected criticisms by the Welsh Conservatives of bonuses paid to senior staff in the Welsh Assembly Government.

FDA welcomes reports into loss of child benefit disks from HMRC

The FDA - the union representing senior managers and professionals in the civil service - has today welcomed the Poynter and IPCC reports into the circumstances surrounding the loss of the child benefit disks from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

FDA welcomes appointment of new HM Revenue and Customs' chair

The FDA - the union for senior managers and professionals in the civil service - today welcomed the appointment of Mike Clasper as the new chair of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Government adopts ‘inflexible approach’ towards pay bill management says FDA

The FDA - the union for senior managers and professionals in the civil service - has today given a welcome to many aspects of the 2008 Senior Salaries Review Body report.

FDA: Union leader calls for increased resources to counter tax evasion

Terry Cook - the newly appointed President of the Association of Revenue and Customs (ARC) - has today called for increased resources to counter the threat of highly experienced staff being lost to the private sector and to enhance the counter tax evasion work of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

FDA: Union to ballot for industrial action among Welsh schools inspectors

Schools Inspectors in Estyn are being balloted for industrial action by their union, the FDA, in a dispute over pay. Estyn is the body responsible for education and training inspection in Wales.

FDA response to PM's comments on the size of the civil service

Emphasis on headcounts is 'glib and superficial', says FDA.

FDA: Ministers not civil service capability responsible for the Government’s problems

"The real problem facing the civil service is not the capabilities of our members, it is the actions of the Government," FDA general secretary Jonathan Baume will tell delegates at the union's annual conference on Thursday morning in central London.

FDA: The union of choice for senior managers and professionals in public service

The FDA today cautiously welcomed the Chancellor's Budget announcement of a Public Value Programme that would look at all areas of public spending to see if there is more scope to improve value for money.

Extension of CPS paralegals' powers would be 'fundamentally wrong', says FDA

The FDA - the union representing prosecutors in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) - has today made clear its opposition to increasing the powers of Designated Case Workers - or paralegals - in the CPS. The proposals, contained in clause 105 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill currently going through the House of Lords, would give unrestricted rights to unqualified staff to conduct trials in the magistrates' courts.

FDA: Fiscals vote for strike but suspend action

FDA: Union welcomes recognition of dedicated and hardworking staff

FDA to ballot Scottish prosecutors for action

FDA: Revenue chief’s decision to step down is display of public service at its best

FDA: Scottish govt must not renege on previous commitments

FDA: Govt priorities must match resources

FDA: Civil servants demand end to fixed retirement ages.

FDA: Whitehall must comply with its own equality laws.