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05/09/2009 - FDA rejects pensions cap as 'lacking financial logic'
10/08/2009 - Union condemns decision to abandon bonus mechanism
20/07/2009 - FDA welcomes Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
11/06/2009 - Union welcomes senior Northern Ireland civil servants' pay review
08/06/2009 - Government playing politics with civil service departments
14/05/2009 - Union leader calls for renewal of the Seven Principles of Public Life
22/04/2009 - Chancellor shies away from frank explanation, says FDA
31/03/2009 - Union condemns pay award for senior civil servants
10/03/2009 - FDA condemns Foreign and Commonwealth Office booklet
05/03/2009 - FDA rejects civil service politicisation ideas
23/02/2009 - FDA welcomes ICO guidance calling for senior salary scales to be published
14/02/2009 - Act of leadership commended by FDA
13/02/2009 - FDA welcomes publication of hospitality report for senior civil servants
26/01/2009 - FDA calls for political consensus on pensions
26/01/2009 - Financial discipline should also apply to ministers, says FDA
16/01/2009 - More tax inspectors not fewer to safeguard public finances says ARC President
03/12/2008 - Civil servants must not leak says FDA general secretary
24/11/2008 - FDA warns of damage to civil service long-term capability
10/09/2008 - MI5 Staff to be supported by FDA
03/09/2008 - Civil servants hit hardest by 2% pay policy, says study - 1 September 2008
23/07/2008 - FDA rejects bonus criticisms - 22 July 2008
25/06/2008 - FDA welcomes reports into loss of child benefit disks from HMRC - 25 June 2008
24/06/2008 - FDA welcomes appointment of new HM Revenue and Customs' chair - 24 June 2008
17/06/2008 - Union leader calls for increased resources to counter tax evasion - 16 June 2008
17/06/2008 - Government adopts 'inflexible approach' towards pay bill management says FDA - 17 June 2008
06/06/2008 - FDA brands Maze stadium minister's attack on civil service "cowardly" - 6 June 2008
03/06/2008 - Union to ballot for industrial action among Welsh school inspectors - 3 June 2008
16/05/2008 - Emphasis on headcounts is 'glib and superficial', says FDA - 14 May 2008
15/05/2008 - Ministers not civil service capability responsible for the Government�s problems - 15 May 2008
03/04/2008 - Extension of CPS paralegals' powers would be 'fundamentally wrong', says FDA - 5 March 2008
03/04/2008 - FDA gives cautious welcome to Budget announcement - 12 March 2008
03/04/2008 - FDA signs protocol for constructive handling of job cuts across the civil service - 2 April 2008
20/12/2007 - Fiscals vote for strike but suspend action - 19 December 2007
18/12/2007 - Union welcomes recognition of dedicated and hardworking staff - 17 December 2007
21/11/2007 - FDA to ballot Scottish prosecutors for action - 21 November 2007
20/11/2007 - Revenue chief's decision to step down is display of public service at its best - 20 November 2007
15/11/2007 - Scottish Government must not renege on previous commitments - 14 November 2007
02/11/2007 - Removal of Assembly senior managers is unfair - 2 November 2007
09/10/2007 - Government priorities must match resources - 9 October 2007
01/10/2007 - Civil servants demand end to fixed retirement ages - 1 October 2007
19/09/2007 - Whitehall must comply with its own equalities laws - 19 September 2007
16/08/2007 - FDA disappointed by political appointment - 15 August 2007
23/07/2007 - Union calls on Office for National Statistics to suspend its relocation programme - 23 July 2007
03/07/2007 - 3 July 2007 - Movement of Civil Service Governance Principles Under Parliament Welcomed by FDA
14/06/2007 - Foreign prisoner scandal result of Government underfunding - 14 June 2007
25/05/2007 - FDA condemns David Davis's Home Office attack - 22 May 2007
14/05/2007 - FDA welcomes reports that ONS may delay London closure.
11/05/2007 - FDA warns Treasury committee that ONS is at 'crisis point' - 9 May 2007
11/05/2007 - London office key to providing quality ONS statistics, says FDA - 11 May 2007
09/05/2007 - FDA says Turnbull's remarks 'wrong and destructive' - 9 May 2007
08/05/2007 - FDA concerned about Home Office leadership 'merry-go-round' - 8 May 2007
29/03/2007 - FDA urges caution over rushing Home Office split - 27 March 2007
26/03/2007 - FDA JOINS MPS' CALL FOR A CIVIL SERVICE ACT - 26 March 2007
21/03/2007 - Budget cuts: FDA warns public service reform may suffer - March 21, 2007
06/03/2007 - FDA DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED AT SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE 'PAY CUT'
02/03/2007 - FDA welcomes Home Office report which provides 'Balancing Context'
22/01/2007 - FDA warns Home Office Breakup could compromise public protection - January 22 2007
19/01/2007 - Stop kicking the Home Office, says FDA January 19th 2007
16/01/2007 - ONS London office cuts are ill-thought through, says FDA - 16 January 2007
16/11/2006 - FDA welcomes independence for National Statistics - 16 November 2006
16/11/2006 - Senior HMRC staff concerned about restructure plans and relocations, says FDA - 16 November 2006
16/11/2006 - FDA welcomes independence for ONS - 28 November
11/09/2006 - TUC's relationship with Labour 'confused and must be addressed' - 11 September 2006
06/08/2006 - Union welcomes call for greater ministerial accountability - 6 August 2006
25/07/2006 - FDA welcomes new approach for political memoirs - 25 July 2006
16/06/2006 - Attack on permanent secretary pay is unfair and ill-informed - 16 June 2006
06/06/2006 - FDA welcomes new civil service code - 6 June 2006
02/06/2006 - Politically motivated attacks on civil servants are damaging government - 2 June 2006
24/05/2006 - FDA WARNS AGAINST SCAPEGOATING CIVIL SERVANTS - 24 May 2006
17/05/2006 - FDA welcomes Judicial Pensions Bill - 17 May 2006
15/05/2006 - FDA warns against 'simplistic approach' to Whitehall reform - 15 May 2006
30/03/2006 - FDA anger at pay award staging for senior civil servants - 30 March 2006
22/03/2006 - FDA concern at Budget squeeze on departments and public sector pay - 22 March 2006
24/02/2006 - Senior civil servants work 1000 hours each year in unpaid overtime - 24 February 2006
11/11/2005 - Union endorses Foreign Secretary's attack on Meyer memoirs - 11 November 2005
04/11/2005 - FDA condemns criticism of senior civil servants in Northern Ireland - 04 November 2005
18/10/2005 - FDA welcomes Government's lifetime pension guarantee - 18 October 2005
28/09/2005 - Employment tribunal decision opens up redundancy payments for thousands of fixed-term employees - 28 September 2005
19/07/2005 - Top civil servants' union says secret change to role of special advisers is 'bizarre' - 19 July 2005
06/07/2005 - Top civil servants' union condemns Casey remarks and renews calls for Civil Service Act - 6 July 2005
15/06/2005 - FDA welcomes new Cabinet Secretary and Head of Civil Service - 15 June 2005
03/06/2005 - Unison and FDA launch unprecedented new trade union organisation - 3 June 2005 (embargoed until 00.01am 6 June 2005)
21/03/2005 - FDA calls off pensions strike - 21 March 2005
16/03/2005 - FDA welcomes budget commitment to invest more in public services - 16 March 2005
14/03/2005 - FDA dismayed by political appointment - 14 March 2005
14/03/2005 - Senior Government staff to strike for first time in over two decades - 14 March 2005
22/02/2005 - FDA to ballot members over civil service pension proposals - 22 February 2005
15/02/2005 - Craig Murray leaves the Foreign Office: statement by the FDA - 15 February 2005
27/01/2005 - FDA endorses call for civil service act - 27 January 2005
10/01/2005 - FDA fears tax on performance - 10 January 2005
21/12/2004 - Blunkett crisis shows need for Civil Service Act - 21 December 2004
14/12/2004 - FDA disappointed with retirement age ultimatum - 14 December 2004
10/12/2004 - FDA attacks pensions 'myths' and demands honesty from Government - 10 December 2004
09/12/2004 - FDA rejects equality of misery - 9 December 2004
08/12/2004 - Sickness needs to be treated, not disciplined - 8 December 2004
27/11/2004 - FDA warns against penalising public servant pensions - 27 November 2004
19/11/2004 - FDA welcomes groundbreaking agreement with DWP - 19 November 2004
16/11/2004 - Pensions betrayal - 16 November 2004
15/11/2004 - FDA welcomes draft civil service bill - 15 November 2004
14/10/2004 - FDA welcomes creation of independent prosecutions authority - 14 October 2004
16/09/2004 - FDA dismayed by DWP closures - 16 September 2004
15/09/2004 - FDA endorses Fraser recommendations - 15 September 2004
09/08/2004 - Bullying in Courts - 9 August 2004
27/07/2004 - PCS DWP No Confidence Vote - Divisive and Counterproductive Says FDA - 27 July 2004
21/07/2004 - FDA gives cautious welcome to CPS spending increase - 21 July 2004
15/07/2004 - Butler Review: Government must act to reinforce civil service integrity - 15 July 2004
14/07/2004 - FDA calls for Cabinet government over 'sofa government'
12/07/2004 - Chancellor's announcement will seriously damage the civil service - 12 July 2004
29/06/2004 - Health debate causes concern for managers - 29 June 2004
13/05/2004 - Union welcomes appointment of new Revenue and Customs chief - 13 May 2004
30/03/2004 - Union condemns immigration leaks - 30 March 2004
18/03/2004 - FDA welcomes pensions concessions for higher earners in the budget - 18 March 2004
17/03/2004 - End of an era for Inland Revenue and Customs - 17 March 2004
17/03/2004 - Union concern at government job cuts - 17 March 2004
15/03/2004 - Government Offices network central to Lyons' relocation proposals - 15 March 04
04/03/2004 - Service to the public, not name, is the key for CPS success - 4 March 2004
26/02/2004 - FDA urges government to act now on unpaid overtime - 26 February 2004
12/02/2004 - Senior Civil Service pay award disappointing - 12 February 2004
05/01/2004 - Draft Civil Service Bill - 5 January 2004
08/12/2003 - DWP management relents on unfair bonus scheme - 8 December 2003
26/11/2003 - Disappointment over omission of Civil Service Bill - 26 November 2003
21/11/2003 - Department for Work and Pensions imposes discriminatory pay offer - 21 November 2003
13/11/2003 - Union rejects strings-attached pay offer - 13 November 2003
10/11/2003 - Procurator Fiscals reject pay offer - 10 November 2003
24/10/2003 - Jeff Chandra - Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust - 24 October 2003
17/10/2003 - Union action on Procurator Fiscal pay - 17 October 2003
11/09/2003 - Union welcomes commitment to Civil Service Act - 11 September 2003
03/09/2003 - Government communications reorganisation - 3 September 2003
21/07/2003 - Public service targets: Select Committee report - 21 July 2003
15/07/2003 - Departmental cuts unrealistic - 15 July 2003
02/07/2003 - Review of Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise - 2 July 2003
23/06/2003 - Union welcomes calls to strengthen foundations of civil service - 23 June 2003
11/06/2003 - Union welcomes Blunkett boost for Crown Prosecutors - 11 June 2003
11/06/2003 - FDA concern at public sector pension age rise - 11 June 2003
03/06/2003 - Union backs draft Civil Service Act - 3 June 2003
03/04/2003 - Defining the boundaries within the executive - 8 April 2003
04/03/2003 - South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust report - 4 March 2003
11/02/2003 - Union welcomes review of government communications - 11 February 2003
07/02/2003 - Senior Civil Service pay awards inadequate - 7 February 2003
18/12/2002 - Detailed consultation paramount on pensions paper - 18 December 2002
18/12/2002 - Legal remedy at Argyll and Clyde not best option at present - 18 December 2002
03/12/2002 - No hope for Good Hope - 3 December 2002
02/12/2002 - Union calls for board to resign - 2 December 2002
09/10/2002 - NHS Managers code of conduct - 9 October 2002
10/09/2002 - Protecting public services from corporate corruption - 10 September 2002
30/08/2002 - FDA demands action on Fiscals' pay - 30 August 2002
21/08/2002 - Real reason for suspension
18/07/2002 - FDA calls for clarity in role of special advisers - 18 July 2002