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Home Office let off the hook after court rules department does not have to pay damages to defence firm 

A short video on the benefits of Sophos Cloud

They do things differently in Totnes, and they have a Member of Parliament who does it her way too. Jess Bowie travels to Devon to spend the day with Sarah Wollaston, the Tory MP and select committee chair who has no fear of speaking the truth to power. 

Former head of London Probation Trust appointed interim chief inspector of probation

According to a spokesperson, David Cameron will not pursue an inquiry into HMRC’s handling of HSBC tax files 

Government should focus on working with mutuals and cooperatives rather than outsourcing to private firms, says Jon Cruddas

Deloitte’s annual State of the State report on what the next government must consider when creating its public sector reform programmes

Home Affairs Select Committee calls for extension of abuse inquiry to cover all of the UK 

A monthly interview with people who’ve crossed organisational and sectoral boundaries to join a new working world. Michael Anderson moved from the Cabinet Office to the philanthropic organisation the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation 

New Diplomatic Academy set up to improve knowledge and skills of FCO staff 

Organisations have forgotten the value of authenticity – so let’s make 2015 the year to get real

Former prisons watchdog Stephen Shaw will lead a review into detainee welfare on home secretary’s request

Home secretary announces new chair of abuse inquiry, which will now have statutory powers 

A police detective discusses the funding cuts and staff shortages that have hampered specialist departments in the force. 

In a new column examining ideas from governments around the world, Joshua Chambers looks at how India is including its citizens in public service delivery

If at first you don’t succeed… maybe trying and trying again is actually not such a great idea

"Michael has been nothing but supportive" education secretary says while asserting her authority over the department

Scientist and entrepreneur Hermann Hauser spoke to CSW about the success of the Catapult Centres 

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Dianne Hayter thinks politicians should show more respect to civil servants who “work their socks off”. But, she tells Jess Bowie, there are still plenty of areas where Whitehall needs to up its game.

How will public sector cuts in the 2015 Spending Round impact on the UK health sector?

Martin Donnelly, permanent secretary of the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills and chair of the The Way We Work (TW3) Delivery Board, shares his thoughts on the programme at the inaugural TW3 Awards that took place last week. Sarah Aston reports

Sir John confirms he will give evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on 4 February 

Cabinet secretary says the role he played in Chilcot Inquiry was "very limited"

The Ministry of Justice’s commercial arm bids for contract with Saudi Arabian Prison Service