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New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Parts of the civil service have spent 2017 developing bold new ways to do things in government. They must prosper in what will be an uncomfortable year ahead

Cabinet Office Single Departmental Plan also reveals proposals for a new shared services strategy as part of moves to boost commercial capability

MPs slam department’s weak oversight after company made unauthorised redundancy payouts totalling £1.76m

Staff at agency near the bottom of the civil service pay satisfaction table, but unable to take strike action

Watchdog MP Meg Hillier slams two-year time-lag that has seen millions of pounds spent on services from an "inadequate" provider

Public appointment commissioner lauds progress on gender diversity but brands record for disabled people “inadequate”

BT talks with the futurists and visionaries preparing the UK for a digital future

ONS figures reveal 300 staff moving from BEIS to DfE following shift in responsibility for further education

Automation can create jobs with the right policies in place, deputy leader Tom Watson says in new report

Auditor review of Green Investment Bank privatisation concludes efforts to ensure firm’s liabilities were off the public sector balance sheet could have reduced sale price

The government has recently set up a number of high-profile inquiries, including into child sexual abuse and the Grenfell Tower fire. As the terms of reference for the Grenfell Tower probe are finalised, this is how inquiries can earn trust

Think tank report on public inquiries finds lack of formal guidance, procedures and scrutiny measures

Cabinet secretary makes “statement of intent” about future rights to work in government

Whitehall’s chief executive says thousands of civil servants have already been moved into Brexit roles, with around a quarter coming from outside government

You can’t take the politics out of big projects, but strengthening the National Infrastructure Commission and building the evidence base will lead to wiser decisions

Department wants extra cash to fund efficiency reforms and a full defence review to follow national security adviser's work

Former civil service head raises concerns about increasing demand pressures across the health service

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Post-implementation evaluation admits many employers see new system as a burden

Think-tank analysis identifies concessions on residency rights, a £39bn bill on the ‘never-never’, and hand-tying assurances on Northern Ireland in draft agreement

Senior officials past and present react to draft first-phase divorce agreement between UK and EU

 Public Accounts Committee criticises departments' “business as usual” assumption for 2019 and berates pace of pan-Whitehall Border Planning Group 

The former Treasury solicitor shares his reflections from a Whitehall career with Tamsin Rutter