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New policy will base increases on cost of living while keeping public spending budgets in balance, says Nicola Sturgeon

Former civil service head also brands no Brexit deal a ‘complete disaster’ for Britain

Summer recess spurns all kinds of stories, but the international development secretary’s splash on ‘crazy’ Whitehall salaries was particularly cowardly

Antonia Romeo tells CSW that the government is looking for areas where “win-win” deals can be reached quickly

Chancellor insists improved transport links in north is top priority but criticised for lack of clarity

Unions call for concrete action on scrapping the 1% pay cap for all public servants and just some 'cherry picked’ areas

Public sector areas with retention issues, such as senior civil servants, expected to be among first to get a pay rise

New investigatory powers commissioner begins role inspecting use of state surveillance by public authorities

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

Lack of progress with new deals risks stifling economic growth, councils claim

International trade secretary draws fire for Brexit negotiations complaints

UK statistics chief Sir David Norgrove hits out at Home Office over “damaging” leak of student migration figures to media, in letter also copied to Sir Jeremy Heywood

Theresa May reveals ministers are due to be briefed on resilience findings in a matter of days, as select committee chair questions scope of inquiry

Department for Education urged to lead social mobility drive on back of problems with free childcare provision

Heads of Aircraft Carrier Alliance and Submarine Delivery Agency announced

Civil servants across the Home Office, MoJ and HMRC are today staging demonstrations over the continuation of the 1% cap on pay increases

Agency is the second government enforcement arm to trial cameras for protection this month

PCS trade union has organised a day of protest against government pay policy on 31 August

The revelation that the number of students overstaying their visa is much lower than expected exposes the impact of bad data in policymaking. More must be done to address poor quality figures to ensure the government is not caught out again

Return to work scheme intended to address gender pay gap, which increases sharply for women in their 40s

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

Lord Nick Macpherson in talks with UK Finance just 18 months after an 11-year stint as top Treasury official, according to reports

Home secretary also indicates that ONS will set out plan to improve government’s use of administrative data next month

Statistician John Aston replaces Bernard Silverman to advise department on a range of issues