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MPs warn practice is undermining the nation’s international climate and development targets

In the latest of our series about civil service leavers, we meet former deputy principal private secretary to the prime minister Ed Whiting, who is now director of strategy for the Wellcome Trust

Plan goes beyond Dame Judith Hackitt’s 2018 review recommendations following west London tragedy

MPs say a new department for constitutional affairs should take on the UK government’s role in devolved areas

Public health professor has been a chief scientific adviser to government departments for a decade

Former Treasury second perm sec Sharon White to join retailer on far-from-undersold pay package

Department says Brexit-related workload will see 600 additional staff located at Stratford centre

Former BIS and DIT permanent secretary will be troubled aerospace giant's "senior representative" in Europe and the UK and Ireland"

Truss also hints at buildings sell-off to avoid having “land that could be used for housing sitting on the government balance sheet”

Civil servants could be either ‘too fresh or too jaded’ to maximise no-deal Brexit preparation for October, highlights think tank

A permanent replacement for outgoing stats chief to be announced in "late summer", UKSA says

In these unprecedented circumstances, we should ditch the convention of confidentiality around civil servants’ advice to ministers – for the good of us all, says the FDA general secretary

Case in which asylum detainee was told to return to the address where she was sexually exploited raises "grave safeguarding concerns", charity says

It can be complicated managing a multi-cloud environment, so BT is providing a free ebook of tips to help you manage the risks and rewards

As Tory hopefuls set out their stall for the role of PM, the civil service had better prepare for deckchair shuffling and another round of pointless departmental name changes

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

Troubled background-checking agency appoints local authority boss to top job

Theresa May adds housing expert and architect to inquiry panel probing 2017 tragedy

Regulator calls for publication of official data to "enable meaningful public spending debate"

MP says ongoing vacancy exposed in wake of Grenfell tragedy is "astounding" a year after search began

Union leaders sound alarm as bill tops £12m at one ministry and tens of millions across government

PM backs recommendation of Augar Review to bring back maintenance grants, which could cost £2bn

Commission chaired by former civil service head blasts government’s approach to economic development and calls for new £10bn-a-year fund

Parliamentary committee voices ‘serious concerns’, including use of a digital-only system and numerous technical problems