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“I could not have asked for better, more committed colleagues," Moriarty says in statement

Civil service union claims victory as Sunak finds £2bn to tone down ‘tax trap’ that counts pension contributions as income

Move to be confirmed later today after PM chairs COBRA meeting

Departments across government have held a series of events to mark International Women’s Day. CSW speaks to civil service gender champion and Department for International Trade permanent secretary Antonia Romeo, and champions in two departments, about the work they are doing to drive equality

£5bn public service response fund and business loans and grants among measures announced in Budget

Treasury sets out areas of focus for review and pledges to lead the world in linking cash to outcomes

Chancellor puts figure on number of officials expected to move, as departments develop relocation plans ahead of Spending Review

Department to explore ‘merits of a mandatory approach’ across Whitehall

Civil servants are following the advice of Public Health England, which is tracing people who have come into contact with Nadine Dorries

Budget will also set out details of measures to tackle coronavirus outbreak

Move comes after reports that procurement in ministry was a key plank of Dominic Cummings’s reform plan for the civil service

Boris Johnson and top officials warn that crisis will get worse

Warning that packaging system could remain 'dysfunctional' even without use of plastic

New ‘economic campus’ will be one of three new offices announced in the Budget, says chancellor

Unit's involvement announced as Boris Johnson chairs COBRA meeting to plan next steps

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

Nearly £100m of spending written off, watchdog finds

Jim Harra ‘strongly rejects’ criticism from Ed Davey’s APPG on the controversial Loan Charge

Tom Hurd, director general of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism in the Home Office, explains the organisation’s role and his priorities for this year’s Security & Policing event

Call to open appraisals process to the National Infrastructure Commission ahead of possible Budget boost

Body offers £149,500 a year for official to oversee work on HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail and nuclear projects

To mark this year’s annual Security & Policing conference, CSW interviews experts including the National Crime Agency’s Lynne Owens and the Joint Security and Resilience Centre’s Angela Essel, and takes an in-depth look at issues such as knife crime and the relationship between UK security firms and the Department for International Trade

"We are well prepared as a country to deal with this outbreak," Sedwill tells officials

Whitty says 'social cost' of measures like school closures means government will wait until the “last possible point” to implement them