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As Brexit swells the senior civil service ranks, the government will struggle to meet its goal of moving more officials out of London, says the Institute for Government’s Aron Cheung

Bernadette Kelly defends department’s due diligence over Seaborne Freight debacle

Sterling says social housing is particularly affected by power vacuum, with some homes at risk of being mothballed

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Brexit will remain a key focus as the NAO rebalances its resources to cope with its mounting workload

Move comes after report by former John Lewis HR chief Laura Whyte concluded civil servants face both abusive and abrasive behaviour

DfT only received three bids for no-deal ferry contracts, NAO review finds

As we begin another momentous year in UK politics, civil service chief exec John Manzoni and BT managing director of major and public sector Colm O’Neill came together to discuss the future of public services. CSW reports. Photo Baldo Sciacca

Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has acknowledged that rollout of benefit reform could have contributed to large increase but says government has made changes to improve reform

Minister reveals that work is ‘deferred’ until after the UK leaves the EU

Select committee report has also questioned the chancellor's assertion that "austerity is coming to an end"

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FoI requests before the deal was scrapped reveal external advisers to controversial contract

Davies, who set up the National Institute for Health Research and has driven efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance, will step down in September

Update also reveals that only one application for financial assistance under the Windrush hardship scheme has been approved

Former head of the home civil service and ex-cabinet secretary say nation is simply not ready for 29 March Brexit

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Brexit department says one-off governance model reflects its 'unique' role

Report reveals details of plans to slash taxes and tariffs if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal next month

Committee inquiry demands action plan to fill skills gaps and calls for Treasury to set out how public value frameworks will be rolled out in Spending Review

Watchdog says department needs to up its game to hit Theresa May's 300,000 new-homes-a-year target

The FDA has been batting for the values of the civil service for a century. This role remains as critical as ever, says general secretary Dave Penman

Lib Dems say involvement of civil servants in possible Brexit compromise talks represents a breach of cabinet manual

HMPPS is "emerging from several challenging years", says MoJ permanent secretary Richard Heaton