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NHS bosses say Indian doctors are being denied visas to work in the UK because of ‘hostile environment’

Plan for 2018-19 to focus on four themes, including creating a strong, new relationship with Europe after Brexit

PAC calls for review of rail franchising model but department hits back at “unbalanced” report

Study shows number of women holding board positions in UK public sector has increased from 27% in 2015 to 43% in 2018

Shaun McNally is responsible for delivery in an area that has seen some of government’s most controversial reforms. The Legal Aid Agency’s chief executive tells Tamsin Rutter about reform and details his own career journey through the courts

Report by former health minister comes as Jeremy Hunt’s call for a long-term settlement for the NHS gains traction

Amber Rudd forced to admit use of targets after she and top official yesterday denied their existence  

Government officials reported to have suggested that those applying for the right to remain in the UK could borrow a friend’s Android device

Auditor general tells MPs government does not have capacity “to do anything but outsource” services across a host of areas

Treasury Committee chair seeks assurances on tax agency’s “approach to international cooperation in the fight against economic crime”

Department points to £185m extra Brexit funding after PAC criticises its lack of preparation

Scottish first minister refuses to accept latest deal on EU Withdrawal Bill despite support from Welsh Government

Permanent secretary Tom Scholar outlines tests done by department to ensure financial settlement figure is robust

As seven years of public sector pay restraint come slowly – and unevenly – to an end, Suzannah Brecknell meets the Office for Manpower Economics, the team helping pay review bodies and departments navigate new terrain

Cabinet secretary praises work of Open Innovation Team in helping open up policymaking to universities

Existing operations chief to switch to post heading up organisation’s Brexit team

Home secretary Amber Rudd sets out action plan to deal with cases of people facing immigration issues following rule changes

Sean Luke, BT's CIO for the Universities Sector, on the strange parallels between GDPR readiness and grief

Report criticises system that allows ministers and officials to blame each other for mistakes

Shadow chancellor proposes independent board to oversee tax authority which he said could improve decision-making

MPs criticise department for not knowing where to spend £7bn pump-priming cashpot

Vodafone examines the way small adjustments can transform the public sector

It is easy for politicians to blame immigration officers and other civil servants tasked with implementing immigration rules and regulations. But to do so unfairly distracts from the all but inevitable outcome of reducing the number of staff properly employed and trained to enforce immigration law

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