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Leaked Home Office paper unveils plans to take immigration status check service entirely online

IfG review on boosting cross-government functions highlighted civil service 'must tackle perception that policy trumps specialisms' for career progression

Independent adviser also calls for consultation to be reopened because of impact of snap general election

Prime minister denies claim she refused to use 'inconvenient' reports while home secretary

New office space to be shared with NHS Digital hailed as boost to Northern Powerhouse

Fifth benchmarking exercise finds three core areas for improvement

Document states that employers would be encouraged to recruit “resident labour" over immigrants

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