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At the end of March, three members of the Civil Service Commission, which regulates recruitment and promotes the Civil Service Code, ended their five-year term in office. Kathryn Bishop, Wanda Goldwag and Angela Sarkis sat down with Civil Service World to reflect on their time in post and consider how Brexit, pay restraint and the drive to improve diversity will affect the civil service.

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

Chris Skidmore commits to place all new public bodies created following Brexit outside London

New plan will be published in addition to long-awaited strategy for the civil service, Cabinet Office  minister Chris Skidmore tells CSW

Regulator Ed Humpherson claims Whitehall statistic “does not bear the weight that is put on it in public debate”

Amber Rudd asks Migration Advisory Council to assess economic impact of a fall in the number of workers coming to the UK

Pharmaceutical company executive Steve Oldfield set to take up posting in October

Infrastructure and Projects Authority says number of "at risk" schemes has dropped from 44 in 2016 to 38 this year 

Appointment of Angela MacDonald and Penny Ciniewicz follows departures of key staff Ruth Owen and Jennie Granger earlier this year

Judges say controversial fees “prevent access to justice”, meaning government faces repayment bill

Departmental chiefs open up about areas of concern across government, including the need to focus on delivery and the impact of London house prices on the civil service

Publication of the strategy comes after court challenge to set out plans

A new international league table shows where the civil service is world classed – and where Whitehall is lagging behind. Sharing of practice can help tackle shared problems

After a career at the top of industry, Tony Meggs joined the civil service to lead Whitehall’s work on project management. He speaks to Richard Johnstone about improving delivery across government and his ambitions for the profession

Family-focused pilot scheme will allow staff to return to the UK every weekend

Potential for move to local pay deals floated by civil service chief slammed as “tricks and gimmicks” by the PCS

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

While the civil service has shrunk dramatically, its volume and proportion of IT and digital professionals have gone up and up, ONS data reveals

Policies without adequate funds for implementation are little more than hot air, says the FDA general secretary

An interview with Paul Gibbs and Steven Kay of engineering and construction giant Bechtel on how to deliver successful infrastructure projects

ACOBA's annual report shows 27% hike in requests from former Crown servants to take up non-Whitehall roles

Hugh Ind has interim appointment made permanent 

Civil servants fear uncertainty and, these days, a lack of direction is a real challenge for government, says Andrew Greenway