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Former prime minister salutes civil service professionalism and crisis management but says it is poor at delivering change

Union calls for Whitehall employers to seek out departed staff and pay additional settlements after successful High Court challenge to revised Civil Service Compensation Scheme

Whitehall has an average gender pay gap of 13%, analysis of official statistics shows

Brexit secretary insists criticism is wide of the mark and points to departmental overall staff balance approaching 50-50

Centre for Cities warns against overplaying benefits of moving public sector jobs out of London

Scotland’s Brexit minister has warned that ‘serious and significant’ changes to devolution plans needed

Civil servants are increasingly working overtime and face being continually on call for major emergencies. Whitehall staff need uninterrupted breaks to recharge their batteries – even if that means leaving some summer emails unanswered

Agreement will also see civil servants from several other departments relocate to the new office

Non-ministerial department was forced to delay launch of new redundancy scheme after court quashed existing terms

Damian Green said that governments will look to identifying policy areas that could be released to Holyrood following Brexit

As an academic specialising in modern empire, Andrew Thompson knows a lot about the trials and tribulations of large organisations. He also runs one. The chief executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council tells Geoffrey Lyons about the council’s impending transformation and the importance of understanding the past to shape the future

Department has revealed advert for perm sec post received 111 applications

Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger said judges should not be blamed for lack of clarity over laws following EU exit

Comments come amid reports the government could be prepared to pay £36bn Brexit divorce bill to settle its financial commitments to the EU

High Court orders Cabinet Office to pay union’s costs and refuses right to appeal decision

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

Annual report of the National Offender Management Service says additional overtime payments were needed to address staffing pressures

Department begins recruiting for post-Brexit arm’s length body

Fury over claims salaries are too high and ‘out of step’ with comparable private-sector roles

Workload survey shows civil service careers are becoming synonymous with low pay and long hours

Baron Lansley reflects on life in government versus life as a civil servant, over a pot of Earl Grey with Suzannah Brecknell

After a wide-ranging career in the civil service, including a spell as John Prescott’s speechwriter, Jeremy Marlow is now focused on driving efficiency in the NHS. He speaks to Richard Vize about what Whitehall and the health service can learn from each other

Sources close to Cabinet minister says she feels Whitehall pay is “out of step” with pay for comparable posts in the private sector

Perm sec Richard Heaton slammed for “less than satisfactory” response to prison pressures