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Union says Home Office agency has agreed to talks on how to ensure onsite staff safety amid coronavirus crisis

Minister says government cannot delay long term plans to 'level up' country

PACAC chair asks national statistician which dataset the nation should use after concerns about hospital-only figures

Treasury and HMRC urged to build evidence base for change as support for better-funded public services is expected to grow

A civil servant offers some homespun wisdom on the highs and lows of remote working during a pandemic – and discovers it is anything but pants

Outgoing Cabinet Office perm sec and civil service chief executive urges colleagues to “preserve and promote what is unique” about the "incredible" civil service while pursuing constant improvement

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

Former MI5 head cites importance of controls and accountability

About 28 million records of young learners were compromised earlier this year

Low Incomes Tax Reform Group applauds round-the-clock efforts of ‘invisible cohort’ of departmental staff

Union demands answers after 2,000 staff at Home Office division earmarked for return to work despite coronavirus lockdown

Cabinet secretary also encourages departmental staff to make time to relax – safely – over the Easter weekend

MPs reject offer of private briefings and call on home secretary and new perm sec to appear at virtual evidence session

Tax agency in talks with PCS over coronavirus protocol for HMRC offices

PM tells MPs government has “scaled back” work on integrated review as resources are diverted to tackle the coronavirus response

As part of a new series on global responses to coronavirus, Professor Talbot talks to former MP and minister Tom Levitt about the role that companies play in driving social change, and how some firms are helping governments tackle the covid-19 crisis 

How are public managers across the world responding to the Covid-19 pandemic? In a series of video interviews, Prof Colin Talbot speaks to senior officials, politicians and academics to explore different approaches and lessons that could be shared

In the first of a new series exploring how governments across the world are responding to the covid-19 pandemic, Professor Colin Talbot talks to Clay Westcott, president of the International Public Managment Network, about the best way to make an impact with testing, and how the virus is affecting developing countries in unexpected ways

Proxima’s Emily Smith, responsible for talent development, offers insights and practical advice on how to keep young talent developing when work patterns have fundamentally changed.

Hancock wants sector to put domestic need to end lockdown above export drives as day-on-day test numbers drop

PCS calls for all HMRC offices with confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus to close

Department teams up with individuals, charities, and businesses to break down barriers and increase participation

Boris Johnson had been working to a "stripped-back diary" after contracting Covid-19

Usual limitations relaxed as organisations across the NHS are told to share data in fight against coronavirus