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FCO warns “situation is becoming unsustainable” as 70% of staff leaving department cite poor pay as top reason

John Manzoni says department has taken appropriate action and defends decision not to publish inquiry

Meg Hillier letter says committee remains worried that timely delivery of a fully functioning new customs system as part of government’s no deal Brexit plans remains uncertain

CIPFA's policy manager Alan Bermingham takes a look at what the OBR's report on fiscal sustainability tell us about long term government spending – and the picture isn't pretty

By the end of 2019, 90% of senior civil service leaders will be trained as Wellbeing Confident Leaders

Annual accounts reveal that last year the department stopped, paused, or consolidated more than 100 transformation projects, while reducing the ambition of others

Staff switch comes as government seeks to bolster negotiating teams following Chequers proposal

The government has effectively told civil servants it values them less than other public sector workers, says Prospect’s deputy general secretary. This cannot go unchallenged

Cabinet Office must withdraw pay guidance by Thursday afternoon avoid legal action, unions tell government

One year after the snap election which led to major changes Theresa May’s team, Kevin Schofield and Sebastian Whale talk to No 10 insiders, ministers and backbench Tories to find out more about the political team behind Britain’s most famous black door

Select committee warns that an international development plan focused on trade alone could actively disadvantage the most marginalised groups

Dame Martina Milburn says hiring a diverse team is her first priority, with applications open until 25 July

Crawford Falconer says “world is begging to trade with UK” in first full interview since taking up role

Simon Fraser says civil service can teach MPs lessons on workplace behaviour and predicts intensification of Brexit woes

Matthew Rycroft has undertaken some challenging foreign policy roles in government, from helping end the war in Bosnia to facing down Russia in the UN security council. As he settles into his new role as permanent secretary of the Department for International Development he speaks to Richard Johnstone about the need for closer links with other departments, and the importance of showing what’s possible through the international aid budget

Chief executive predicts "challenging" year after expert shortages combine with casework hike

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

Report details “scandalous” vacancy levels that see department pay £78m a year on empty units

DfT's high-speed railway company to appoint new top team as project moves from design to construction

Information Commissioner orders MoJ to disclose fines dished out to private-sector operators and cost of HMP Birmingham riot

Revised government estate strategy confirms plans for more government hubs and moots creation of common access pass for Whitehall buildings

New Brexit secretary Dominic Raab defends White Paper on future relationship between UK and EU as “principled and practical”

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