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Policy profession head wants to emulate overseas governments where officials are better educated

Council chief execs also offered cap-busting rise, bagging same 2% deal offered to rank-and-file staff

IfG think tank calls for John Manzoni to be SRO of Brexit preparations and DExEU to start handing out permanent contracts

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

Foreign secretary reveals that government’s “inner struggle” over how to implement Brexit “is very, very difficult” in secret recording

The civil service commercial chief heading up the government’s efforts to improve its procurement and contracting skills tells Richard Johnstone about his goals, and how Whitehall dealt with the collapse of Carillion

Paper published after reports Brexit secretary David Davis threatened to resign if no time limit was indicated

Government tells PCS 1% cap will remain in place with any rises to be found from departmental budgets

BEIS’s Pocklington heads to Marsham Street as DIT hires banker Mark Slaughter as new investment DG

Calm has turned a section of the 57,509-word EU document into a sleep-inducing audio book

The UK’s exit from the European Union will affect countries beyond our borders. A conference in Dublin brought home to me the impact on our nearest neighbour

Team that delivered the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will continue to exist to support Theresa May as chair in office

Government looks to create up to 50 different tests for candidates

Report confirms Jon Thompson’s comments to Civil Service World that elements of Making Tax Digital programme could be delayed as department creates room to take on Brexit work

Despite reports of its demise, the 1% cap on pay increases remains in place across the UK government civil service. As workers across the public sector, including the Scottish Government, get cap-busting awards, it is time for the limit to end for all public servants

New director Lisa Osofsky insists plan to fold SFO into National Crime Agency has been dropped

Leslie Evans reveals that Edinburgh administration has made contact with Welsh Government colleagues for an update on the scheme

External evidence and expertise is crucial to good policy making – a new report from the Institute for Government sets out how Whitehall can use it better

International Development Committee warns of risk to transparency and poverty-reduction focus as other departments increase their stake in humanitarian aid

Dominic Raab sets out plans to boost council control over next-generation large-scale housing delivery

More than 200 former staff left out of pocket via Voluntary Exit Scheme

The Windrush scandal again shows the need for government to address departmental culture. Companies focused on customer service can help provide the answer

DExEU warning of food shortages within a fortnight if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on future status revealed

Department insists ‘no decisions have been made’ on extending current arrangements