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Successive prime ministers “failed to offer any significant protection” as officials came under attack, IfG says

Unions say freezing key workers' wages after leaked Treasury documents reveal further austerity among policy options

Minister-led groups to tackle changes faced by aviation industry, shops, pubs and other sectors affected by coronavirus

Pulse survey to assess the impact on officials and inform departments' responses

Government sets out further details of Joint Biosecurity Centre alongside next steps to ease lockdown

Sedwill tested positive for Covid-19 in April

"Your work is recognised and thoroughly appreciated," Schofield tells civil servants

Track-and-trace app being trialled now will do "heavy lifting" once social-distancing measures are lifted, science adviser says

Epidemiologist says he regrets "undermining of the clear messages" on social distancing

Minister says payment timeliness for Universal Credit is running at a record high despite huge levels of demand

Dame Louise Casey will lead unit to ensure "as few people as possible return to life on the streets" after the crisis

Government urged to 'be straight with the public' that there is “no single grand exit plan to release the coronavirus lockdown”, IfG says

Departments will match employees to roles where they need extra capacity to tackle the coronavirus crisis 

Claire Bassett resigns while the post-Brexit trade body is still in shadow form

Perm sec Alex Chisholm said it was impossible to determine if the scheme would deliver value for money under Treasury guidance

Former UKIP functionary also suggested immigrants were treated preferentially by the benefits system

Competition launched after a court challenge forced the department to remove its previous appointee from the role

Negotiating with more than 200 civil service bodies would be a "distraction", letter to Michael Gove says

Prospect union says not paying 20% top up to workers on the Job Retention Scheme would be “unacceptable”

Perm sec admits pay "opportunity cost" may be a concern for senior Foreign Office staff

Watchdog raises "concerns" as department fails to publish promised data

A much-anticipated takeover by the Foreign Office of the Department for International Development has yet to materialise – but the appointment of an entirely joint ministerial team has sparked curiosity and concern. Beckie Smith speaks to those in the know about what it could mean

JCWI will take case to Supreme Court after appeal finds some landlords discriminate because of scheme requirements

Plans for 2020-21 published as chief inspector says inspections will be balanced with "not over-burdening the Home Office" at an "extremely challenging time"

Former Home Office chief said home secretary had “created fear” in the department

After a decade at the helm of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Sir Bernard Jenkin is moving on. He tells Beckie Smith about the highlights, lessons and bitter battles

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

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

Catherine Calderwood admitted visiting her second home twice, breaching regulations based on her own medical advice

Pocklington succeeds Melanie Dawes, who became Ofcom chief exec in February

Perm sec says demand levels mean policy changes such as cutting five-week payment delay for those affected by Covid-19 would be ‘operationally unfeasible

In February 2019, Matt Hancock announced plans for a new innovation agency in the NHS. A year on, its chief executive, Matthew Gould, talks to Beckie Smith about health data, listening to patients, and his move from diplomacy to digital

“I know I can count on everyone to exemplify those values as we help the government navigate the country through this emergency”

“The world quite literally has changed and I think you have to adapt,” Simon Fraser says.

Downing Street strengthens messaging as Boris Johnson closes shops and tells people to stay at home