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Transport secretary admits government can't recover Eurotunnel payout if no-deal Brexit is avoided

Chancellor says it would be "odd" to expect all departments to see funding rise, despite his claim that austerity is ending

The vast majority of officials in Brexit roles were working in just six departments, civil service leaders tell MPs

Trade unions argue that a significant, above-inflation increase is needed to address years of pay erosion north of the border

Department offers £120k a year for leader tasked with ensuring science and evidence stay "at the heart" of its post-Brexit operations

New system of follow-up reviews will update ministers on progress with improving worst prisons 

Scheme launched days after cabinet secretary admits there were "underlying structural causes" for scandal

Cabinet secretary admits he was "always uneasy" about the Home Office's overly ambitious ESN programme but insists it's not a failure

Prisons minister says state "better placed" to retain control of HMP Birmingham after stepping in last year

"We are proud of what you do," civil service chiefs say amid "unprecendented" challenges for officials

Probation services would be 'safer' under public ownership, chief inspector says

Department for Transport-funded services start as one firm says "there is no turning back at this late stage"

Data-enabled technologies can present "major ethical and practical challenges" for public bodies, committee chair Lord Evans says

Former cabinet secretary also dismisses "Remainer conspiracy" as he repeats call for public inquiry on Brexit

CDC is doing too little to ensure the billions it invests have maximum impact, ICAI says

Report shows numbers of arm's-length bodies remained fairly stable in 2017-18 despite falling in previous years

As a director general at the Government Legal Department, Susanna McGibbon oversees legal services to a range of departments across Whitehall. She talks to Beckie Smith about her love of inquiries, government legal work in the public eye and life beyond Brexit

The successful candidate must be medically qualified, with a “considerable national profile” DHSC insists

Eight-hundred staff on the move, hundreds of millions in wage costs and holiday bans – how the civil service is preparing for Brexit day

Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation will look at how algorithms could reflect the biases of their developers

Setting out her vision for the upcoming Spending Review, Truss said the Treasury would “prioritise ruthlessly”

The steady rise in civil servants continues, with growth concentrated in departments with the highest Brexit workloads

MPs urge government to address regional disparities and "bias towards the most innovative industries" in sector deals

Report calls for 'complete rethink of the structure, funding and oversight of forensic science'

Single Departmental Plans to reflect on departments' performance against the framework from 2019-20

 

The Scottish government said the chancellor should use today's spring statement to "provide a proportionate amount of additional finance and flexibility to Scotland "

Revised public value framework will underline Spending Review focus on value for money, Hammond said in his Spring Statement

Policies that address health inequalities and better investment in housing among What Works Centre's proposals

Announcement comes as UC director say "roughly half" of Universal Credit claimants may have been transferred without transitional protection

"We should have done more," PACAC says after failing to find women to give evidence on national statistics

Employees sued after being told to sit assessment later found to be discriminatory if they wanted a promotion

NAO gives warning about programme's financial sustainability as cost of training apprenticeships outstrips predictions

Institute for Government urges cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill consider creating separate immigration department

“No mitigation available for the severe consequences of a no-deal outcome,” says David Sterling

Right to rent checks have “little to no effect” on controlling immigration, says judge in High Court case

Committees endorse government's choice to lead environmental protection agency but tell Defra to "learn lessons" from recruitment round