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Civil service’s biggest union says pressures flagged by FDA and Prospect in support of new pay deal also affect less senior workers

Brexiteers react with fury to Senior Salaries Review Body submission that suggests implementing EU referendum result is pushing Whitehall to its limits

Former chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee appointed in multi-agency role aiming to tackle workplace exploitation

Guidance refresh deletes entire section on creation of “Extended Ministerial Offices”

Neither civil service chief exec nor cabinet secretary saw hikes this year, while outgoing HS2 chief Simon Kirby tops earnings list

Former Barnet and Haringey council CEO Nick Walkley set to take helm of delivery body

Public Appointments Commissioner concedes that not all of his Grimstone Review tweak proposals have been adopted

But Howard League for Penal Reform says continued administrative delays are “simply unacceptable” for prisoners who remain locked up

Local Government Association says measures announced by communities secretary Sajid Javid are “nowhere near enough” to alleviate pressure on key services

New report says prime minister must move quickly if she is serious about domestic policy pledges

Department for Exiting the European Union department offers up to £90,000 for candidate with “exceptional judgement” tasked with delivering a “coherent narrative”

But think tank warns that ministers could jeopardise its success by scaling back resourcing or attempting to widen its scope too much

Head of the Public and Commercial Services union undergoes op after three months on stand-by at Papworth Hospital

Prime minister suggests civil servants are reluctant to speak their own minds to her and blames Whitehall for creating the acronym “JAMs”

Former High Commissioner to Malta Rob Luke to take on policy role with the Information Commissioner's Office

Agency “has no contingency plan” for lower-than-predicted uptake of digital tax plans, Public Accounts Committee warns

MPs call on government to commission independent review into tax-credit compliance processes

Fomer Foreign and Commonwealth Office director of strategy Alex Ellis set to join new department in January as director general

Just-released documents from former chancellor Geoffrey Howe’s tenure at Treasury reveal interest in dismantling NHS and social security bedrocks

Labour Party says appointment of Pippa Malmgren raises “awkward questions” for international trade secretary Liam Fox

Civil service staff feedback underscores capacity issues and extent of job losses and pay squeeze, main trade bodies warn

Equality and Human Rights Commission staff protest job losses and cuts in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow

Staff responses signal across-the-board plunge on all key measures, and make department Whitehall’s lowest employee-engagement performer

 House of Lords Constitution Committee session told that wealth of academic data is often ignored

Joint FCO and DIT recruitment campaign offers up to £117,800 a year for new faculty within Diplomatic Academy

Appointment will bring number of female permanent secretaries to five, partially reversing recent downturn

Independence fears prompt U-turn as Children and Social Work Bill enters report stage in House of Lords

Director general for defence and intelligence Sarah MacIntosh to take up posting next year

Latest National Fraud Initiative report shows 37% fall in properties recovered

Public Accounts Committee says Concentrix debacle highlights potential for error as Universal Credit rollout continues

Institute for Government says ruling on Parliamentary approval for Article 50 trigger will “greatly impact” Theresa May’s plans to enact leave mechanism by March 2017

Former shadow Cabinet Office minister says the government still has questions to answer on troubled tax credit checks contract

HM Revenue & Customs chief exec Jon Thompson admits failings with fraud-busting contract just part of the "sub-optimal" picture on tax credits

Agency will keep Belfast-based workers on ahead of May 2017 termination of outsourced checks contract

Public Accounts Committee urges Cabinet Office to boost departments’ oversight of quangos – and share accountability good practice more widely