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Report on full impact of delays with Common Agricultural Policy funds distribution says UK taxpayers will be left with £642m in penalties 

NOMS chief executive Michael Spurr to lead new HM Prison and Probation Service, which goes live from April 1

Whitehall insider-turned-academic Richard Mottram says EU referendum and its aftermath underscores the uphill struggle of speaking truth to power

Civil service’s largest trade union seeks judicial review of terms and conditions overhaul

FDA general secretary Dave Penman questions why proposals will allow open selection processes to be ditched

FDA and Prospect argue enhanced salaries but thin pension offer for staff in the new Government Commercial Organisation will deter civil service interest and fail to attract real private sector talent

Mark Thurston to leave engineering consultancy giant CH2M for new £650k a-year role

Green light from the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee follows hearing in which he said the Government Statistical Service appeared to have been “downgraded” over the years

Estates strategy proposes opening five new large service centres and 50 shared-site operations

Appointments watchdog gives Air Marshal Sir Simon Bollom green light to set up consultancy and accept commissions – one of which involves MoD project

Cabinet Office document suggests a significant chunk of civil service’s targeted 30,000 apprenticeships will already be employed by government departments

Maritime and Coastguard Agency deal worth up to 20% for some staff, and a minimum of 2%

Think tank deputy director Julian McCrae says dealing with impact of the ageing society will be a dominant domestic task for Whitehall over the next 15 years

Watchdog cites failure to get Treasury agreement for scheme's lifetime funding as contributing factor to the cancellation of a £100m competition

Prospect says David Davis’ reflections on civil service resourcing sought to “invoke the Blitz spirit” but ignore history

Gordon Brown's former strategy chief and easyJet CEO among additions to new department's board 

Rob Behrens tells MPs that office relocation and merged operations with local government counterpart can fund investment in complaints handlers

Recruitment drive looks to replace lost policy officers after former department’s relocation bid

More pre-Budget consultation, the creation of a new Cabinet committee, and a tougher stance from Treasury perm secs feature on think tanks' wish list

Cabinet Office-commissioned study backs the “default presumption of full-cost recovery” for regulatory activities

Public Accounts Committee warns councils and refugees are confused by responsibilities and entitlements

ACOBA approves return to Suffolk County Council for review of councillor remuneration

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”