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Gareth Davies has been selected to replace Sir Amyas Morse, whose term as auditor general is set to end at the end of May

Union also cites Brexit impact as reason to reconsider transformation programme to consolidate offices across the UK.

Update on tax and benefit authority’s transformation plan says it is learning the lessons from the early stages of its moves to regional centres

Host of civil servants among more than 1,000 people recognised in honours that mark the start of 2019

Greater clarity over how spending plans relate to departmental objectives would demonstrate government’s commitment to openness, says think-tank

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.

Latest tranche of departmental cash takes total government spending on Brexit preparations to over £4bn.

PCS union announces result of ballot of outsourced workers and reiterates call for services to be brought back in-house

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.

Finance secretary announces 3% increase for civil servants earning up to £36,500, but limits higher earners to 2%

Departments increasing spending with biggest suppliers despite financial troubles, review finds

Matthew Vickerstaff named as interim successor to government project chief ahead of a full recruitment drive in 2019

Whitehall projects chief to chair body constructing cross-London line as it is revealed project faces further delays to opening and requires £1.4bn in extra funds

Local proposals to implement the government’s major economic plan are required by early 2020

Tax department highlights its “rigorous complaints process” and independent adjudication after peers warn of behaviour that fell below expected standards

House of Lords committee concludes that drive to tackle tax evasion “may have pressured staff to take a more aggressive approach”

Department publishes plan as independent review seeks to open up public appointments to more people with disabilities

Owen said she had been proud to lead the expansion of the department to take responsibility for policy areas including digital

Department lauds reaching a major milestone in campaign to eliminate plastics

Paul Gray oversaw health and social care integration in Scotland

The government’s recent moves to get the expansion of airport capacity off the ground are the latest twist in one of the UK’s longest running policy sagas. Richard Johnstone considers whether this new plan will take flight

Greater awareness about the benefits of multilingualism would help boost crucial post-Brexit areas including international relations and trade, say researchers

The “prestige of the Foreign Office as an employer hangs in the balance” at time when its role is increasingly important, select committee warns

Three government departments collaborated to organise a major international conference on illegal wildlife trade in London last month. Conference director Andrew McCulloch explains how they did it

Treasury needs new measures of its own effectiveness in order to drive long-term decision making in government, auditors say

PCS branch issues notice of industrial action ballot to BEIS after talks with senior figures break down

Cabinet Office minister’s letter to Senior Salaries Review Body calls for experts to set out the best way to realise "strategic shift” in SCS pay policy

Alan Singleton and Simon Bruno were fatally shot while undertaking a routine inspection on 22 November 1993

Proposed new centre is intended to train future leaders across public services to address shared challenges faced by new bosses and boost innovation and cooperation

Senior manager will develop data sharing tools and practices

Angela Rayner says ending the requirement for degrees where they are not necessary would help boost diversity in the civil service

Outsourcing firms Capita, Serco and Sopra Steria to produce first three living wills for outsourced services within weeks, says Cabinet Office minister

Talks on trade deal expected to be led by the Department for Exiting the European Union rather than the Department for International Trade

Fate of draft Brexit agreement in the balance after ministers resign

Role of government’s central digital team is evolving but central oversight is still required on policies such as IT disaggregation, minister tells PublicTechnology

Government says bullying and harassment is rare in government, but insists all allegations are taken extremely seriously