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HM Treasury passed most bills in 2016-17 session, followed by DCMS, Home Office and DfE

Meg Hillier also slams lack of accountability for Whitehall chiefs after policy failures

Shift in responsibility during staff reshuffle creates questions over civil service reform, says IfG

Party would also introduce 20:1 pay ratio across Whitehall

Ministerial direction was required by DfT perm sec to provide funds for project

Plan for bills will be set out on 19 June

Current government reporting of public spending does not allow public to properly assess value for money of policies, according to report

Public Accounts Committee says the Department for Education lacks grip on school places plan

Policy for 2017-18 also sets out latest steps taken to end progression pay in Whitehall

Civil servant who led Troubled Families programme to leave Whitehall to take up roles in voluntary sector and academia

General election guidance published by Cabinet Office sets out rules for civil servants in snap election campaign

DWP, MoD, MoJ and Home Office continue to get most Freedom of Information requests, figures show

Pre-election period to commence after MPs back poll

Move will free the institution from public sector ownership, says minister

Prospect calls for end to 1% pay cap as well as independent review of Whitehall wage levels

Rail Group DG takes up post at the Department for Transport, increasing number of female departmental chiefs to five

ONS figures show that pay fell in real terms in the three months to February

Figures find the civil service has aged since 2010, but HM Treasury is one of five departments where the number of employees under the age of 30 has increased.

Senior figure in Manchester devolution deal says Brexit shows centralised UK has not served country well

New appointment to lead on Brexit department’s policy and legislative agenda

£120,000 post will forge links between science and technology sectors in effort to boost trade

Outgoing civil service commissioners highlight concerns that pay restrictions are limiting the attractiveness of some posts, while slow recruitment processes stop departments hiring top candidates

Former Cabinet Office minister says his perception of the civil service went “downhill a lot” during the coalition government

Supreme Court rules that civil servants do not need to prove disadvantage to bring tribunal cases over assessment system

Changes to be judged on how funding can promote sustainability of services and reduce worklessness

Public Accounts Committee calls for forensic audit of spending at UK Trade & Investment after concluding contractor took advantage of arm’s-length body

Rise in spending through aid outsourcing has turned DfID into a commissioning department, say MPs

Committee says more work is needed on the economic impact of leaving the EU on WTO terms

Former Treasury civil servant Sir David Norgrove wants to raise the status of statisticians and economists in government

David Prout announces departure a month after legislation for £56bn project's first phase gets Royal Assent

Department also pledges to develop new agriculture and land use plans ahead of Brexit

Pledge comes as civil service unions issue civil service unions issue warning over Whitehall capacity

Widespread Whitehall view that GDS is struggling with an expanded role

DfE-owned LocatED will be “Britain’s biggest property start-up”, while the Education Funding Agency and the Skills Funding Agency will be merged

CIPFA commission will provide advice to ministers as the Article 50 negotiations proceed

Compensation to firms hits nearly £100m due to botched deal, says business secretary Greg Clark