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Steve Lamey will be succeeded on an interim basis by outgoing ESFA chief Peter Lauener

Cabinet Office failed to respond to raft of measures to address the ‘alien culture’ that puts off new starters, HR advisor tells MPs

International development secretary and top officials insist department is pioneering transparency standards in government

Ministry of Justice perm sec and other top officials from justice and health admit staff cuts have contributed to record high suicide rate in prisons

GMB union accuses Treasury of “cover up” after data was not released until threat to refer department to Information Commissioner’s Office 

Civil service race champion said it could take 10 years for progress on racial diversity to match that made on gender

Behavioural Insights Team annual report details its work with departments, including ‘TripAdvisor-style’ feedback tool to help CCS boost spend with SMEs

Transition chief tells MPs the department’s “pioneering” work in digital will help boost the low number of British exporters

Home secretary Amber Rudd said department is ‘tooling up’ with extra staff but real capacity will be created by new online system

David Williams tells MPs that Department of Health cannot calculate impact of delays to repairs and maintenance spending

As inflation rate hits 3%, TUC warns higher cap on civil service pay increases in line with offer to police officers would still mean a real-terms pay cut

Civil service diversity strategy sets out plans to develop framework for measuring inclusion across government

After 21 months in government, Rupert McNeil, chief people officer and head of civil service HR, tells Tamsin Rutter about the importance of inclusive leadership and that the future of work is people, not technology.

Peter Lauener defends “different approach” to contract termination after provider’s inadequate Ofsted rating

Campaign group’s FOI compares Whitehall team with US counterparts at July meeting

Devereux to leave government after leading the department through controversial Universal Credit rollout 

Stephen Lovegrove told MPs that nuclear power plant deal with EDF would have collapsed had his department tried to renegotiate terms

Boost comes after Nicola Sturgeon promised to lift public sector pay cap in Scotland from April 2018

John Manzoni announces programme’s improvement in Times ranking a year after diversity reforms were implemented

Sir Jeremy Heywood releases survey as new leadership academy starts work helping civil servants manage change

Offer to ‘transform pay system’ of weather forecaster follows legal action from female employees earning £7,000 less than male colleagues

FDA warned that any 2018-19 pay increase ‘must be fully funded to have meaningful impact’ as Boris Johnson calls for staff cuts

Launch of free trade think tank in the Foreign Office showed "astonishing lack of judgement in using official government buildings", says FDA

Government Property Unit releases numbers as Labour announces policy to nationalise private finance initiative contracts

Tony Douglas will stand down from role at Defence Equipment and Support to return to aviation sector

Office for Statistics Regulation to monitor department while it implements a series of recommendations to improve transparency

Amid tensions between UK parliaments over EU Withdrawal Bill, incoming DExEU perm sec insists devolution is ‘meat and drink’ to civil servants

Chair of department’s women’s network calls on male staff across the civil service to act as allies to feminist cause

IfG urges civil service to ‘get a grip on Brexit workforce strategy’ as FOI request finds high staff turnover in DExEU

Lord Bridges said there’s no time to focus on anything but Brexit-related priorities

Head of the Government Equalities Office tells Women into Leadership conference that at current rate of tackling gender pay gap will not reach parity until 2050

Analysis by GMB finds public sector now employs less than 17% of workers, with civil service headcount dropping by 18% since 2010

Successful candidate will work with home secretary to shape role of new Commission for Countering Extremism

Tim Razzall tells Civil Service World he blames government for lack of vision on Brexit

Leader of the house claims government policy on the pay cap has already been “thoroughly covered” after Labour tables opposition-day motion

As the judge-led public inquiry opens on the three-month anniversary of the fire, legal experts call for a “repository of expertise” to build on lessons of past inquiries