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Report criticises system that allows ministers and officials to blame each other for mistakes

Committee berates government’s “lack of commitment to citizenship policies” and short-lived initiatives

Helen MacNamara returns to the Cabinet Office to enforce rules on propriety and governance

National Audit Office found gaps of 18% across more than 100 critical skills including intelligence and engineering

Lords committee urges government to review procurement rules and develop a national AI strategy

Jon Thompson updates MPs on Customs Declaration Services programme and decisions to scrap some work in favour of Brexit projects

ONS outlines work streams to expand measurements of loneliness and wellbeing inequality

Cabinet Office announces new measures to clamp down on late payments to SMEs in supply chain

DfT Lab develops machine learning prototype to sort parliamentary questions coming into the department

New mechanisms required to enable all four governments to jointly agree post-Brexit policy, according to think tank

Health department propping up the figures on ethnic diversity at senior levels, IfG analysis finds

Foreign Affairs Committee argues FCO must develop a strategy and commit resources to the network of former British territories

Majority of magistrate’s and county courts sold since 2010 went to property developers, followed by private owners and local authorities

ONS reveals new profession for analysts and data scientists after being challenged by Sir Jeremy Heywood to become more visible

Government’s shared services lead issues update on progress towards improving substandard back-office digital services in Whitehall

Data from 2013 to 2016 shows a decrease in applicants from private schools, yet an increase in successful private school applicants

United Nations accepts proposal for ONS-led team to build evidence on shared challenges related to ageing

New figures reveal Department for Work and Pensions is among Whitehall employers with highest proportion of apprentices at 3.1% of workforce

Cabinet Office accounts reveal historic overpayments in amounts handed to former public sector employees

Weather service’s deputy Nick Jobling to take over until a permanent chief executive is appointed

Prospect calls on members to urge their MPs to sign EDM condemning attacks on public service

Public Accounts Committee calls for a framework tracking number of contracts companies hold across government

Former DIT permanent secretary calls for the Brexit debate to focus on the evidence, following personal criticism from international trade secretary Liam Fox

Cabinet ministers have dipped into a special pot set up by former chancellor George Osborne 

Officials outlined changes to rail franchising and told MPs trade unions refused to engage over Govia Thameslink franchise

Report suggests UK’s top negotiator is increasingly frustrated at being sidelined in Brexit talks

Former chief scientific adviser to government has warned tough post-Brexit migration rules could hamper scientific research

As cross-party power-sharing talks collapse, decisions made by senior officials in absence of an executive are challenged in Belfast High Court 

Inquiry by MPs found immigration and border system already understaffed, with problems likely to be compounded by uncertainty over Brexit

Union accuses tax agency of 'throwing IT staff on the scrap heap' as it emerges there may not be room for them in new regional centres

Treasury has handed £150m to official receiver for overseeing company’s liquidation, it has been revealed 

MPs criticise slow progress on “byzantinely complicated task” but Brexit department insists capability is constantly under review

Department for Work and Pensions update lists offices earmarked for closure in rest of 2018

Crown Commercial Service has put together a £16m four-year framework with six suppliers offering “nudge theory” advice

Charity Sense about Science scores 94 policies from 12 departments against criteria determining how far they publish evidence underpinning decisions