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Alastair Whitehead, Theresa May's private secretary for home affairs, also shares how he draws on his policing experience for life in Whitehall

Osborne-led department rapped Theresa May’s domain over pay agreement for child-abuse inquiry chief, it has emerged

The chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee finds the Donmar’s new musical Committee a fair and compelling portrayal of the hearing on the collapse of Kids Company 

Civil service chief exec says he and colleagues are "very conscious" of the 1% cap on pay rises, and suggests officials could see a more regionalised and role-related approach to increases

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

The outgoing permanent secretary of the Department for International Trade breaks bread with Jess Bowie

Controversial element of so-called ‘Project Fear’ assumed no policy response to a leave vote, says NAO

Study finds Whitehall is the world’s most effective civil service for generating policy, but falls down ranking in areas like financial management and digital services

Rupert McNeil said professions will play a key role in ensuring the civil service can offer pay packages that attract and retain talented people

PCS union reiterates call for return to national bargaining across the entire civil service

Public appointments watchdog flags likelihood that Brexit will lead to a rise in public appointments and cautions government is already struggling to attract high quality, diverse candidates

Civil servants in Northern Ireland have been taking spending decisions for more than three months following deadlocked talks to create a new power-sharing executive

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

As the new apprenticeships system gets into full swing, Suzannah Brecknell meets Peter Lauener, the man charged with setting up the institute which will put employers front and centre

Deaf civil servant Lisa Baldock has been on a mission to improve the working lives of disabled civil servants across government – something possible thanks to the life-changing impact of her hearing dog, Inca. Jess Bowie finds out more

Briefing of pay review branded a shambles as Number 10 then confirms no change to policy

First ever analysis into pay differential by a Whitehall department sets example for government, says permanent secretary Jonathan Slater

Department has also revealed that only two of 12 senior civil servants negotiating Brexit are women

First secretary of state says government "can’t park the domestic agenda" amid Brexit negotiations

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Performance measurement has been a fact of life in the public sector for longer than most people realise.  Colin Talbot traces its past and where it may go next

Overall increase in Whitehall headcount obscures steep decline in the health ministry

Outgoing council chief claims local government secretary Sajid Javid told the authority to seek his resignation

Lidington pledges to continue reform programme, but Labour criticise lack of legislation the Queen’s Speech