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Steve Allen to leave government-owned company building new rail link after auditors slam unauthorised redundancy payments

Michael Lockwood will become first director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct

Union says Nuclear Decommissioning Authority cannot be held solely responsible for failings detailed by National Audit Office

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

Appointments watchdog ACOBA approves former PM’s request to work for electronic-payments company

Targeted marketing campaign results in “excellence in awareness-raising” gong

Deputy governor Sam Woods says slow progress in negotiations risks banks triggering contingency plans

National Cyber Security Centre marks first 12 months in existence by publishing report into threat landscape

Arrest made under 1911 Official Secrets Act, which sets out penalties for espionage

ACOBA says cybersecurity role with US firm was announced before it had approved the appointment

Jon Thompson says department’s accounts will be need to be “qualified” for as long as tax credits exist

Cabinet Office says year-on-year hike from £29.7m to £73.6m is evidence of increased scrutiny

Theresa May reveals ministers are due to be briefed on resilience findings in a matter of days, as select committee chair questions scope of inquiry

Think tank Reform wants department to boost digital infrastructure with savings from Whitehall’s automation agenda

Department begins recruiting for post-Brexit arm’s length body

Appointment of Angela MacDonald and Penny Ciniewicz follows departures of key staff Ruth Owen and Jennie Granger earlier this year

Watchdog says too few impact assessments on new regulations are fit for purpose

Cabinet Office and Scottish Government among eight organisations given red rating for recruitment capability, while Treasury identified as paying 20% over an advertised salary range without seeking authorisation

ACOBA's annual report shows 27% hike in requests from former Crown servants to take up non-Whitehall roles

Agency’s annual report says it will miss its target for identifying and preventing losses in the tax credits system for a second year running

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 

Meanwhile, Conservative Bernard Jenkin retains helm of Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee, while Labour’s Meg Hillier keeps hold of Public Accounts Committee

NAO says the department’s efforts to tackle online fraud are ‘not proportionate to the threat’