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Fomer Foreign and Commonwealth Office director of strategy Alex Ellis set to join new department in January as director general

Civil servants from across the UK gathered at Lancaster House in London last night for the annual Civil Service Awards, organised by CSW’s parent company Dods. Below is a full list of the winners — congratulations from the CSW team to all those were nominated!

Former education secretary calls for weekly naming and shaming of civil servants working on big projects, but union for senior officials says his intervention is "more about resurrecting his career as a columnist"

Just-released documents from former chancellor Geoffrey Howe’s tenure at Treasury reveal interest in dismantling NHS and social security bedrocks

After deal that could see some staff given 20% hike over four years, People Survey 2016 shows DWP satisfaction with pay higher than before Treasury capped rises

James Stewart becomes the latest senior departure from the Government Digital Service, as he makes the case for IT spend controls

The Department for Exiting the EU will be given £94m a year from 2017, while the FCO and trade department receive extra funding to build trade policy capability. But the FDA union has warned of EU exit "on the cheap"

Land Registry "will remain in the public sector", Autumn Statement confirms, as PCS hails campaign victory

Live coverage of the build-up, announcements and reaction as chancellor Philip Hammond makes his first fiscal statement, via our colleagues on PoliticsHome.com

FCO perm sec Simon McDonald has told MPs he is “hopeful” that the Treasury will announce a new fund to recruit trade policy staff in today’s Autumn Statement

"Brexit will be a true test of whether SDPs are fit for purpose", says the Public Accounts Committee

Researchers warn about lack of transparency over evidence behind policies announced in big fiscal events

Extra training for communications staff comes after stats watchdog said the DfE had tweeted a "misleading" claim on grammar schools

UK Statistics Authority says DfE's now-deleted grammar schools claim was based on incomparable data

Government efficiency targets have only made the financial position of NHS bodies worse, warns the National Audit Office

Department looks for almost 100 new staff on a three-year, fixed-term basis

Exclusive: Ian Watmore tells CSW he is "absolutely convinced" that the current crop of ministers "wants to preserve Northcote-Travelyan" model of an impartial civil service, as he sets out focus on diversity, skills and leadership

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

Mayank Prakash scoops UK IT Industry Award as department denies rumours of a project overspend

Labour Party says appointment of Pippa Malmgren raises “awkward questions” for international trade secretary Liam Fox

Civil service staff feedback underscores capacity issues and extent of job losses and pay squeeze, main trade bodies warn

Mark Leftly reports on growing support among parliament's influential select committees to let MPs "blackball" ministers' choices for key public sector jobs

Equality and Human Rights Commission staff protest job losses and cuts in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow

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