Government Tax Profession

Ex-Cabinet Office minister defends lack of contingency planning – but acknowledges dearth of trade deal expertise

Sir Andrew Cahn says seismic shifts in departmental structures risk significantly delaying crucial post-EU referendum policy work.

Hancock replaced by ex-junior health minister Ben Gummer in key job determining civil service policy

The new prime minister Theresa May has triggered a major overhaul of Whitehall. CSW has full the details on what the merger of the energy and business departments will mean for staff and policy

Folow all the latest developments as new prime minister Theresa May initiates what looks set to be a major reorganisation of Whitehall departments

Former FCO chief insists old department will be "absolutely at the heart of" new prime minister's task of quitting the European Union

Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin, who was leading the civil service's Brexit work, is out of the government

David Davis is secretary of state for exiting the European Union – while Liam Fox will head up new Department for International Trade

Outoing PM says spirit of public service is one of Britain’s “most remarkable qualities”

Minute-by-minute coverage of David Cameron's final prime minister's questions, and Theresa May's first day at Number 10, via CSW's colleagues on PoliticsHome.com

Pay reviews are welcome, say union chiefs – but they must not deepen pay divide between existing staff and external recruits

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) says leaving the EU represents a "whole-of-government project" and must not be hived off into a separate department

Central procurement agency announces that it is to phase out reliance on managed service fees

Top Tory women said to be in line for Cabinet promotions as Theresa May takes over from David Cameron

Exclusive: Civil service workforce plan launches with promise to increase specialisation, improve training – and review the civil service "reward offer"

Institute for Government warns of "time, cost and distraction that would inevitably come from creating an entirely new organisation"

“None of us had any idea things would move so fast today, least of all the prime minister,” says Number 10

David Cameron to field final PMQs on Wednesday, before stepping down to make way for Theresa May

Leadsom says interests of the UK "best served by the immediate appointment of a strong and well-supported prime minister" and confirms she is standing aside

Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy says lack of Brexit planning "indicated the prioritisation of political interests above national security,"

Cabinet Office confirms pilots will test changes to civil service-wide staff grading system, but draws fire for “frustratingly slow” progress

National Audit Office issues another qualification of department’s accounts and says fraud and error levels remain “unacceptably high”

Geoffrey Lyons reviews Sonia Purnell’s enthralling new biography of one of Britain’s most misunderstood figures

Watchdog suggests Home Office and NHS England tighten joint-working arrangements in future outsourcing deals