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Watchdog says rapid timescale lacked “economic assessment of its implications”, ramping programme’s complexity and cost

Chief exec of UK Statistics Authority will retire from role in June 2019

Cabinet Office minister’s letter to Senior Salaries Review Body calls for experts to set out the best way to realise "strategic shift” in SCS pay policy

'Low achievement by prisons against inspectorate recommendations has been a feature at some of the prisons that have caused most concern', a spokesperson said.

Penny Mordaunt said the GEO's work would "broaden out" to ensure it supported women "at every stage of their lives".

Senior manager will develop data sharing tools and practices

Angela Rayner says ending the requirement for degrees where they are not necessary would help boost diversity in the civil service

The trust gap between officials and ministers is the widest it has been in the survey's history

Outsourcing firms Capita, Serco and Sopra Steria to produce first three living wills for outsourced services within weeks, says Cabinet Office minister

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

Environment secretary set to stay on at department but report outlines scale of tasks ahead

PCS boss says members report lack of preparedness for cliff-edge exit from European Union in March

MPs told department will bring forward the publication schedule for public-sector-wide data snapshot at the same time as introducing new IT system

Talks on trade deal expected to be led by the Department for Exiting the European Union rather than the Department for International Trade

Fate of draft Brexit agreement in the balance after ministers resign

Government urged to boost life chances for youngsters battling adversity and save money at the same time

Full withdrawal agreement expected to be published today after cabinet meeting for ministers to review the plan

The government said it would "think creatively about current and future challenges relating to cyber skills" in response to a joint select committee report.

Government says bullying and harassment is rare in government, but insists all allegations are taken extremely seriously

The reform "continues to incentivise single parents... to reduce working hours", according to the Resolution Foundation think tank

Treasury spending teams should be "more involved in challenging the benefits of projects", says auditor general

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

Peers urge chancellor Philip Hammond to drop plans to extend the window in which HMRC can investigate taxpayers’ affairs if they had some tax dealings outside the UK

Institute for Government says department has to put officials’ accountability at the heart of new review