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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

Cabinet Office-based post is ‘a high-profile role at the centre of key strategic decision making’

Concerns over statutory work as hundreds of civil servants are redeployed

Any move to add regulatory functions onto the work of departments would require assurances over the independence of oversight, says think tank

Public Accounts Committee chides department for not going ahead with police funding formula review despite agreeing re-examination was needed

With no evidence to support the claim that benefit sanctions help get more people into work, the committee said they were 'nothing other than arbitrarily punitive'

Transport committee approves fomer airport chief as rail regulator chair

Response to select committee provides an update on how government is responding to liquidation of major outsourcer

FCO honours staff association co-founder who left “an important legacy to LGBT+ diplomats”

Cabinet Office admits its initial bid to fill “probably the biggest and most important security job in the UK today” was "unsuccessful"