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

The union says that introducing deal while government pay guidance is under judicial review is “an insult to staff”

Jon Thompson's revelation that the police had investigated two threats after he gave evidence on Brexit custom costs “represents an escalation that cannot be tolerated”

The Work and Pensions Select Committee's inquiry comes after the government admitted Universal Credit would make some people “worse off” 

MPs slam “serious administrative failings” in communicating nominations for public appointments

“If I were the Treasury I might be asking questions about how this was managed," committee chair Meg Hillier said.

Thompson says that it is incumbent on civil servants to tell truth to power after speaking of personal impact of comments on Brexit

Five of the service’s seven existing commercial partners will assume responsibility for the product

Department says the calculation would require “significant time and investment” to calculate returns and would not be proportionate

Unions criticises home secretary Sajid Javid’s lack of engagement after members had rejected pay plan

International development secretary Penny Mordaunt calls for ‘national conversation’ to promote private investment in aid as part of reset of DfID’s work

Rising demand for services “will make it even harder to achieve the government’s ambition”, the watchdog said

Lord Evans was told he could be seen as 'one of the ultimate members of the establishment'

Perm sec Jonathan Slater has instructed his head statistician to work with DfE's comms and policy teams to ensure its stats “meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and value”

Government reversed plan to disclose civil service pay figure to unions before announcement amid fear of leaks, court hears

Fraud is estimated to cost the UK government £73.6m per year

Haldane's appointment "will give the council authority and independence", business secretary Greg Clark said

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

Consultation analysis underscores weight of organised opposition to Cameron-era proposals ditched by May regime

The Institute for Apprenticeships was 'playing catch-up for the mistakes the department made before it was created', MPs said

Teachers’ groups say the DfE's claim the UK is among the world's top spenders on education disguises funding cuts

“We have always said the timeline for implementing the Customs Declaration Service is tight," a spokesperson said

Institute for Government call follows Matt Hancock’s Conservative Party conference pledge of an extra £240m

Relaxation of local-authority borrowing rules projected to add billions to official figures