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"Only ministers can set priorities for action," David Sterling said

The committee is the latest group to throw its weight behind calls to make securing a withdrawal agreement an “urgent priority”.

Scrutiny of public appointments is especially important in light of the 2017 Grimstone reforms, the Public Administration and Constitutinal Affairs Committee said

Even with a transition period, it is "completely unfeasible" for the government to achieve the kind of Brexit it wants, the IfG said

Health secretary Matt Hancock throws weight behind pensions-style system to provide funding boost

Government’s project delivery chief on how departments and the Treasury are working to improve approval of major schemes ahead of 2019 review

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

Select committee chair says either the crown representative system failed for Carillion or it has never worked at all

Norman Lamb has asked the information commissioner to respond to his committee's call for people to be given a legal way to challenge the outcome of decisions made using algorithms

Sir David Normington says move will be vital to keep tabs on unskilled migrant workers and blasts government’s current immigration targets

Elizabeth Gardiner, the first parliamentary counsel, leads the team that writes the UK’s legislation. She tells Suzannah Brecknell what makes a good bill, how departments can help, and what Brexit will mean for those who craft the law of the land

The Public Accounts Committee described the department's understanding of armed forces spending as “inadequate”

Brexit will make 2019 Spending Review more challenging for government, according to IfG

Research shows public-sector entities are far more trusted than commercial counterparts

Umbrella trade union body said former Brexit minister Steve Baker’s attacks on civil servants from the dispatch box represented “a new low”

Transport select committee report warns it is unclear if planned new partnership for the intercity line can overcome “systemic difficulties”

Initial planning was “optimistic”, resulting in missed milestones, report finds

ONS figures also reveal number of employees at newly-established Government Property Agency for the first time

£48m from the Life Chances Fund will help raise funds for social projects

Home Office’s “light touch approach” to running the country’s police forces means it does not understand the full impact of cuts to the service, the Government’s watchdog has warned

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

Report says watchdog Ofsted’s approach must be reviewed after 52% real-terms funding cuts prompt ‘narrow focus’ on cost of inspection

Union says equivalent to Scottish Government investigation into Alex Salmond couldn’t happen in Whitehall

Paparazzi shot hints at Whitehall’s ‘Operation Yellowhammer’ contingency planning