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Prospect says ending of 1% public sector pay cap is welcome but highlight that the civil service has fallen behind the rest of the public sector

Officials should seek formal directions when politicians set unrealistic timelines for commissioning, says boss of outsourcing giant

Government urged to review £490m procurement after report the contract could be awarded overseas

Department insists automation drive is employee-led

Department forced to check 300,000 claims after tribunal ruling on flaws in employment and support allowance

ONS reveals new profession for analysts and data scientists after being challenged by Sir Jeremy Heywood to become more visible

Government’s shared services lead issues update on progress towards improving substandard back-office digital services in Whitehall

Transition agreement hailed as a breakthrough but IfG warns that issues, including resolving the Irish border, remain

Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham confirms warrant has been served on UK company

National Cyber Security Centre issues guidance on boosting security amid risk of blackout and data theft from Russian attacks

Cabinet Office gives unions six weeks to table compo package to rival its own update proposals

Jonathan Slater named civil service integrity champion and issues reminders on how to maintain integrity

Report comes as Brexit select committee warns that time is running out to conclude EU exit deal

MPs find that warnings of poor governance were not picked up for local enterprise partnership covering Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough

Update of 2012 rules explicitly identifies new entities being created as part of the UK’s departure from the European Union

Commons committee calls for clarification on rules and processes that will allow frictionless border arrangements to continue

Independent report says Northamptonshire has irreparably dysfunctional organisational structure and should be split up

Ministerial talks also lead to hope of breakthrough on agreement on devolved powers as part of EU exit

Unprecedented report makes demands of six departments and calls for better oversight to ‘prevent policy from working at cross-purposes’

Data from 2013 to 2016 shows a decrease in applicants from private schools, yet an increase in successful private school applicants

Inquiry finds relationship between senior officials and ministers has been further fractured by Brexit debate

Possible change criticised by former Treasury perm sec Nick Macpherson as “trashing history”

Total cost of government preparation for Brexit likely as high as £2bn in the current and next financial year, according to IfG analysis

United Nations accepts proposal for ONS-led team to build evidence on shared challenges related to ageing