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Supreme Court rules that civil servants do not need to prove disadvantage to bring tribunal cases over assessment system

Public Accounts Committee calls for forensic audit of spending at UK Trade & Investment after concluding contractor took advantage of arm’s-length body

Committee on Standards in Public Life investigation will examine the case for beefed-up rules on extra work, and the potential for conflicts of interest

Pledge comes as civil service unions issue civil service unions issue warning over Whitehall capacity

Romeo brings the number of women leading Whitehall departments to four, as analysis shows the government's varied progress on gender diversity

MPs highlight that workforce planning in Whitehall only gives “high-level view” of staffing requirements

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

Watchdog warns demands of service pressures, major projects and Brexit are outpacing Whitehall’s capacity to deliver at a time of staffing restrictions and spending restraint

Cridland Review dubs guaranteed 2.5% annual rise unaffordable and calls for acceleration of retirement age to 68 sooner than scheduled

New department says £125k role will focus on developing its “underpinning foundations”, building values and forming its culture

Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood among those to welcome appointment to top security post

PACAC chair tells CSW it is a promising moment for civil service reform, but ministers must play their part too

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

Think tank says civil service cuts may be tailing off ahead of Brexit talks

Davinder Mann promoted to lead operations at business-aiding agency

Department also in the middle of big external recruitment push, perm sec tells MPs

A “radical” drive to move departments out of London would help regions adapt following Brexit, say consultants

Cabinet Office says switch a key milestone in unlock £300m savings

Staff numbers at lowest level since 1999, but unchanged for last nine months

Real terms pay levels to be £1,700 below 2009/10 peak set before Osborne freeze

Simon Case and Katrina Williams join the UK Permanent Representation to the European Union, as government prepares to issue Article 50 notification

Review warns that continuing restraint will reduce public sector wage differential to lowest level in 20 years.

Longstanding top scientist at the environment department heading for the exit, in move Defra says comes at "natural end" of his fixed term

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