Legal

Regulator publishes Openness by Design three-year plan

Appeal had led to delay in revelation of the civil service pension scheme

Report commissioned by the department says civil servants were ‘rightly appalled by what happened’ but this was ‘often juxtaposed with a self-justification’

£940,000 bill does not include VAT or cost of departmental officials' time

Theresa May announces boost to powers of Competition and Markets Authority to improve protection for consumers

MPs say a new department for constitutional affairs should take on the UK government’s role in devolved areas

May will step down as Conservative leader on 7 June, but will remain head of government until a new leader is in place

NAO report also reveals the department considered it was unlikely to be able defend any action against it for breaching procurement rules

Department confirms the move, which it says will allow it to prioritise most vulnerable cases

Department gets rid of data where it did not have ‘explicit consent’ of users

Cabinet Office figures show that four departments received over half of all FOI requests

“I used to say to people when you come into the NSC you leave the politics at the door – and you leave your mobile phones at the door,” says ex-cab sec

Former national security adviser Sir Mark Lyall Grant says leaks may undermine effective decision making in the longer term

International trade secretary Liam Fox approves doubling of UKEF cover for exports despite warnings move would fall outside established risk framework

Transport secretary admits government can't recover Eurotunnel payout if no-deal Brexit is avoided

Department reports itself to Information Commissioner after hundreds of potential victims’ email addresses are wrongly shared

Former cabinet secretary also says Sir Mark Sedwill faces "mission impossible"

Calls to advice lines for child support and probate services "do not generate revenue", minister says

Interim secretariat of 16 civil servants won't fulfil all of planned regulator's functions, environment secretary tells MPs

MPs say department has overseen seriously unacceptable practice in almost every area of the deportation system

Report calls for 'complete rethink of the structure, funding and oversight of forensic science'

Following late night meetings in Strasbourg, prime minister says the government has strengthened agreement to make clear the UK can’t remain in Irish backstop indefinitely

Employees sued after being told to sit assessment later found to be discriminatory if they wanted a promotion

Right to rent checks have “little to no effect” on controlling immigration, says judge in High Court case