Operational Delivery

The Ministry of Justice recruited record numbers this year but is still losing experienced staff

FDA civil service union lambasts report that names and shames top-earning DWP civil servants

Whitehall official warns accelerated timetable could mean 'minimum scrutiny for vital negotiation documents'

Jobcentre workers begin two-week strike over controversial closure plans

Transport agency launches new campaign after torrent of abuse, including lorry drivers trying to run enforcement cars off the road

Centre for Cities warns against overplaying benefits of moving public sector jobs out of London

Agreement will also see civil servants from several other departments relocate to the new office

New Treasury Select Committee chair demands core performance details after reported problems

Annual report of the National Offender Management Service says additional overtime payments were needed to address staffing pressures

Workload survey shows civil service careers are becoming synonymous with low pay and long hours

Perm sec Richard Heaton slammed for “less than satisfactory” response to prison pressures

Civil servants who collect court fines could be moved to the private sector under outsourcing proposal

Chris Skidmore commits to place all new public bodies created following Brexit outside London

Infrastructure and Projects Authority says number of "at risk" schemes has dropped from 44 in 2016 to 38 this year 

Appointment of Angela MacDonald and Penny Ciniewicz follows departures of key staff Ruth Owen and Jennie Granger earlier this year

Hugh Ind has interim appointment made permanent 

Government signs 20-year lease on city centre office development to house 2,900 staff

Prime minister applauds Grenfell Tower and terror responses, but calls on Whitehall staff to “be bold” in facing future challenges

Some closure-threatened Jobcentres win reprieve in estates reorganisation, but new sites are earmarked to shut

Study finds Whitehall is the world’s most effective civil service for generating policy, but falls down ranking in areas like financial management and digital services

New group will help “put in place the foundations” for recovery, says communities secretary

Institute for Government says High Speed 1 rail link and Thames Tideway tunnel are among projects where government may have made the wrong investment decision

First secretary of state says government "can’t park the domestic agenda" amid Brexit negotiations