Civil Service World

BEIS’s Pocklington heads to Marsham Street as DIT hires banker Mark Slaughter as new investment DG

The UK’s exit from the European Union will affect countries beyond our borders. A conference in Dublin brought home to me the impact on our nearest neighbour

Team that delivered the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will continue to exist to support Theresa May as chair in office

International Development Committee warns of risk to transparency and poverty-reduction focus as other departments increase their stake in humanitarian aid

Construction of the new submarines to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent is the latest major government scheme to be undertaken by a dedicated project delivery company. Richard Johnstone looks at how they work. Photography by Paul Heartfield

Foreign Affairs Committee chair calls for a “revolution at the heart of government” to fix siloed foreign policy

Brexit select committee says nation is cruising towards default ongoing membership post 2020

Parliamentary report calls for better intelligence sharing between departments and stronger political guidance for FCO and HMRC

Theresa May is to publish fresh proposals for avoiding a hard border in Ireland in a last-ditch attempt to break the Brexit deadlock

Minister Greg Hands reveals Berkshire county town as HQ for Trade Remedies Authority

Recruitment of trade negotiators leaves department needing to cut overseas trade promotion posts

MPs urge Defra to admit it has an unmanageable workload and accuse DIT of lacking the capacity to do new trade deals