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The prime minister's letter will be sent to 30 million households, Number 10 said. Read it in full here

As part of CSW’s Digital Transformation special edition, we asked sector experts to share their insight on how a broad range of near-term advances in technology will transform the way public services are delivered, and we will be sharing their thoughts all this week. In this first entry, Tom Read the chief digital and information officer at the Ministry of Justice, looks at the opportunities in the sector

Comments come as PM’s top adviser Dominic Cummings self-isolates after developing symptoms

But HMRC and Border Force workers are still among the most stressed parts of the civil service, according to poll data

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

PM says he will continue to lead the national fight-back against coronavirus "thanks to the wizardry of modern technology"

In February 2019, Matt Hancock announced plans for a new innovation agency in the NHS. A year on, its chief executive, Matthew Gould, talks to Beckie Smith about health data, listening to patients, and his move from diplomacy to digital

Delayed results of sentiment poll paint broad picture of ongoing improvement

The UK government blazed a trail on digital innovation, but others are catching up fast and it would be all too easy to squander the advantage of earlier work

IFS says a job-matching scheme could provide staffing boost in priority areas like the NHS and supermarkets

Steven Dick worked as the deputy head of mission in Hungary

“The world quite literally has changed and I think you have to adapt,” Simon Fraser says.

MPs and campaigners say department will not be trusted after report said the department had shown decades of "ignorance and thoughtlessness" on race.

The Government Digital Service was created to be a radical agent of reform. Director general Alison Pritchard tells PublicTechnology that, while it now prefers to work more collaboratively, it still has the stomach for a scrap

Employers will not be required to report gender pay gaps for 2018-19, though the government Equalities Office will still offer support to any companies wishing to submit data

"There is still a lot more Brexit legislation to come – and in substance, at least, it could prove controversial"

Business and employee support schemes open for business this week

Downing Street strengthens messaging as Boris Johnson closes shops and tells people to stay at home

Online drive blamed for tens of thousands of potentially bogus requests, says National Audit Office

Critics say government is failing to provide clear guidance to public on social distancing as PM threatens lockdown

Current operators will run services under new ‘emergency measures agreements’

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

First refusals on eligibility grounds announced, but some applications were “under consideration for several months”