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Leaked document reveals top officials will conduct research into potential negative impact of DWP policy or operational practice

Study of Whitehall staffers shows benefits of moderate alcohol consumption in middle-age

England’s World Cup performances brought the nation together. It also provides lessons for implementing change in government, says former Number 10 Delivery Unit chief Sir Michael Barber

DCMS defends scheme from criticism that it dominates government’s youth services spending

Department says Kensington & Chelsea council will have no role when police conclude investigations

Newly-released papers reveal that Butler asked PM John Major to defend civil service from then Labour leader’s attacks

Fears raised that UK-only passport lanes could increase costs of Home Office border security

Northern Ireland infrastructure department confirms it will not challenge Court of Appeal judgment over waste incinerator decision, but warns this “makes the scope to act even more constrained”

Government has said the consultation three years after passage of landmark act will ensure its provisions keeps pace with offences

The NCA’s Nina Cope tells Tamsin Rutter about the agency’s aim to break down barriers, and help cement its reputation at the “pinnacle of law enforcement”

Departmental response reveals that discussions are already underway with sector over forthcoming policy document due to be published with new NHS plan in the autumn

Select committee calls for the UK government to agree updated devolution rules to avoid a further breakdown in relations after Brexit

Reports had indicated the army are also on standby to help distribute out medicines, food and fuel to vulnerable communities

Cost of protecting key communication link deemed prohibitive in 1990

BT's Mark Hughes argues that nation states should act now to put in place cyber defences to protect themselves from the most advanced threats ever seen.

Ross Duncan, of HM Passport Office, says the civil service should make the most of people with neurodiverse conditions as it prepares for an era of digital government and automation

Former policy adviser at Department for Education says she would like to encourage more young people into politics and the civil service

Ministers have reportedly shelved plans agreed at last month's Chequers summit to publish a report on 'no deal' planning every week during the summer recess

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

Introduction of 21 privately run companies in 2014 have faced “significant challenges” says justice secretary David Gauke

The annual awards ceremony celebrating diversity work across government will take place in October

The UK has slipped from first to fourth place in the global digital government rankings published biennially by the United Nations

A range of organisations from across the public sector share their thoughts and experiences on commuters, creativity, and the pros and cons of ‘Manc humour’

Watmore calls for more progress on diversity and hails programme to get ex-offenders in government jobs