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Public Accounts Committee says that HMRC’s wide-ranging reform plans have been thrown into doubt by its extra Brexit workload

Select committee chair Frank Field told DWP that he could not guarantee the universal credit reports he has obtained will remain confidential 

Whitehall update on English devolution sets out details of devolved funding areas in 2016-17

The former DWP perm sec despairs at the speed of ministerial churn, but argues that there is a way to slow Westminster's revolving doors

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs strategy includes Whitehall ban on “single use” plastic forks, straws and bottles

Watchdog says department could have to pay nation’s least punctual train operator tens of millions of pounds a year because of changes to its contract requirements

Government claims 10-year plan to converge back office services will save millions of pounds

Auditor general Amyas Morse confirms scrutiny plans following request from Treasury committee chair Nicky Morgan

The prime minister’s reshuffle gave a number of policy areas increased prominence in the government landscape. But it is not clear what changing a department’s name will achieve

Department seeks supplier to bring two programmes under single service-management structure in £200m-plus project

MPs ‘disappointed’ with government rejection of recommendations for extra safeguards to prevent sidelining of ministers in key decisions 

Entire ministerial team at the central Whitehall department changes as Theresa May completes wide-ranging government reshuffle

Code updated to protect staff and prevent inappropriate overseas visits following Damian Green, Michael Fallon and Priti Patel scandals

Former justice secretary does not take ‘first secretary of state’ title while Esther McVey named new work and pensions secretary

Transport department insists that franchise will continue to meet financial terms to 2020 and has paid more to Treasury than previous state-owned operator

Prime minister announces rebranded Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department of Health and Social Care 

Former infrastructure tsar and Cabinet minister says Brexit is sidelining other issues and claims half of civil servants believe government policy is ‘trashing the national interest’

Reform hailed as evidence of One Team government approach to improving how Whitehall works

Government changes today will also include replacement for Damian Green as Cabinet Office minister

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

Prospect says funding uncertainty puts UK’s world-class defence industry at risk

Chancellor refuses to rule out the UK remaining in a customs union with the EU after leaving the bloc

Brexit department seeks 35 policy leads and 25 senior advisers on up to £64.5k

Department launches three-year plan to boost digital, data and technology offer