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PCS general secretary also claims that civil servants have implemented some government reforms “unwillingly”

Ministry of Justice perm sec and other top officials from justice and health admit staff cuts have contributed to record high suicide rate in prisons

Tax authority announces recruitment for top tax post will be limited to existing civil servants

Mark Bryson-Richardson, director of the Stabilisation Unit, tells Suzannah Brecknell how his team helps government respond to international emergencies

Many public bodies are concerned about the impact Brexit could have on them, with possible funding changes, staffing issues and uncertainty over future standards. Susanna Smith of the Public Chairs’ Forum explains what they can do to reduce the risk.

Michael Lockwood will become first director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct

Protest set to cover Sheffield branch’s final three weeks

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

Sinn Féin and DUP given two weeks to agree new power-sharing deal or face Westminster intervention on budget

Civil service race champion said it could take 10 years for progress on racial diversity to match that made on gender

Minister says target to hire 2,500 new staff has passed the half way mark but union warns attrition rates are at an all-time high

Institute for Government report says universal pay hike could exacerbate Tories’ political woes amid £10bn spending hole

Former policy advisor at the Better Regulation Executive becomes PM at head of coalition government

Behavioural Insights Team annual report details its work with departments, including ‘TripAdvisor-style’ feedback tool to help CCS boost spend with SMEs

Transition chief tells MPs the department’s “pioneering” work in digital will help boost the low number of British exporters

Unusual recruitment process will establish possible candidates for £133k posts to lead Northern Ireland departments – but there are currently no vacancies

Home secretary Amber Rudd said department is ‘tooling up’ with extra staff but real capacity will be created by new online system

A government-commissioned study makes 18 recommendations, including asking GDS to help create a scheme to boost public sector use of artificial intelligence

It is time for government to acknowledge why the desired outcomes for public services are not being delivered. But this will require challenging Whitehall’s survivors

Civil Service World brought together a panel of data experts from across the civil service to look at ways of increasing public safety through the better use of data. Mark Rowe reports

David Williams tells MPs that Department of Health cannot calculate impact of delays to repairs and maintenance spending

‘Divisive’ performance management schemes are among areas where change is needed to implement the plan, says FDA union

As inflation rate hits 3%, TUC warns higher cap on civil service pay increases in line with offer to police officers would still mean a real-terms pay cut

Vodafone explores the trends enabling digital change to be expanded and accelerated across government