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West Midlands, North East and London get document-scanning boost as settled status scheme prepares for full rollout at the end of this month

Current DG of Economic and Domestic secretariat in the Cabinet Office will replace Sue Owen at the start of next month

The unnamed civil servant setting out their Brexit views should resign to pursue their political ambitions in the open, says former Home Office and DWP perm sec

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

PCS says department is only willing to temporarily ‘share the pain’ of welfare reform workload rather than provide permanent additional resources for over-stretched staff

European scrutiny committee report flags problems in coordinating policy between DExEU and Cabinet Office

NAO gives warning about programme's financial sustainability as cost of training apprenticeships outstrips predictions

Three top civil servants tell Richard Johnstone what the Scottish Government is doing to boost diversity and how it is making a difference to policymaking

Whitehall gender champion and MHCLG perm sec Melanie Dawes launches drive to “ensure opportunities are available to women from all backgrounds”

Liz Truss' proposal to implement £95,000 cap comes three years after plan was first legislated for

Devolved administration perm sec requests oversight from Michael Gove's proposed Office for Environmental Protection

Institute for Government urges cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill consider creating separate immigration department

Defra perm sec takes on top role at DExEU after warning last year that Brexit “keeps me awake at night”

Treasury plans to finally implement cap after passing legislation in 2016

But director general Kevin Cunnington insists organisation is ‘entirely comfortable with the situation’

“No mitigation available for the severe consequences of a no-deal outcome,” says David Sterling

Trade union chief says report shows woman are still waiting for pay equality, 64 years after it was first promised

Right to rent checks have “little to no effect” on controlling immigration, says judge in High Court case

Every year, CSW asks permanent secretaries to reflect on the highs and lows of the last 12 months, and to share what they’re bracing themselves for in the next 12. As part of CSW’s 15 year celebrations, we dug out the first version, from the December 2008 issue of WWW, to see how times have changed in the departments

Lords urge Home Office to widen promotion and ensure EU citizens have physical documentation of status

CEOs are adopting a digital first approach to match customer needs. BT asks how they're measuring success

Brexit department highlights use of fast streamers as among the reasons why over 500 civil servants have left the Department of Exiting the EU since its creation in July 2016

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Committees endorse government's choice to lead environmental protection agency but tell Defra to "learn lessons" from recruitment round