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One year into her permanent secretary job, Kelly tells Tamsin Rutter why transport is the best department, about “racy” jobs in deregulation and infrastructure, and why she shed her Brummie accent

Further details of shift away from competency-based framework for recruitment revealed as government lays out elements of success profiles across five areas – ability, experience, strengths, technical and behaviours

David Bunting to leave Border Delivery Group to take on general counsel role on temporary basis

Department for Education policy advisor reportedly failed to tell Whitehall she was appearing on reality TV show

Chancellor Philip Hammond told Cabinet ministers health boost was “extraordinary” one-off outside usual spending review process

Which? said a lack of knowledge about data among consumers had led to suspicion and doubt over useful innovations

PCS trade union to ballot 150,000 civil servants over next five weeks and expects “overwhelming ‘Yes’ vote”

As Theresa May announces a £20bn investment in the NHS, Bronwen Maddox calls for better planning to avoid the cycles of crisis and emergency funding in health

PACAC announces new inquiry into case for developing an institution that allows civil service to be ‘more mindful of itself’

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency leaves Westminster for Canary Wharf

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

Bestseller writer suggests 90% of staff backed Remain and urges them to quit if they cannot deliver the EU referendum result impartially

Department criticised by Public Accounts Committee for failures to improve careers advice and social mobility

Ex-Labour health minister Ara Darzi also proposes creation of "single NHS headquarters" to report to Department of Health and Social Care 

The first woman to become a private secretary to the prime minister shares her recollections of Thatcher, the Treasury and the Next Steps Unit with Suzannah Brecknell. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Select committee chair accuses senior civil servants running reform of being in ‘La La Land’ as report says changes may never have intended benefits

Chief inspector of borders and immigration flags ‘inexplicable’ delays and batch-publication of reports

Move follows the earlier transfer of data policymakers

Dominic Herrington to move up from current regional commissioner role on an interim basis

Carers' charter and carer’s passport launched across civil service

Automation has squeezed out the creatives that used to harbour in administrative grades – but this tacit subsidy programme has arguably simply shifted to large firms

Confusion over deal offered to rebel MPs by Theresa May to avoid defeat on EU withdrawal legislation

Figures revealed in parliamentary answers show number and length of contracts for temporary workers in some departments

PCS union calls for “urgent solution” from DWP that will see pay increases implemented from July for staff not subject to Treasury guidance