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Diplomat will oversee merger with DfID but will not lead FCDO long term, sources say

Charities call for "urgent uplift of £20 per week" to families with children claiming benefit

Department needs a better understanding of the impact of its immigration enforcement activity on meeting its policy aims, report says

Union warns of "huge uncertainty and unease for DfID staff" as David Cameron calls the move a "mistake"

Scrapping of aid department follows appointment of joint ministers in February, widely seen as a soft merger

Experimental ONS and HMRC data reveals indicative employment impact of Covid-19

Economic support packages designed "as we have gone along", Sir Tom Scholar tells MPs

Two former directors general – now leadership coaches – share their observations about civil servants seizing opportunities to innovate

Volunteers are ‘using their skills for the greater good’, chief people officer says

Timing of measure "would be detrimental to the efficient conduct and continuity of business", David Sterling warns

Inquiry comes after Race Disparity Audit, which was published in 2017 when Theresa May was prime minister

The PM will be joined on the call by Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove and UK’s chief negotiator David Frost.

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

Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt says report reveals 'no one appeared to consider the clinical risk to care homes'

Figures reveal the largest monthly fall since records began in 1997

Government reveals prime minister will hold talks with the leaders of EU institutions on the UK's future relationship with the bloc later this month

Private companies cut out of unpaid work and behavioural programmes in further reversal of Grayling reforms

MOG change happens as government abandons plans for full customs checks immediately post-transition amid coronavirus crisis

OECD predicts UK unemployment rate could rise as high as 14.8% post pandemic

"Not possible" to determine business-support schemes demonstrate value for money

Government "need to make it a priority to understand the needs of disabled people in the system"

“Infrastructure could return to the public sector in an unsatisfactory condition and services could be disrupted,” watchdog warns

"Lack of joined-up thinking and activity across Whitehall is impeding progress," commission says

Number of personal tax accounts surpasses 20 million