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CDO will build on work to overhaul internal systems

Report blasts "incomplete and inaccurate" understanding of conditions and flags £916m backlog of major repairs

Mike Driver is heading up the government finance function at a time when civil servants’ skills are under unprecedented scrutiny. He tells Richard Johnstone about how he plans to improve diversity of thinking

Emma Howard Boyd calls on new watchdog to engage widely and not focus “just at those seen as doing ‘environment’”

A new government wishing to make an impact quickly should think twice before starting any machinery of government changes, says the former perm sec

Cabinet Office team working with ministries to identify roles ‘that do not meet our criteria for requiring a London base’

Cabinet Office says handful of departments will pilot Conservative manifesto pledge, commencing in weeks

HMRC tops departmental list of flights, according to analysis

Department confirms it has brought embassy staff home as it tells citizens to leave China

NLC chief tells CSW that “big wicked" policy problems will require increased collaboration across the public sector

The collapse of Thomas Cook led to the biggest government repatriation operation since the Second World War. Senior figures in the Department for Transport tell Richard Johnstone how it was done

Proportion of money spent with small firms continues to rebound

HMRC has embraced an army of apprentices to bring new talent to the organisation as well as refocus longstanding experience to new tasks. Director general of customer services Angela MacDonald explains how.

The PM’s top adviser says making government work better looks messy. But others will wonder if conflicting messages betray a power struggle

Parole Board chief says it is 'very rigorous indeed in our risk assessments' as ministers propose giving it extra responsibilities for terror convicts

"With determination, you’ve got Brexit done, and you’ve done a brilliant job," PM says

PM rules out accepting EU rules in exchange for post-Brexit trade deal as both sides set out negotiating plans

Move comes ahead of forthcoming government reshuffle and plan to make post ministerial role

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

Policy experts explore the government’s priorities for 2020 and what they mean for officials

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this final entry, former HM chief inspector of prisons and Parole Board chair Nick Hardwick considers what the 2020 holds for the criminal justice system

Government urged to ensure that promises to keep find officials meaningful roles are honoured

Housing, education and transport are key areas for boosted local control with majority in favour of elected mayors

PM will say Brexit is not an end but the beginning of ‘national renewal and change’