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Interim secretariat of 16 civil servants won't fulfil all of planned regulator's functions, environment secretary tells MPs

At a time when global organisations are trying to keep costs low to be competitive, BT details how security testing is not an area in which you can afford to cut corners 

New pharmaceutical regulator chief must oversee industry's post-Brexit transition 

Confidential document warns no-deal "structure will quickly fall if too many decisions are unnecessarily escalated to the top levels"

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

Report shows numbers of arm's-length bodies remained fairly stable in 2017-18 despite falling in previous years

Committee says department’s refusal to engage on key site for Richmond House redevelopment could also add £350m to project cost

The successful candidate must be medically qualified, with a “considerable national profile” DHSC insists

Eight-hundred staff on the move, hundreds of millions in wage costs and holiday bans – how the civil service is preparing for Brexit day

MPs say department has overseen seriously unacceptable practice in almost every area of the deportation system

Sir Leigh Lewis retired at the end of 2010 after a 38-year career in government that included perm sec stints in both the Home Office and the Department for Work and Pensions. Here are 10 things he’s learned about life after the higher echelons of Whitehall

Setting out her vision for the upcoming Spending Review, Truss said the Treasury would “prioritise ruthlessly”

Government evaluation finds every £1 spent on the programme delivers £2.28 in economic benefits, with largest benefits for children at serious risk

The steady rise in civil servants continues, with growth concentrated in departments with the highest Brexit workloads

Non-departmental public body with responsibility for T-levels offers up to £140k a year for next boss

Request comes after MPs rejected May's withdrawal agreement for the second time last week

BT defines how SD-WAN can help to keep organisations in touch with their applications - reliably, and securely 

All party group of MPs says HMRC’s approach “is a direct cause of the acute anxiety and stress people subject to the loan charge are experiencing”

MPs urge government to address regional disparities and "bias towards the most innovative industries" in sector deals

Whitehall’s top tier needs to drop the halo mentality if it is to practise what it preaches and become more reflective of the nation as a whole

Letters sent out to recipients says excess will not need to be repaid but future payments will be reduced

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

Report calls for 'complete rethink of the structure, funding and oversight of forensic science'

Taunton building completes three years after initial design work commenced