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Watchdog raises "concerns" as department fails to publish promised data

A much-anticipated takeover by the Foreign Office of the Department for International Development has yet to materialise – but the appointment of an entirely joint ministerial team has sparked curiosity and concern. Beckie Smith speaks to those in the know about what it could mean

JCWI will take case to Supreme Court after appeal finds some landlords discriminate because of scheme requirements

Plans for 2020-21 published as chief inspector says inspections will be balanced with "not over-burdening the Home Office" at an "extremely challenging time"

Former Home Office chief said home secretary had “created fear” in the department

After a decade at the helm of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Sir Bernard Jenkin is moving on. He tells Beckie Smith about the highlights, lessons and bitter battles

Tax agency in talks with PCS over coronavirus protocol for HMRC offices

PCS calls for all HMRC offices with confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus to close

Catherine Calderwood admitted visiting her second home twice, breaching regulations based on her own medical advice

Pocklington succeeds Melanie Dawes, who became Ofcom chief exec in February

Perm sec says demand levels mean policy changes such as cutting five-week payment delay for those affected by Covid-19 would be ‘operationally unfeasible

In February 2019, Matt Hancock announced plans for a new innovation agency in the NHS. A year on, its chief executive, Matthew Gould, talks to Beckie Smith about health data, listening to patients, and his move from diplomacy to digital

“I know I can count on everyone to exemplify those values as we help the government navigate the country through this emergency”

“The world quite literally has changed and I think you have to adapt,” Simon Fraser says.

Downing Street strengthens messaging as Boris Johnson closes shops and tells people to stay at home

First refusals on eligibility grounds announced, but some applications were “under consideration for several months”

Home Office was slow to react to reports of injustice and ignored warning signs, Wendy Williams finds

Economics professor will lead advisory group as it produces ‘shortage occupation list’ for post-Brexit immigration system

Ramping up testing now a priority for ‘data-driven’ strategy, chief scientist tells MPs

Former ambassador to the UN to succeed Philip Rutnam, who quit in bullying row

Cabinet secretary tells civil servants to discuss working from home arrangements and look out for colleagues

Covid-19 strategy aims to reduce the peak of the outbreak, “not to suppress it completely", Patrick Vallance says

“I could not have asked for better, more committed colleagues," Moriarty says in statement

£5bn public service response fund and business loans and grants among measures announced in Budget

Chancellor says government will boost R&D spending to £22bn a year by 2024-25

Civil servants are following the advice of Public Health England, which is tracing people who have come into contact with Nadine Dorries

Making it easier for ministers to remove perm secs risks turning civil servants into "yes men or yes women", cab sec warns

Unit's involvement announced as Boris Johnson chairs COBRA meeting to plan next steps

Unions say SSRB submission shows government isn't valuing staff, while MPs get a 31% pay rise

Nearly £100m of spending written off, watchdog finds

"We are well prepared as a country to deal with this outbreak," Sedwill tells officials

Whitty says 'social cost' of measures like school closures means government will wait until the “last possible point” to implement them

Chancellor expected to announce emergency funding to support services as four-stage action plan published

Union says Cabinet Office probe "falls far short" of independent inquiry it called for as reports emerge of an earlier alleged bullying incident when Patel was at DWP

Would-be case examiners warned complaints process "can be lengthy" as DWP admits reviewers are taking 20 months to clear cases