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From the storm of no-deal Brexit preparation to the headwinds of regulatory reform, Tamara Finkelstein walked into a squall when she took on the top job at Defra. But she tells Beckie Smith she is determined to create a more hospitable environment

Around 2,700 civil servants will move to new cost-saving sites, Cabinet Office says

Watchdog says departments being slow to share stats is a "major hindrance" to work of ONS

Effort to boost representation on SCS recruitment and promotion boards part of “iterative” approach to making civil service more inclusive, Selvin Brown says

Review of governance and management structure intended to "support the ramp up phase of delivery”

2019 survey also includes more questions about civil servants' socio-economic backgrounds

Harra takes over from Sir Jon Thompson, who has moved to the Financial Reporting Council

Cabinet secretary says he will "resist attempts to draw the civil service" into Brexit debates

Ex-MI6 chief says Tinker, Tailor Solider, Spy author is “obsessed" with his three-year spy career

Stats watchdog says department has failed to answer questions about how the pledge will be funded

Watchdog says disruption cannot be ruled out despite health secretary Matt Hancock's guarantee

IfG also calls for arm's-length commission or What Works Centre to improve policymaking

Report saying there is "still much to do" comes as G4S quits immigration outsourcing

'Continued and sustained pressure from Cabinet Office and DCMS' needed to convince departments to take action, PAC says

As the Department for Education refashions itself as a delivery department, its chief digital officer Emma Stace tells Civil Service World she is determined to make digital ‘just the way we do things round here’

DWP to introduce RNIB training and virtual-reality headsets to Jobcentres

Contract signed as DfT says disruption caused by "lack of trader readiness" could slow down imports of medicines via some ports

Organisations won't be told if their grant applications are through to the next stage until November

DfT says freight services will avoid Dover, Folkestone or Barking, where Brexit disruption is likely

Checklists sent to businesses as Defra announces more ports can handle imports of rare species

Government chief commercial officer says guidance will help officials "work towards eliminating modern slavery" in supply chains

Review comes as Home Office prepares to appeal court judgement that found scheme causes discrimination

Treasury is “too focused on ‘managing the numbers’" and not on impact of spending, IfG says

All "non-compliant" vehicles without correct paperwork to be turned away at some ports, leak reveals

Home Office also rejects call for time-limit on immigration and extra protections for LGBTQI+ detainees

PAC finds contracts are being published late, heavily redacted or not at all

Appointment follows Johnson pledge for "thorough review" of the charge

Environment secretary admits there are "risks" to exports despite preparations

Appointment announced as former EU adviser recognised in Theresa May's honours list 

Gove gives evidence as reports say he has put troops on standby to prevent fuel shortages

Commons leader compared neurologist David Nicholl to anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield after no-deal warnings

As she steps down after nearly a decade as the nation’s doctor, Davies talks to Beckie Smith about the delicate balance of influence and power, dealing with the tabloid press and why altruism matters in public health.

Warning comes as freight association head says there has been “too little debate" about longer-term post-Brexit border plans

New guidance shows freedom of movement will not end on October 31 

Javid says funding is "not just our responsibility but also our duty" in pre-Spending Round announcement

Civil service has a "responsibility" to support staff with the condition, says disability champion Rutnam