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The report also called for and end to indefinite detention, which "causes distress and anxiety and can trigger mental illness"
Shadow foreign secretary says the FCO is suffering a “crisis of morale"
"One of the main criticisms levelled at the parole system was a lack of transparency," justice secretary David Gauke said as he set out refomrs following John Worboys case
The Cabinet Office alone awarded contracts worth a total of £56m, the figures show
The Transport Select Committee was told there was “no lawful basis” to use emergency powers to award contracts worth millions without an open tender.
"Public health risks posed by EU imports will not change immediately upon leaving the EU," the government said.
Change is needed to ensure the public are not "left in the dark about the operation of public services," the report said.
The inspection found violence had risen “alarmingly” in the last two years, largely fuelled by drugs
Since the UK voted to leave the European Union, civil servants have been working to get the country ready for its departure from the bloc. Beckie Smith examines how Brexit has changed government so far
Department says the 10,000-claimant pilot will be sufficient to test the managed migration process
Public Accounts Committee also said the department lacked teeth when it came to dealing with failing academy trusts.
Applicants must be able to work in a "politically charged environment", the job advert says.
The demands of Brexit and unprecedented ministerial turnover are hindering policy implementation, the IfG said.
Union dubs move a "first step in the right direction to fairness and equality" .
Public appointments review author also praises training among civil service professions as "light years" ahead of his time
Cleaners, receptionists and security guards are demanding £11-an-hour London living wage
National statistician John Pullinger said he was looking for entries that are "innovatively and efficiently helping users make sense of the world".
MoD permanent secretary admits the contract has not been "anywhere near as successful as we’d like".
Major government contractor G4S fails to win any bids in the latest contracts round.
Rudd also confirmed plans to delay the next phase of the rollout but said DWP would still hit its 2023 deadline.
Committee chair Rachel Reeves urged the regulator Ofgem to take harsher action against suppliers that don't fulfil their obligations under the programme.
Only the Scottish Government has said it will pay civil servants' application costs.
The transport secretary defended the department's decision to award a £13.8m contract to a company that owns no ferries.
"There is now a much greater turnover in government departments. If we don’t have people who learn these corporate lessons, we will make the same mistakes," warns British Academy chief
Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has reportedly axed a vote on the reform to ensure it is "working in the interests of every claimant".
The COO must have the "drive and vision to lead transformation across a diverse and dispersed group of organisations", the job ad says
Sedwill admits there is ‘work to do’ as proportion of staff reporting bullying and harrrassment remains at 11%
Transparency data puts latest Cabinet Office and DExEU tally at £10m-plus and rising
Strategy aims to standardise household recycling and introduce weeky food waste collections
The Home Affairs Committee urged the government to pay greater attention to its "duty of care" as it prepares to hand out £4bn worth of new contracts.
John Manzoni and Sir Mark Sedwill share "inconvenient" warnings about "disorderly" no-deal Brexit.
Vallance also announced he had appointed a chief scientific adviser to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
“This role is critical to our transformation as a department servicing around 20 million citizens each year,” according to the job advert.
Chief scientific advisers provide vital expertise to help departments make informed policy decisions – not least during national emergencies. But to be effective, they must also be experts in the workings of Whitehall. Beckie Smith spoke to CSAs past and present to discover how they combine these distinctive skills.
The government chief scientific adviser reflects on his career to date and strengthening how science and policy work together in the civil service
Review follows the revelation that senior officials failed to take notes in important meetings because of concerns about media scrutiny