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Report shows numbers of arm's-length bodies remained fairly stable in 2017-18 despite falling in previous years
As a director general at the Government Legal Department, Susanna McGibbon oversees legal services to a range of departments across Whitehall. She talks to Beckie Smith about her love of inquiries, government legal work in the public eye and life beyond Brexit
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
Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation will look at how algorithms could reflect the biases of their developers
Setting out her vision for the upcoming Spending Review, Truss said the Treasury would “prioritise ruthlessly”
The steady rise in civil servants continues, with growth concentrated in departments with the highest Brexit workloads
MPs urge government to address regional disparities and "bias towards the most innovative industries" in sector deals
Report calls for 'complete rethink of the structure, funding and oversight of forensic science'
Single Departmental Plans to reflect on departments' performance against the framework from 2019-20
The Scottish government said the chancellor should use today's spring statement to "provide a proportionate amount of additional finance and flexibility to Scotland "
Revised public value framework will underline Spending Review focus on value for money, Hammond said in his Spring Statement
Policies that address health inequalities and better investment in housing among What Works Centre's proposals
Announcement comes as UC director say "roughly half" of Universal Credit claimants may have been transferred without transitional protection
"We should have done more," PACAC says after failing to find women to give evidence on national statistics
Employees sued after being told to sit assessment later found to be discriminatory if they wanted a promotion
NAO gives warning about programme's financial sustainability as cost of training apprenticeships outstrips predictions
Institute for Government urges cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill consider creating separate immigration department
“No mitigation available for the severe consequences of a no-deal outcome,” says David Sterling
Right to rent checks have “little to no effect” on controlling immigration, says judge in High Court case
Committees endorse government's choice to lead environmental protection agency but tell Defra to "learn lessons" from recruitment round
As Civil Service World celebrates its 15th anniversary, Beckie Smith has trawled the archives for some of our most memorable moments. Here’s some of our lighter (battered) moments
While looking back through our archives sometimes shows how much things have changed, at other times it shows how much they’ve stayed the same. Barely an issue of this publication has gone to press without some mention of a pay dispute or procurement woes. Other thorns in the side of the civil service have simply grown bigger and more painful.
As Civil Service World celebrates its 15th anniversary, Beckie Smith has trawled the archives for some of our most memorable moments.
As Civil Service World celebrates its 15th anniversary, Beckie Smith has trawled the archives for some of our most memorable moments. All this week we’ll be sharing the best bits from articles and interviews, as well as some of the jargon that has stood the test of time.
As Civil Service World celebrates its 15th anniversary, Beckie Smith has trawled the archives for some of our most memorable moments. All this week we’ll be sharing the best bits from articles and interviews, as well as some of the jargon that has stood the test of time. First up: some of our interviewees before they were (more) famous
But department gives no details on security of funding following “successful pilot period”
Committee chair Rachel Reeves said BEIS had been “too passive” in ensuring suppliers address problems with the rollout
The Transport Select Committee had called for clearer oversight of rail timetabling changes
Justin Russell previously oversaw the MoJ's prisons, offender and youth justice policy
Announcement comes as damning report finds probation service at one of collapsed company's subsidiaries "inadequate"
Information commissioner also said departments had done the "minimum" work needed to comply with GDPR, but there was "much more to be done"
The revelation comes as a CSW investigation shows the Department for Transport paid out £8,000 in payments connected to NDAs last year
Brexit will remain a key focus as the NAO rebalances its resources to cope with its mounting workload
DfT only received three bids for no-deal ferry contracts, NAO review finds
Select committee report has also questioned the chancellor's assertion that "austerity is coming to an end"