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Deadline is achievable but requires a concerted push, including government backing for carbon capture and storage technologies, committee says

The Office for Product Safety & Standards is one of a number of government bodies springing up to help prepare the UK for life outside the EU. Beckie Smith meets its chief executive Graham Russell

Committee report says legislation fails to ensure the Office for Environmental Protection will be truly independent

Members of the public who provide “exceptionally helpful information” on tax evasion can receive payments, HMRC says

DfE's Jonathan Slater takes over LGBTI brief after departure of Dame Sue Owen

Permanent secretary Peter Schofield details cost of deploying hundreds of civil servants to deal with historical errors

'The charity plays an increasingly important part in the wellbeing of so many people,' Schofield says

Single-department settlements if the Spending Review is delayed would "pre-empt what should be a proper balancing discussion", chancellor insists

Conundrum highlights a dearth of investment in official statisticians' leadership skills, Royal Statistical Society head says

Leaked document warns "government does not have the strongest track record on delivery of large tech projects"

Scotland turnout gives union hope it will hit the UK-wide threshold it didn't reach in 2018's ballot

Civil service chief executive John Manzoni says upcoming Spending Review will set "long term" target for senior officials

Brexit negotiations were also undermined by politicians' distrust of civil servants, think tank says

Cabinet secretary says he "can’t speak too highly" of civil servants' efforts as the chancellor defends £4bn bill for preparations

Department has put "strict controls on the use of bulk emails" after two data breaches, immigration minister Caroline Nokes says 

Dutch government-owned Abellio will take over East Midlands franchise

Government says it's "not the case" that it takes outsourcers at their word when they say they're providing high-quality accommodation

Transport secretary admits government can't recover Eurotunnel payout if no-deal Brexit is avoided

Chancellor says it would be "odd" to expect all departments to see funding rise, despite his claim that austerity is ending

The vast majority of officials in Brexit roles were working in just six departments, civil service leaders tell MPs

Trade unions argue that a significant, above-inflation increase is needed to address years of pay erosion north of the border

Department offers £120k a year for leader tasked with ensuring science and evidence stay "at the heart" of its post-Brexit operations

New system of follow-up reviews will update ministers on progress with improving worst prisons 

Scheme launched days after cabinet secretary admits there were "underlying structural causes" for scandal

Cabinet secretary admits he was "always uneasy" about the Home Office's overly ambitious ESN programme but insists it's not a failure

Prisons minister says state "better placed" to retain control of HMP Birmingham after stepping in last year

"We are proud of what you do," civil service chiefs say amid "unprecendented" challenges for officials

Probation services would be 'safer' under public ownership, chief inspector says

Department for Transport-funded services start as one firm says "there is no turning back at this late stage"

Data-enabled technologies can present "major ethical and practical challenges" for public bodies, committee chair Lord Evans says

Former cabinet secretary also dismisses "Remainer conspiracy" as he repeats call for public inquiry on Brexit

CDC is doing too little to ensure the billions it invests have maximum impact, ICAI says

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