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Finance minister agrees to make basic payment ASAP with further negotiations later

Leaked letter to senior health department official says ministers’ messages have created ‘confusion and additional workload’

PACAC chair asks national statistician which dataset the nation should use after concerns about hospital-only figures

Treasury and HMRC urged to build evidence base for change as support for better-funded public services is expected to grow

National Audit Office questions financial planning for keeping top institutions in good repair

But HMRC and Border Force workers are still among the most stressed parts of the civil service, according to poll data

Delayed results of sentiment poll paint broad picture of ongoing improvement

MPs told previous verbal and numeric testing regime was slashing candidate pool by half

Former communities secretary fears private sector roles for Brexit negotiators will be major issue

Ministers urged to introduce wage-guarantee scheme as data underscores lack of savings and reliance on credit

Cabinet Office says Covid-19 outbreak triggers “extreme urgency” clauses in Public Contract Regulations

Jim Harra ‘strongly rejects’ criticism from Ed Davey’s APPG on the controversial Loan Charge

Prospect chief calls on cabinet secretary to ensure civil servants rights are upheld amid increasing concerns

Ministries prepare for food shortages and months of traffic disruption as Home Office says protests ‘may absorb significant amounts of police resource’

Peter Lawrence calls on civil servants to help identify candidates for Going Forward Into Employment programme