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Review suggests priorities and spending decisions should be “more explicitly informed” by the return they provide on investment

Commons Procedure Committee demands beefed-up model for examining government's Main Supply Estimates

Foreign secretary’s mayoral fixer becomes non-executive director at King Charles Street

Select committee voices fears Brexit process may cause departments to miss implications of new European laws

Justice Select Committee raises spectre of more fragmented services and weakened economies of scale from latest reform drive

Public Accounts Committee report on outsourced tax credits debacle says agency lacked the commercial capacity for the payment-by-results deal

Department launches recruitment drive for £110k post to underpin “huge” change programme

Committee on Standards in Public Life investigation will examine the case for beefed-up rules on extra work, and the potential for conflicts of interest

Newport campus part of £17m investment in new technology and data sources

Health Select Committee calls for stronger measures to tax unhealthy food and drink, plus clearer warnings on future action

Watchdog warns demands of service pressures, major projects and Brexit are outpacing Whitehall’s capacity to deliver at a time of staffing restrictions and spending restraint

New department says £125k role will focus on developing its “underpinning foundations”, building values and forming its culture

Cabinet Office summons Google to answer concerns over video-sharing subsidiary

Treasury Select Committee says it would be “imprudent” for decisions on the multi-billion pound overhaul to be taken before inquiry is complete

Davinder Mann promoted to lead operations at business-aiding agency

Think tank argues chancellor’s bungled budget fundraiser makes case for better policymaking

National Audit Office says department’s attempts to address delays have compressed its Carrier Strike delivery schedule and “added risk with limited contingency”

Pact pledges “appropriate” pay for new starters and protects salaries of existing staff members who retrain under apprenticeship proposals

Alexandra Jones set to leave Centre for Cities to take up new role

Public Accounts Committee says economic case is “crystal clear” for both houses to relocate for the duration of a £3.9bn overhaul

Watchdog’s anger follows government response to committee’s Grimstone Review findings

Fledgling ministry offers £90,000 a year for senior officer to deliver “single device” for international trade staff to work with

Internal appointments come ahead of expansion of the public spending watchdog’s remit

New Institute for Government report highlights key frictions between political leaders and Whitehall, including poor drafting and a lack of understanding of parliament

New report suggests a proportional headcount that is half the civil service-wide average

Select committee seeks feedback on payment delays, registration errors, and possible tweaks

Cressida Dick set to leave Foreign Office director general role to return to policing

Departmental data release breaks down £583m spend on foreign outposts during 2015-16

Report claims Sir Jeremy Heywood secured extra £250m for health service with ultimatum

Department seeks Office for Disability Issues chief and deputy director for Disability Employment Strategy Directorate

Westminster City Council approves proposals for Whitehall landmark despite heritage concerns

Perm sec makes work services director Susan Park accountable for payments system’s operation across Jobcentres and service centres

Whitehall & Industry Group accolade lauds “exemplary leadership” driven by cross-sector learning

Think tank says long-awaited vision has no detail on resource allocation and a telling absence of public support from prime minister Theresa May and chancellor Philip Hammond

Union cries foul over “unprecedented” redundancies made with 24 hours’ notice at rights watchdog

Report on full impact of delays with Common Agricultural Policy funds distribution says UK taxpayers will be left with £642m in penalties