Brexit

Vote by parliament to release analysis comes after it was leaked to media

Brexit minister accused civil servants of undermining EU exit after economic analysis of EU exit leaked

After three years as chief executive of the UK body for overseas cultural relations, Devane talks to Tamsin Rutter about its relationship with government, funding challenges and how Brexit has changed his priorities

These three resolutions will help civil servants prepare for the challenges and political uncertainty of 2018

National Audit Office review flags skills gaps amid departments ‘unique’ dual role

Chief executive also said workforce restructuring will help reset the relationship between government and private sector, and civil servants and politicians

IfG Whitehall Monitor also highlighted the impact that ministerial turnover is having in policy delivery, including Brexit

David Sterling tells MPs he finds it “unacceptable” that Northern Ireland has had no executive for a year

PCS calls for pause in programme and more resources for HMRC as it plans for post-Brexit customs landscape

Cabinet secretary responds to Lord Lawson’s criticism that officials want to “frustrate the Brexit process”

The lack of clarity on the future working rights for civil servants from EU countries will not be resolved by good intentions, says Prospect’s Sue Ferns. Action is needed now

Former UN ambassador began work as department’s top official yesterday

After two years as Westminster’s chief public-spending watchdog, Meg Hillier tells Tamsin Rutter her frustrations and aspirations on pre-scrutinising projects, taking the fight against tax evasion to the US and extending FOI

FDA union for senior civil servants to write to Defra secretary of state to ask for an explanation of the “unhelpful and inaccurate” comments made in Cabinet

Request is a first in providing statutory cover for Brexit outlay ahead of EU-exit legislation clearing parliament

Public Accounts Committee warns “a lot at stake” with Carrier Strike programme 

New deputy director will lead centralised team helping Whitehall manage the digital implications of leaving the EU while maintaining longer-term transformation goals

Cabinet secretary tells MPs Whitehall is looking at ways to reward civil servants who stay in their jobs for longer

Confirmation of the new ministerial portfolios following last week’s reshuffle reveals switch in ministerial responsibilities for public appointments

MPs urge government to scrap immigration target and introduce annual migration report

Select committee chair Frank Field told DWP that he could not guarantee the universal credit reports he has obtained will remain confidential 

Auditor general Amyas Morse confirms scrutiny plans following request from Treasury committee chair Nicky Morgan

Former justice secretary does not take ‘first secretary of state’ title while Esther McVey named new work and pensions secretary

Former infrastructure tsar and Cabinet minister says Brexit is sidelining other issues and claims half of civil servants believe government policy is ‘trashing the national interest’