Brexit

 Public Accounts Committee criticises departments' “business as usual” assumption for 2019 and berates pace of pan-Whitehall Border Planning Group 

The former Treasury solicitor shares his reflections from a Whitehall career with Tamsin Rutter

DExEU perm sec insists analysis has “huge value” despite criticism that it does not amount to full impact assessments

Treasury guidance also expands role for ministers in requests for direction from departmental agencies and arm’s length bodies

NAO report identifies staffing gaps in five departments and high rate of turnover in DExEU

New directors general roles announced after DIT expands by 1,000 staff in a year

Leaving the EU will have wide, and unpredictable, effects on the UK’s devolved administrations. Mark Rowe reports on what the outcome might be

Susanna Smith from the Public Chairs’ Forum and Association of Chief Executives highlights the key themes – from relocations to Brexit – being discussed at Cabinet Office’s Public Bodies Week

Two parliamentary reports highlight problems at Irish border and frustration at perceived Whitehall “power grab”

Public Bodies 2017 report suggests some “tailored reviews” will be rescheduled until post-EU landscape becomes clearer

Department leads on over one-fifth of the cross-Whitehall projects that need to be implemented for EU exit, according to auditors

Lack of Brexit clarity has stoked fears that government “will expect the impossible” from immigration staff

Deal reached after discussions undertaking by government’s top Brexit civil servant

 

Policy Institute warns that current Whitehall structures "lack of strategic thinking and leadership" to implement the industrial strategy

MPs accuse DExEU of "contempt" after sectoral analysis handed to Brexit committee was stripped of market-sensitive information

Appointments expected in first half of 2018 will fulfil Conservative party manifesto promise

DExEU minister reveals department has 32 trained mental health champions in wellbeing drive

Dave Penman condemns “cowardly move” of politicians criticising DWP official instead of ministers 

Trade unions blast chancellor for failing to alleviate pressure on the civil service as it delivers Brexit

Trade union bosses warn against treating officials like “faceless bureaucrats” and fingering them with blame over Brexit talks

Top government officials detail list of changes to 85 IT systems at the UK border required because of Brexit

Former perm sec argues FCO was disempowered by “unnecessary creation” of Department for International Trade

Civil service poll shows a more engaged workforce but analysis of the figures shows up several pockets of dissatisfaction

Watchdog’s snapshot shows BEIS has biggest numeric burden, followed by Defra