Brexit

Government Communications Service sets out role of departments in supporting government priorities, including getting greatest possible public support for EU exit deal

Sir Paul Jenkins says Brexit strategy would involve jurisdiction of European court in "all but name"

Crawford Falconer, who starts at the Department for International Trade this week, says new trade arrangements will “improve the global prospects for political openness and stability”.

Sir Malcolm McKibbin is to join the board of Co-operation Ireland after five years as top civil servant in Northern Ireland

Former foreign secretary said there was a ‘lack of confidence’ in the ministry when he took control in 2010

Think tank says that customs deal with the EU may not fully replicate exiting trade arrangements

If Whitehall pushes ahead with plans to move civil servants around the country, it must conduct proper impact evaluations

Position paper outlines solutions to ensure 'frictionless' trade but critics say it's too 'light on detail'

Chapman, who has called for the creation of a new centrist party, says Treasury staff “could be running any multinational company they wanted”

Proposal also seeks to allow the UK to negotiate trade deals with other nations within transition period

CIPD survey found that public sector pay increases stuck at 1% due to pay cap, half the level of the private sector

Whitehall official warns accelerated timetable could mean 'minimum scrutiny for vital negotiation documents'

Brexit secretary insists criticism is wide of the mark and points to departmental overall staff balance approaching 50-50

Scotland’s Brexit minister has warned that ‘serious and significant’ changes to devolution plans needed

Damian Green said that governments will look to identifying policy areas that could be released to Holyrood following Brexit

As an academic specialising in modern empire, Andrew Thompson knows a lot about the trials and tribulations of large organisations. He also runs one. The chief executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council tells Geoffrey Lyons about the council’s impending transformation and the importance of understanding the past to shape the future

Department has revealed advert for perm sec post received 111 applications

Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger said judges should not be blamed for lack of clarity over laws following EU exit

Comments come amid reports the government could be prepared to pay £36bn Brexit divorce bill to settle its financial commitments to the EU

Department begins recruiting for post-Brexit arm’s length body

Figures revealed in parliamentary answer show the cost of recruiting trade experts to the department since its creation in June 2016

At the end of March, three members of the Civil Service Commission, which regulates recruitment and promotes the Civil Service Code, ended their five-year term in office. Kathryn Bishop, Wanda Goldwag and Angela Sarkis sat down with Civil Service World to reflect on their time in post and consider how Brexit, pay restraint and the drive to improve diversity will affect the civil service.

Chris Skidmore commits to place all new public bodies created following Brexit outside London

Amber Rudd asks Migration Advisory Council to assess economic impact of a fall in the number of workers coming to the UK