Civil Service Reform

After a shaky start, the Crown Commercial Service is changing the way it works with departments in a bid to improve the government’s buying habits. But chief executive Malcolm Harrison tells Richard Johnstone that its success shouldn’t be measured by savings alone, as he sets out the frustrations – and fun – of cross-government working

Polly Payne and Ruth Hannant named directors general for Rail Group in move hailed by perm sec as progress in "overwhelmingly male" industry

Flagship government document identifies four "grand challenges" that UK must address to take advantage of global economic trends

Government claims better use of location data produced by public bodies could grow the economy by £11bn a year

New commitments to move powers out of Westminster were the bright spots in a Budget speech that didn’t address some of the key challenges faced at the frontline of much public service delivery

Departmental allocations from new tranche of Brexit cash to be agreed “in early 2018”

Pilots to develop new public value frameworks will be taken forward next year

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

Rob Neil, chair of Civil Service Race Forum, argues this strategy moves beyond a tick box approach to diversity and calls for a radical culture shift across government

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

Labour minister-turned-Greater Manchester mayor berates anachronistic policymaking processes