Culture

Health department propping up the figures on ethnic diversity at senior levels, IfG analysis finds

Report calls for Ministry of Housing to reclaim powers to support rural communities

Department forced to check 300,000 claims after tribunal ruling on flaws in employment and support allowance

The UK Statistics Authority has updated its framework to ensure all public servants behave with integrity when handling data

United Nations accepts proposal for ONS-led team to build evidence on shared challenges related to ageing

New figures reveal Department for Work and Pensions is among Whitehall employers with highest proportion of apprentices at 3.1% of workforce

Departments expected to work up plans for promoting global consensus on cyberbullying and hate crime

Department reveals gradual decline in use of casual workers since 2011

Perm sec Matthew Rycroft announces conclusion of internal review into allegations against department staff

Is truth scarcer than it used to be? Claire Foster-Gilbert, director of the Westminster Abbey Institute, sits down with Geoffrey Lyons to discuss the idea of truth, the Abbey’s role in politics, and the Institute’s latest lecture series

Nearly five million employees are work some hours for free, with almost 40% unpaid work done by public servants

Culture champion Arts Council England has fared better than some organisations dependent on public funds in recent years. But its chief executive is conscious of the need for the body to remain in tune with the nation as a whole, not just a metropolitan elite. Colin Marrs reports

The centenary of women’s suffrage is a good opportunity to start making sure government is held to account to properly measure the impact of decisions on woman

Challenging gender discrimination must be part of a wider drive to build a culture that supports all types of diversity

As government gears up to celebrate the centenary of voting rights for women, Tamsin Rutter catches up with gender champion Melanie Dawes and women’s network co-founder Keela Shackell-Smith on their priorities for 2018

New unit set up in department to tackle safeguarding across the aid sector

MPs credit department with bringing programme “back from the brink” but warn that biggest challenges are yet to come

Department for Work and Pensions update lists offices earmarked for closure in rest of 2018

Programme manager bags runner up slot in literary springboard the Costa Short Story Award

Stonewall’s list of the 100 best employers assesses organisations on trans inclusion for first time this year

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

A tale of integrity and talent triumphing in the corridors of power warms Sue Cameron’s heart

BEIS programme manager makes literary springboard’s ‘final three’