HM Inspector of Constabulary Wendy Williams will oversee probe of Home Office’s handling of Windrush cases

Department for Education policy advisor reportedly failed to tell Whitehall she was appearing on reality TV show

As Theresa May announces a £20bn investment in the NHS, Bronwen Maddox calls for better planning to avoid the cycles of crisis and emergency funding in health

The first woman to become a private secretary to the prime minister shares her recollections of Thatcher, the Treasury and the Next Steps Unit with Suzannah Brecknell. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Move follows the earlier transfer of data policymakers

Carers' charter and carer’s passport launched across civil service

Automation has squeezed out the creatives that used to harbour in administrative grades – but this tacit subsidy programme has arguably simply shifted to large firms

Women and Equalities Committee calls for urgent action to improve data collection across government

Institute for Government says refreshed documents still show ministries “trying to do too much” but welcomes diversity focus

Auditors find a lack of evidence that departments consistently act on recommendations from government-funded investigations

Home secretary tells MPs that number could rise and does not rule out possibility of future restructure of department

Staff welcome weekly window for healthy activities agreed in deal with civil service unions