Culture

New measures will reduce lag on claimants' receipt of benefits payments from six weeks to five

Report suggests Chancellor Philip Hammond is not planning to offer cash to fund a pay rise

Alina Sellman, head of the Centre for Social Impact Bonds, tells Geoffrey Lyons about the outcomes-focused contracts and why critics ought to give them a chance

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

New analysis by the IPPR think tank reveals that a public sector pay rise in line with inflation would return £2.5bn to public coffers

I believe empathy should be considered a core civil service skill. These three steps will help make that happen

Clare Moriarty led the scoping work on faith and belief for the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

Setting up four networks for the Ministry of Defence and wider civil service was a mammoth task, but a tremendous opportunity to promote hearing and visual disability 

As claims and revelations engulf the worlds of politics and entertainment, Whitehall must make sure its procedures are up to scratch

The way harassment is dealt with in Whitehall has changed significantly in the last 30 years – particularly the culture that said you just had to put up with it

Justice secretary asks officials to commence “post-implementation review” that was promised when reforms were introduced in 2012

Science and Technology Committee to assess quality and extent of research used in government interventions and early-years policy

Civil service race champion said it could take 10 years for progress on racial diversity to match that made on gender

As inflation rate hits 3%, TUC warns higher cap on civil service pay increases in line with offer to police officers would still mean a real-terms pay cut

Funding will expand Partners in Practice peer support programme, while new “What Works Centre” will also be created 

John Manzoni announces programme’s improvement in Times ranking a year after diversity reforms were implemented

Successful candidate will work with home secretary to shape role of new Commission for Countering Extremism

Amber Rudd responds to call from statistics chief to follow ONS in scrapping system that allows select people to preview official figures

The business department is seeking a private consultant to investigate retention problems

Civil servants across the Home Office, MoJ and HMRC are today staging demonstrations over the continuation of the 1% cap on pay increases

PCS trade union has organised a day of protest against government pay policy on 31 August

Return to work scheme intended to address gender pay gap, which increases sharply for women in their 40s

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

Chief executive Jon Thompson says government will still deliver free childcare to 200,000 households by end of August