Education

Department points to better retention and doubled recruitment against backdrop of Grenfell tragedy and renewed housing focus

Government ‘has no real sense’ of scale of problem parliamentary committee warns

FCO warns “situation is becoming unsustainable” as 70% of staff leaving department cite poor pay as top reason

By the end of 2019, 90% of senior civil service leaders will be trained as Wellbeing Confident Leaders

Information Commissioner orders MoJ to disclose fines dished out to private-sector operators and cost of HMP Birmingham riot

Departments work with small innovators and big business to help specific groups

MPs raise concerns about local authority finances and confusion in sector with DfE “rush” to convert schools

Treasury insists new range is “not a cap” but unions deride “paltry” rise and failure to engage staff reps on decisions

Civil servants think rank-and-file politicians need private briefings on Universal Credit implementation and other big changes 

Evaluating the impact of policies is vital, but often beset by difficulties. Dan Hodges of Innovate UK sets out how the agency measure its effectiveness – and what it can teach the rest of government

Department offers £71k for grade 6 role described as ‘supplementing’ ongoing work

One year into her permanent secretary job, Kelly tells Tamsin Rutter why transport is the best department, about “racy” jobs in deregulation and infrastructure, and why she shed her Brummie accent