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    Foreign Office perm sec Simon McDonald on 2017 and what Brexit means for his department
    09 Dec 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Foreign Office perm sec Simon McDonald on 2017 and what Brexit means for his department

    With the end of 2016 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top officials to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2017 – and shed some light on their festive favourites. Sir Simon McDonald, permanent under-secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, takes part in our annual perm secs round-up...


    Chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies on tackling antimicrobial resistance – and being ousted from the kitchen on Christmas Day
    09 Dec 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies on tackling antimicrobial resistance – and being ousted from the kitchen on Christmas Day

    With the end of 2016 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top officials to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2017 – and shed some light on their festive favourites. Professor Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer, takes part in our annual perm secs round-up...


    DfID looks to step up contractor scrutiny after criticism
    08 Dec 2016 Foreign Affairs
    DfID looks to step up contractor scrutiny after criticism

    Analysis by The Times finds fees paid to consultancy companies by the Department for International Development have risen sharply in the past year


    Brexit: Supreme Court to hear landmark Article 50 case
    05 Dec 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Brexit: Supreme Court to hear landmark Article 50 case

    Proceedings set to last for four days, with a ruling due in the new year


    Government comms chief Alex Aiken reviews 2016 and looks ahead to the new year
    02 Dec 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Government comms chief Alex Aiken reviews 2016 and looks ahead to the new year

    With the end of 2016 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2017 – and shed some light on their festive favourites. Government communications executive director Alex Aiken takes part in our annual perm secs round-up​


    Defra permanent secretary Clare Moriarty on 2016, Brexit – and the joys of the #Defraselfie
    02 Dec 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Defra permanent secretary Clare Moriarty on 2016, Brexit – and the joys of the #Defraselfie

    With the end of 2016 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2017 – and shed some light on their festive favourites.Clare Moriarty, permanent secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs takes part in our annual perm secs round-up​


    Brexit: Department for International Trade hiring 'almost exclusively from Whitehall', says recruitment chief
    29 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Brexit: Department for International Trade hiring "almost exclusively from Whitehall", says recruitment chief

    DIT officials say Whitehall has trebled its trade policy staff numbers since the referendum, and stress focus on training up existing staff rather than drafting in outsiders


    Liam Fox bags ex-rail regulator as new department's chief economist
    28 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Liam Fox bags ex-rail regulator as new department's chief economist

    Former chief executive of the Office of Rail and Road has also been Defra and Home Office chief economist


    Autumn Statement 2016: FCO in joint bid for £10m to hire Brexit-focused trade policy staff
    23 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Autumn Statement 2016: FCO in joint bid for £10m to hire Brexit-focused trade policy staff

    FCO perm sec Simon McDonald has told MPs he is “hopeful” that the Treasury will announce a new fund to recruit trade policy staff in today’s Autumn Statement


    Brexit: former civil service head Lord Kerslake calls for independent review of civil service capacity
    22 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Brexit: former civil service head Lord Kerslake calls for independent review of civil service capacity

     Former head of the civil service Lord Kerslake urges government to "pause, review, take stock of what it has in front of it and then revisit the question of capacity"


    Controversy as Department for International Trade names non-exec board members
    21 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Controversy as Department for International Trade names non-exec board members

    Labour Party says appointment of Pippa Malmgren raises “awkward questions” for international trade secretary Liam Fox


    DfID criticised by aid watchdog over way it pared back support for India and China
    16 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    DfID criticised by aid watchdog over way it pared back support for India and China

    Aid watchdog hands international development department an amber/red rating for its exit and transition work, but DfID disputes the "rushed" report


    Letwin says Brexit means reallocating resources, not hiring new staff – as No 10 slams 'leaked memo'
    15 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Letwin says Brexit means reallocating resources, not hiring new staff – as No 10 slams "leaked memo"

    Former Cabinet Office minister says he "very much" doubts more staff will be needed for Brexit and says departments can "reallocate" existing officials – as Downing Street claims leaked memo may be an attempt by consultants to win business


    Autumn Statement 'won't boost departmental resources for Brexit', says leaked memo
    15 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Autumn Statement "won't boost departmental resources for Brexit", says leaked memo

    Next week's set piece fiscal statement will not include extra resources to cope with Brexit, according to a memo leaked to The Times


    Press reaction to Article 50 ruling “shameful”, says former FCO chief Simon Fraser
    07 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Press reaction to Article 50 ruling “shameful”, says former FCO chief Simon Fraser

    Making a success of Brexit does not mean UK should ditch its reputation as a "free, tolerant, outward facing society", says former Foreign Office permanent secretary


    FCO director general named as new NATO permanent rep
    07 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    FCO director general named as new NATO permanent rep

    Director general for defence and intelligence Sarah MacIntosh to take up posting next year


    High Court judgment casts doubt on government's Brexit timeline
    03 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    High Court judgment casts doubt on government's Brexit timeline

    Institute for Government says ruling on Parliamentary approval for Article 50 trigger will “greatly impact” Theresa May’s plans to enact leave mechanism by March 2017


    Jeremy Heywood hits back at critics of civil service's Brexit work
    03 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Jeremy Heywood hits back at critics of civil service's Brexit work

    Cabinet secretary seeks to take on claims that the civil service was biased in the EU referendum campaign and under-prepared in the aftermath of the vote


    Iraq inquiry chair Sir John Chilcot calls on senior civil servants to be more 'courageous'
    02 Nov 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Iraq inquiry chair Sir John Chilcot calls on senior civil servants to be more "courageous"

    Iraq inquiry chair tells MPs that senior officials must "insist on their right to be heard and to record what their advice is" if they are to learn the lessons of the Iraq invasion


    Interview: Louis Taylor, UK Export Finance CEO on Brexit risks, engaging staff and striking a deal with the Treasury on pay
    28 Oct 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Interview: Louis Taylor, UK Export Finance CEO on Brexit risks, engaging staff and striking a deal with the Treasury on pay

    After a career in finance that included a stint in the former battlegrounds of South East Asia, UK Export Finance chief executive Louis Taylor faces challenges on a new front: supporting UK exporters in an era of Brexit uncertainty. Colin Marrs meets him


    Boris heaps praise on FCO staff but sidesteps Brexit and funding questions
    13 Oct 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Boris heaps praise on FCO staff but sidesteps Brexit and funding questions

    Foreign secretary Boris Johnson’s first select committee grilling provides laughs and helpful sketches of flags, but little policy insight


    Oliver Letwin: Brexit talks a “supreme task of complicated analysis” for the civil service
    05 Oct 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Oliver Letwin: Brexit talks a “supreme task of complicated analysis” for the civil service

    Exclusive: David Cameron’s former policy guru tells CSW that Brexit negotiations will be like a “multi-dimensional game of chess” and officials must co-ordinate analysis work to make sure British politicians have upper hand


    Why DfID can't shy away from talking tax with its Whitehall neighbours
    03 Oct 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Why DfID can't shy away from talking tax with its Whitehall neighbours

    If government were to explore how UK tax policies impact on developing countries, it is entirely possible that it would identify ‘win-win’ situations, says Richard Gledhill of the Independent Commission on Aid Impact


    Row as David Cameron’s former aide given top diplomatic post without open competition
    26 Sep 2016 Foreign Affairs
    Row as David Cameron’s former aide given top diplomatic post without open competition

    The FDA union argues that appointment of Cameron's former chief of staff Ed Llewellyn "undermines the principles of selection on merit"


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