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Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude hails £26m-a-year facility-time savings, but Labour's Lucy Powell goes on the attack
Public Administration Select Committee urges greater role for Cabinet Office in planning for the future and ending departmental duplication
Whitehall should be prepared to take responsibility for delivering programmes, says Troubled Families chief Louise Casey
CSW asked Conservative MP and former children's minister Tim Loughton to appraise the UK civil service
MoD and NHS England handed fines over workers paid through service companies
Committee urges greater diversity in intelligence agencies
Attorney general's deputy legal secretary set to follow Michael Fuller in inspecting prosecutor's work
Former cabinet secretary warns too many politicians 'don't get' poverty
Colin Marrs talks to Peter Wilding, who moved from head of energy policy at HM Treasury to Treasury secondee in Cheshire West & Chester
Outgoing DCLG perm sec and former head of the civil service Sir Bob Kerslake chews the fat with Jess Bowie
To be a good leader, you need the confidence to drop the detail and be comfortable about your own identity
Shadow Cabinet Office minister Dianne Hayter thinks politicians should show more respect to civil servants who “work their socks off”. But, she tells Jess Bowie, there are still plenty of areas where Whitehall needs to up its game.
Nicholas Macpherson says Smith Commission recommendations may enhance accountability in Scotland and “make our job easier”
Sir David Bell calls for more trust in teachers and schools – and for an independent body to set education strategy
The head of the Economic and Domestic Secretariat in the Cabinet Office will replace Sir Bob Kerslake at DCLG
Cabinet Office minister denies accusation of disillusionment in civil service
I’ve loved running the national forest company – but the civil service is a tough environment for small delivery agencies
Group of former perm secs and other top civil servants produce wish list to tackle churn
Former cabinet secretary says post-2015 election negotiations could result in a unique leadership outcome
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Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education
Rob Varley
Chief Executive of the Met Office
Jon Thompson
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence
Mark Sedwill
Permanent Secretary of the Home Office
Alison Saunders
Director of Public Prosecutions