Leadership

Emergency committee meeting planned after PM visits hospital to discuss preparations for treating virus

Serco Health director Abi Tierney will lead HM Passport Office and UK Visas and Immigration

FDA union says divorcing spads from ministers means the role essentially becomes a policy adviser recruited outside impartiality rules

Knife crime has hit a record high in England but it is hardly a new phenomenon. Jonathan Owen looks at what is driving current levels and how police and civil servants are responding in new ways

UK2070 commission calls for 20-year commitment to Shared Prosperity Fund and radical decentralisation of funding

IFS sets out Budget bind in analysis of public finances ahead of 11 March statement

Department chief will oversee a "growing portfolio of financial investments in housing and infrastructure delivery", according to job advert

 Former cab sec and home secretary advise officials to resolve disputes behind closed doors in letters to The Times

Union slams report of a list of officials that No.10 would like to replace

The Conservative Party’s newfound interest in the north of England could be a game-changer for civil servants. Or it might just be a passing fad

Applicants given an additional month to apply to head finance watchdog

Prospect survey concern that staff will not be involved in decisions about how future tech is implemented

Site in Sunningdale will be turned into homes and retirement apartments

DfE perm sec confirms move on Twitter as he hosts annual conference

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Department’s second perm sec will be responsible for HMRC’s operations and deliver transformation plan

Appointment comes as government says Ofcom should regulate social media under Online Harms measures

Pierce will succeed Sir Kim Darroch, who stood down following leaks of diplomatic memos

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

CDO will build on work to overhaul internal systems

Mike Driver is heading up the government finance function at a time when civil servants’ skills are under unprecedented scrutiny. He tells Richard Johnstone about how he plans to improve diversity of thinking

A new government wishing to make an impact quickly should think twice before starting any machinery of government changes, says the former perm sec

Cabinet Office team working with ministries to identify roles ‘that do not meet our criteria for requiring a London base’

NLC chief tells CSW that “big wicked" policy problems will require increased collaboration across the public sector