Leadership

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

Cabinet secretary also encourages departmental staff to make time to relax – safely – over the Easter weekend

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

Lord Armstrong, cabinet secretary from 1979 to 1987, died on 3 April. His successor Lord Butler pays tribute to a dedicated public servant who served two chancellors and three prime ministers with his 'majestic' powers of analysis and steady discretion, embodying the civil service values of impartiality, objectivity, honesty and integrity

Only the prime minister can address the growing fracture in the relationship between ministers and officials. But will he?

Watchdog should be doing more to enforce guidance that only essential workers should be travelling to jobs, leaders warn

Select committee and ministers ask for citizens to be on the lookout for false information spread online

Matt Hancock issues instruction to ensure no “barrier or delay” to taking action in “extraordinary circumstances”

Cabinet secretary pays tribute to Cheshire as  "a great personal support and source of wise counsel" to senior colleagues

McCallum, currently deputy director general of the Security Service, will take over from Sir Andrew Parker at the end of April

BEIS perm sec will move to become Cabinet Office perm sec as he takes on roles held by John Manzoni

Pocklington succeeds Melanie Dawes, who became Ofcom chief exec in February