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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

The collapse of Thomas Cook led to the biggest government repatriation operation since the Second World War. Senior figures in the Department for Transport tell Richard Johnstone how it was done

HMRC has embraced an army of apprentices to bring new talent to the organisation as well as refocus longstanding experience to new tasks. Director general of customer services Angela MacDonald explains how.

The PM’s top adviser says making government work better looks messy. But others will wonder if conflicting messages betray a power struggle