Leadership

Alison Pritchard outlines her credentials as director general of GDS

Making spending announcements without an updated fiscal forecast from the OBR risks "a return to the bad old days"

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

Dominic Cummings is sending signals out across government about how he plans to operate. But even the most high-profile special advisers have no real power – they only speak with the authority of their political bosses.

Communication plan rejected a repeat of the Vote Leave campaign’s slogan as too partisan, according to report

Former civil service head calls on officials to consider if “stewardship of the country” should trump service to government of the day

Former Civil Service Learning director to become boss of education charity

Regulator says department’s commercial did not make sufficiently clear what would need to be submitted in some cases

Government HR chief told there “should be no impediment for the Cabinet Office to explore flexibility” on pension savings after offer to top doctors

Peter Lawrence calls on civil servants to help identify candidates for Going Forward Into Employment programme

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

Use of gagging clauses ends to improve "debate, transparency and exchange of information"