Leadership

The 2016 Chilcot Report exposed some of Whitehall’s biggest weaknesses – the silos and hierarchies that lead to bad decisions. Two years on, the officials who led the civil service response from the MoD, Cabinet Office and Foreign Office tell Tamsin Rutter what’s happened since then

Brexit will make 2019 Spending Review more challenging for government, according to IfG

Umbrella trade union body said former Brexit minister Steve Baker’s attacks on civil servants from the dispatch box represented “a new low”

Transport select committee report warns it is unclear if planned new partnership for the intercity line can overcome “systemic difficulties”

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

Union says equivalent to Scottish Government investigation into Alex Salmond couldn’t happen in Whitehall

Long-serving digital government professional departing at the end of the month to pursue new opportunities

Freedom of Information reveals staff churn continues at key Brexit department

Prison chiefs currently have too little flexibility to tailor privileges to their needs

Project chief says “changes of personnel and leadership are inevitable” given project’s long timescale and global demand for talent

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

Review considers risk rating of possible recipients