Leadership

Latest figure puts central department at top of the government league table for paying contractors four-figure rates

MPs call on department to end hostile environment policies, not just rebrand them

Academics love nothing more than conversations with like-minded thinkers trying to solve problems. Here’s how the civil service can use these discussions to improve policy

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

Sir Simon Fraser says that the lack of an agreed government position on the future relationship with the EU left the UK unable to conduct a negotiation effectively

Shadow Treasury minister accuses government of “riding roughshod” over civil servants

Update highlights progress made on ensuring new customs system is ready to handle additional workload caused by EU exit

Treasury chief secretary describes government bureaucracy as a creature ‘there is a temptation to feed after midnight’

Cipfa survey also finds three quarters of leaders are “more negative about Brexit now than last year”

Cabinet Office minister keen to see more mutuals where there is support for them, including spin-outs from the public sector

Mark Sedwill will act as cabinet secretary as well as national security adviser until September

David Lidington says the government is committed to using private organisations to deliver services, but acknowledges need for reform