Leadership

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

 

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

Is HMT arrogant and “a bit blokey”? Directors general Clare Lombardelli, Katharine Braddick and Beth Russell tell Tamsin Rutter about the progress that has been made and the next steps to make it more open, diverse and inclusive

Role intended to boost UK’s £28bn trade with the continent

Further details of shift away from competency-based framework for recruitment revealed as government lays out elements of success profiles across five areas – ability, experience, strengths, technical and behaviours

PACAC announces new inquiry into case for developing an institution that allows civil service to be ‘more mindful of itself’

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

The first woman to become a private secretary to the prime minister shares her recollections of Thatcher, the Treasury and the Next Steps Unit with Suzannah Brecknell. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Select committee chair accuses senior civil servants running reform of being in ‘La La Land’ as report says changes may never have intended benefits