Leadership

The 12 people who promote the Civil Service Code tell us what attracted them to the role, and what they've learnt since joining the Commission

Chief executive also said workforce restructuring will help reset the relationship between government and private sector, and civil servants and politicians

Appointment is one of a number of posts announced in a reshuffle of top roles in the Northern Ireland Civil Service

David Sterling tells MPs he finds it “unacceptable” that Northern Ireland has had no executive for a year

Cabinet secretary responds to Lord Lawson’s criticism that officials want to “frustrate the Brexit process”

Former UN ambassador began work as department’s top official yesterday

Think tank has called on the government to undertake “thorough review of the public sector’s relationship with contractors” amid sector’s woes.

FDA union for senior civil servants to write to Defra secretary of state to ask for an explanation of the “unhelpful and inaccurate” comments made in Cabinet

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

Request is a first in providing statutory cover for Brexit outlay ahead of EU-exit legislation clearing parliament

Former Network Rail chief exec and Olympics infrastructure tsar will succeed Andrew Adonis on a permanent basis

The coalition government beefed up the role of departmental non-executives, and have encouraged talented people into the posts. But many gave found the roles frustrating and there is room to strengthen their contribution

Next stage in HMCTS modernisation programme could see eight closures

Review of the role of non-executives concludes that few Whitehall boards are working well

Cabinet secretary tells MPs Whitehall is looking at ways to reward civil servants who stay in their jobs for longer

Public administration select committee announces new inquiry into risks of outsourcing following collapse of contractor Carillion

Cabinet Office records fall in civil service sickness absence but high proportion of sick days due to mental ill health

What can we expect from the Department for International Development’s new gender equality strategy, and how can other departments can learn from the plan to improve gender equality in the UK? Mark Rowe reports

David Lidington said it would not have been responsible for the government to bail out the firm that works on rail projects as well as managing prisons and providing school meals

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

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

Promotion for current finance DG as Sir Robert Devereux prepares to retire later this month

Public Accounts Committee says that HMRC’s wide-ranging reform plans have been thrown into doubt by its extra Brexit workload