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With the end of 2017 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2018 – and tell us what they cannot do Christmas without.

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

Parts of the civil service have spent 2017 developing bold new ways to do things in government. They must prosper in what will be an uncomfortable year ahead

Cabinet Office Single Departmental Plan also reveals proposals for a new shared services strategy as part of moves to boost commercial capability

MPs slam department’s weak oversight after company made unauthorised redundancy payouts totalling £1.76m

Staff at agency near the bottom of the civil service pay satisfaction table, but unable to take strike action

ONS figures reveal 300 staff moving from BEIS to DfE following shift in responsibility for further education

Automation can create jobs with the right policies in place, deputy leader Tom Watson says in new report

Cabinet secretary makes “statement of intent” about future rights to work in government

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

The former Treasury solicitor shares his reflections from a Whitehall career with Tamsin Rutter

Letter from Cabinet Office minister Damian Green says government will consider a cap-busting increase “in return for improvements to public sector productivity”