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Chris Skidmore commits to place all new public bodies created following Brexit outside London

New plan will be published in addition to long-awaited strategy for the civil service, Cabinet Office  minister Chris Skidmore tells CSW

Appointment of Angela MacDonald and Penny Ciniewicz follows departures of key staff Ruth Owen and Jennie Granger earlier this year

Departmental chiefs open up about areas of concern across government, including the need to focus on delivery and the impact of London house prices on the civil service

A new international league table shows where the civil service is world classed – and where Whitehall is lagging behind. Sharing of practice can help tackle shared problems

Potential for move to local pay deals floated by civil service chief slammed as “tricks and gimmicks” by the PCS

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

ACOBA's annual report shows 27% hike in requests from former Crown servants to take up non-Whitehall roles

Annual survey says staff numbers rose by 0.3% in year to April and points to narrowing gender pay gap

As the Civil Service Commission highlights “negligible” progress on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic diversity in its annual report – and cautions that appointment panels often face “insufficient choice” of good candidates – first civil service commissioner Ian Watmore talks to CSW about his priorities for the coming parliament

Conservative peer and former education secretary launches House of Lords tirade against “megaspads” and calls for substantial headcount reduction

Melanie Dawes cites “amazing” response as evidence of Whitehall departments’ ability to break down operational silos

Alastair Whitehead, Theresa May's private secretary for home affairs, also shares how he draws on his policing experience for life in Whitehall

Osborne-led department rapped Theresa May’s domain over pay agreement for child-abuse inquiry chief, it has emerged

The chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee finds the Donmar’s new musical Committee a fair and compelling portrayal of the hearing on the collapse of Kids Company 

Civil service chief exec says he and colleagues are "very conscious" of the 1% cap on pay rises, and suggests officials could see a more regionalised and role-related approach to increases

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

The outgoing permanent secretary of the Department for International Trade breaks bread with Jess Bowie

Controversial element of so-called ‘Project Fear’ assumed no policy response to a leave vote, says NAO

Study finds Whitehall is the world’s most effective civil service for generating policy, but falls down ranking in areas like financial management and digital services

Rupert McNeil said professions will play a key role in ensuring the civil service can offer pay packages that attract and retain talented people

PCS union reiterates call for return to national bargaining across the entire civil service

Public appointments watchdog flags likelihood that Brexit will lead to a rise in public appointments and cautions government is already struggling to attract high quality, diverse candidates