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Department has also revealed that only two of 12 senior civil servants negotiating Brexit are women

First secretary of state says government "can’t park the domestic agenda" amid Brexit negotiations

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

Performance measurement has been a fact of life in the public sector for longer than most people realise.  Colin Talbot traces its past and where it may go next

Overall increase in Whitehall headcount obscures steep decline in the health ministry

Outgoing council chief claims local government secretary Sajid Javid told the authority to seek his resignation

Lidington pledges to continue reform programme, but Labour criticise lack of legislation the Queen’s Speech

For people working in government, getting on with the task at hand should not be a morality-free process, says Claire Foster-Gilbert

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

Queen’s Birthday Honours list also includes knighthood for UN under-secretary general Stephen O’Brien

Close ally of Theresa May will take on responsibility for civil service as ‘deputy prime minister in all but name’ while Michael Gove returns to government

Former cabinet secretary says “wheeler-dealer” nature of minority government is likely to sideline Whitehall expertise, and predicts shelving of some Brexit groundwork