Leadership

Figures from mid-point of the applications window, highlighted by the Social Mobility Commission, suggest applications from working class candidates have risen sharply

Next week's set piece fiscal statement will not include extra resources to cope with Brexit, according to a memo leaked to The Times

Public Administration Committee says vote to leave the EU means it is "all the more important that the civil service is clear about its mission and role"

Short stints in top jobs make firefighting a more rational career plan than pushing for systemic changes – and may make it harder for outsiders to break in

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

Joint FCO and DIT recruitment campaign offers up to £117,800 a year for new faculty within Diplomatic Academy

"Shadow" body takes shape ahead of next year's move to centralise ownership of government estate and charge departments market-level rent

Latest government commercial standards focus on building in-house clout and ask departments to justify use of interims

David Cameron’s policy guru ruminates on his career over lunch with CSW's Suzannah Brecknell

Appointment will bring number of female permanent secretaries to five, partially reversing recent downturn

Union research shows Grade 6 staff have seen a 16% pay cut in take-home pay since 2011, amid warnings that rises at lower grades will fail to keep pace with the National Living Wage

"We need to go back, we need to re-plan, we need to be realistic, we can't do it all", says civil service chief executive