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Cabinet Office confirms pilots will test changes to civil service-wide staff grading system, but draws fire for “frustratingly slow” progress

Foreign secretary tells MPs that government wanted to avoid making "an unwarranted intervention in the course of the campaign" over Britain's place in the European Union

Energy minister – who wants to trigger Article 50 sooner rather than later – knocks Michael Gove out of the race to be Tory leader

Former Public Accounts Committee chair tells PoliticsHome that she is "truly shocked" at Sir Nick Macpherson's new role with C Hoare & Co

Education committee says Amanda Spielman "responses on child protection were particularly troubling"

Ombudsman steps down after admitting “mistakes” in her handling of correspondence about former managing director who covered up sexual harassment

While civil servants navigate the EU divorce, politicians need to ponder why so many fear what is beyond our borders

National Audit Office says landscape of quangos "remains confused and incoherent"

Roxburgh fills post previously held by John Kingman, who is leaving to become new chair of Legal & General

“This is the time for civil servants to show what they can do," Vicky Pryce tells CSW

Home secretary launches leadership bid with promise to set up new department to negotiate Britain's exit from the European Union – and rules out general election before 2020

Robbins, described as one of the "stars of Whitehall", will work closely with Oliver Letwin to prepare Brexit advice for next prime minister

Former Foreign and Commonwealth Office permanent secretary says Brexit vote represented "an uncharacteristic act of withdrawal by the United Kingdom" – and calls for a "very considerable uplift" in his old department's Budget to help Britain cope

Prime minister says civil servants are "impartial" and "hard-working" after criticism from Ukip

National Probation Service director Colin Allars named as successor to Lin Hinnigan at troubled young offenders' organisation

Key aide to Boris Johnson has the “experience and leadership” to ensure the government’s housing targets are met, says communities secretary Greg Clark

Demanding more work for less money from civil servants risks damaging public services, says the FDA union's general secretary

New Government Commercial Organisation – which will centrally employ hundreds of the civil service's top commercial staff – "works in addition to the departments", says Government Chief Commercial Officer Gareth Rhys Williams

Watchdog ACOBA approves new job for Mary Calam, provided she does not use any “privileged information” from her time in the civil service

Exclusive: Documents seen by CSW confirm that commercial staff are set to get higher base pay and work directly for the centre of government – if they're deemed up to the job. Read on for full details of the major reorganisation of civil service commercial now underway

Public and Commercial Services union says it will "continue the pressure on BIS" over decision to axe Sheffield office, as staff kick off latest round of industrial action

Exclusive: Former Home Office permanent secretary says fall in the number of female permanent secretaries is “very disappointing” – and says lack of senior women in the Treasury could be to blame

Resignation announcement comes ahead of the publication of the Taylor Review of the Youth Justice System

Former Department for Education HEO Edward Chapman sentenced to three years and four months in jail after admitting £1m fraud and obtaining money by deception – as department says it is seeking to "recover the misappropriated funds in full"