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Appointment announced as former EU adviser recognised in Theresa May's honours list
When the history of Brexit is written, it will be some of this country’s political leaders, not its civil service, that will be subject to the harshest scrutiny, says the former DWP perm sec
Sedwill said anonymous sniping was 'unacceptable' the week after HMRC chief Jon Thompson received death threats
Staff switch comes as government seeks to bolster negotiating teams following Chequers proposal
Unusual intervention from cabinet secretary comes as government chief whip and prime minister’s chief of staff also move to defend Robbins
Government set to target detailed trade arrangements with the European Union ahead of next March’s exit dates
Deal reached after discussions undertaking by government’s top Brexit civil servant
Move of civil service’s chief Brexit negotiator to the Cabinet Office will require new structures to be established with “time at a premium”, says IfG.
Philip Rycroft, the second permanent secretary at DExEU, will take up top post following Robbins's move to Cabinet Office
Permanent secretary of the Department for Exiting the European Union says the new organisation is "growing fast"
Former head of the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure, which reports to MI5, is drafted in to replace Home Office void left by departure of Olly Robbins
Robbins, described as one of the "stars of Whitehall", will work closely with Oliver Letwin to prepare Brexit advice for next prime minister
Union general secretary sticks up for the Home Office second perm sec after Home Affairs Committee grilling
Theresa May writes to the Home Affairs Committee chair over Border Force budget, after MPs order second permanent secretary Olly Robbins to face a second evidence session
Home Affairs select committee demands department’s second permanent secretary returns to answer Border Force budget questions
Home Affairs Committee chair Keith Vaz repeatedly questions Robbins on Border Force funding
Director general for civil service reform to take up post as Home Office’s second permanent secretary, with responsibility for immigration and free movement
Oliver Robbins, director-general, civil service, has spoken out in defence of the government’s new Talent Action Plan – designed to promote diversity in the civil service – after a blog about its publication attracted 130 comments on the civil service website.
Oliver Robbins, formerly the deputy national security adviser, has been appointed ‘director general for civil service’ in the Cabinet Office.