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Help for Heroes recovery director Retired Colonel David Richmond will take on cross-government role

Vital civil service role becomes 500th standard approved

Javid says funding is "not just our responsibility but also our duty" in pre-Spending Round announcement

Unit will be staffed by Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence officials

Outgoing prime minster Theresa May says tackling societal injustice requires a long-term focus

Any day rates over £750 require ministerial sign off from this month under 'enhanced approvals' process, Cabinet Office chief tells PACAC

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights.

Machinery of government change will see nomadic brief shift to Cabinet Office from April

Oliver Dowden says that it is part of the job of officials to raise problems with policy plans

National Audit Office says decision to establish single provider has caused expensive backlogs and increased staff costs by 17%

Helen MacNamara returns to the Cabinet Office to enforce rules on propriety and governance

Appointment is one of a number of posts announced in a reshuffle of top roles in the Northern Ireland Civil Service

Confirmation of the new ministerial portfolios following last week’s reshuffle reveals switch in ministerial responsibilities for public appointments

Entire ministerial team at the central Whitehall department changes as Theresa May completes wide-ranging government reshuffle

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.

Former foreign secretary said there was a ‘lack of confidence’ in the ministry when he took control in 2010

Ten ministers lose seats as Conservatives forced to form minority government

Report on electoral fraud recommends giving Whitehall oversight for the performance management of councils' electoral services

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

This time last year, Louise Haigh had only just become an MP. Now she’s Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow Cabinet Office minister, holding the government to account on civil service issues – and making her voice heard on Whitehall’s diversity record. Matt Foster meets her

Information Commissioner Christopher Graham rejects argument that releasing information on former civil service chief Lord Kerslake's peerage would have a "chilling effect" on the honours system

Online verification service passes service assessment, as Janet Hughes vows to listen and learn as scheme is introduced across departments

Civil service chief executive John Manzoni talks to Suzannah Brecknell about leadership, transforming government and building relationships with the private sector