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Departments work with small innovators and big business to help specific groups

Ministers have reiterated the government’s support for plans to boost diversity in public appointments. But departments need to do more to make sure a wide variety of groups are aware of public appointments, says Peter Riddell, the Commissioner for Public Appointments

Strategy launched to link up government actuaries, economists, engineers, operational researchers, scientists, social researchers, statisticians and data scientists

Is HMT arrogant and “a bit blokey”? Directors general Clare Lombardelli, Katharine Braddick and Beth Russell tell Tamsin Rutter about the progress that has been made and the next steps to make it more open, diverse and inclusive

One year into her permanent secretary job, Kelly tells Tamsin Rutter why transport is the best department, about “racy” jobs in deregulation and infrastructure, and why she shed her Brummie accent

Department criticised by Public Accounts Committee for failures to improve careers advice and social mobility

The first woman to become a private secretary to the prime minister shares her recollections of Thatcher, the Treasury and the Next Steps Unit with Suzannah Brecknell. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Carers' charter and carer’s passport launched across civil service

Women and Equalities Committee calls for urgent action to improve data collection across government

Institute for Government says refreshed documents still show ministries “trying to do too much” but welcomes diversity focus

Department teams up with Samaritans to offer training and support for military and civilians

Windrush scandal turns spotlight on numbers shortfall with high-fliers programme

Study shows number of women holding board positions in UK public sector has increased from 27% in 2015 to 43% in 2018

Committee berates government’s “lack of commitment to citizenship policies” and short-lived initiatives

As the Equality and Human Rights Commission marks its tenth anniversary, it is running a series of events to ask: how fair is Britain? Six months on from Theresa May’s Race Disparity Audit, Daniel Bond reports on the challenge of transforming this evidence into real action on racial inequality. Photography by Paul Heartfield

DCMS perm sec Sue Owen says staff want greater clarity on unacceptable behaviour and more support for whistleblowers

Health department propping up the figures on ethnic diversity at senior levels, IfG analysis finds

CSW crunch of transparency figures shows rollercoaster pay differentials at government-owned companies

A project aimed at measuring the legitimacy of government revealed some lessons for politicians and civil servants alike. Suzannah Brecknell considers how to improve the connection between the governing and governed

As the Equality and Human Rights Commission marks its 10th anniversary, it is running a series of events to ask: how fair is Britain? Tamsin Rutter reports on a round table bringing together people from different backgrounds and sectors to discuss the experience of women in the workplace. Photography by Paul Heartfield

ONS reveals new profession for analysts and data scientists after being challenged by Sir Jeremy Heywood to become more visible

The Treasury solicitor from 2006 to 2014 died on Monday 26 February. His successor at the Government Legal Department and the former cabinet secretary pay tribute to this exemplary civil servant and friend

Data from 2013 to 2016 shows a decrease in applicants from private schools, yet an increase in successful private school applicants