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Liaison Committee says select committees should grill any ministerial appointment nominee they want

Staff vote in favour of settlement that represents 3% pay rise

Union says foreign secretary wrote to Interserve “expressing unhappiness” over treatment of contract workers

Department’s chief digital information officer tells Civil Service World about transforming working practices and service delivery at the UK tax authority, and why improving diversity starts with leaders who are self-aware

Developer hands over state-of-the-art base for HMRC and Office of the Advocate General

Former diplomat Kumar Iyer becomes department’s first BAME board member

Former Cabinet Office minister flags “keep calm and carry on” spirit amid Brexit abnormality

Plan goes beyond Dame Judith Hackitt’s 2018 review recommendations following west London tragedy

Former Treasury second perm sec Sharon White to join retailer on far-from-undersold pay package

Department says Brexit-related workload will see 600 additional staff located at Stratford centre

Troubled background-checking agency appoints local authority boss to top job

Union leaders sound alarm as bill tops £12m at one ministry and tens of millions across government

PM backs recommendation of Augar Review to bring back maintenance grants, which could cost £2bn

Heather Savory to join UN data body as hunt for new national statistician continues

PCS move will generate tens of thousands of pounds a month for ‘fighting fund’

Department says Future Recruiting Programme will improve on “overly complex” predecessor scheme

Watchdog notes progress with post-Brexit trade agreements as well as capacity issues

FDA and Prospect say that focus on two government professions would not address systematic failures of the pay framework for senior civil servants

Work and Pensions Select Committee demands answers on leaked intranet report outlining national strategy

Workers set for two-day walkout as departmental managers are accused of dragging feet on recruitment

Chief people officer set to chair new group of cross-government networks to feed views into HR policy

In a new series, CSW speaks to people who have left the civil service to find out how their skills and experiences in the service have helped their new role – and what they’ve learnt about government from the outside. First up, we speak to Anne-Marie Lawlor who is retraining as a teacher after a career in policy and HR roles across government

MPs say Cabinet Office, Treasury and Major Projects Review Group have questions to answer over bungled payment-by-results reforms

DHSC perm sec and head of civil service policy profession says function needs to get better at evaluating the quality of its advice