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New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Instead of invoking the Civil Contingencies Act when the pandemic broke out, the government drafted its own coronavirus bill. Could it be because of the CCA's emphasis on scrutiny?
“At this difficult time, it is of crucial importance that parliament is able to hold government to account," Jenkin says
After a decade at the helm of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Sir Bernard Jenkin is moving on. He tells Beckie Smith about the highlights, lessons and bitter battles
New deputy national security adviser Alex Ellis sets out government’s plans for landmark review broadsided by coronavirus
MPs reject offer of private briefings and call on home secretary and new perm sec to appear at virtual evidence session
"There is still a lot more Brexit legislation to come – and in substance, at least, it could prove controversial"
Civil service union claims victory as Sunak finds £2bn to tone down ‘tax trap’ that counts pension contributions as income
Civil servants are following the advice of Public Health England, which is tracing people who have come into contact with Nadine Dorries
Making it easier for ministers to remove perm secs risks turning civil servants into "yes men or yes women", cab sec warns