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Moving to the education department brought Jonathan Slater back to a policy area he knows and loves. He speaks to Suzannah Brecknell about his key role in helping the frontline function

Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt says report reveals 'no one appeared to consider the clinical risk to care homes'

Group will ensure care homes have the support they need to control this virus, health secretary says

How has local government reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic? Colin Talbot speaks to Donna Hall, honourary professor at University of Manchester and former local government chief executive, about the response across across England

How have Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic? Colin Talbot speaks to Prof Leighton Andrews (Wales), Prof Nicola McEwen (Scotland) and Quinton Oliver (NI) to find out, and discuss how relationships between London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast are working

Move comes as event venue is turned into a temporary hospital as part of Covid-19 response

The Government Digital Service was created to be a radical agent of reform. Director general Alison Pritchard tells PublicTechnology that, while it now prefers to work more collaboratively, it still has the stomach for a scrap

Business and employee support schemes open for business this week

Downing Street strengthens messaging as Boris Johnson closes shops and tells people to stay at home

Critics say government is failing to provide clear guidance to public on social distancing as PM threatens lockdown

If a week is a long time in politics, the 36 months since the Cabinet Office launched its Government Transformation Strategy is a proper age. SA Mathieson unpacks progress to date and casts an eye toward the future

Full details of new range of powers across five key areas

Since its launch in 2017, the ONS Data Science Campus has delivered many innovative projects to support the government’s work in areas ranging from Brexit negotiations to the early stages of the coronavirus response. We talk to managing director Tom Smith to find out more

Better data is transforming official statistics and there is huge potential for it to help resolve large and pressing issues facing society, says the national statistician

Treasury sets out areas of focus for review and pledges to lead the world in linking cash to outcomes

Boris Johnson and top officials warn that crisis will get worse

The UK government should look west for ideas on fostering security innovation from the tech sector, says Alexis Long

UK2070 commission calls for 20-year commitment to Shared Prosperity Fund and radical decentralisation of funding

Lynne Owens, director general of the National Crime Agency, is one of the most important figures in UK law enforcement. She tells Richard Johnstone how her drive to help people at their most vulnerable took her to the top of her profession.

Digital department also reveals work to “understand and address the issues with legacy IT in government”

The UK’s formal exit from the European Union has seen the government try to move the country’s focus from Brexit. But civil servants will have no such luxury

Mike Driver is heading up the government finance function at a time when civil servants’ skills are under unprecedented scrutiny. He tells Richard Johnstone about how he plans to improve diversity of thinking

Emma Howard Boyd calls on new watchdog to engage widely and not focus “just at those seen as doing ‘environment’”

NLC chief tells CSW that “big wicked" policy problems will require increased collaboration across the public sector