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DExEU, Cabinet Office, and Defra under fire for refusal to answer information requests
Office for Statistics Regulation to monitor department while it implements a series of recommendations to improve transparency
Long-term mental health problems against a backdrop of staff cuts drives Northern Ireland staff absences trend
A reform plan for national statistics is intended to improve the evidence available to policymakers. Iain Bell, the deputy national statistician for population and public policy statistics at the UK Statistics Authority, sets out how civil servants can help make this a reality.
Quarterly snapshot indicates improved timeliness among departments
ACOBA says cybersecurity role with US firm was announced before it had approved the appointment
Sir David Norgrove slaps down foreign secretary for "clear misuse of officials statistics"
Government has also boosted external recruitment into the civil service, with 38% jobs going to outside candidates
ONS statistics also show staff numbers across the civil service have grown for the second quarter in a row
The business department is seeking a private consultant to investigate retention problems
Lammy Review points to disparity between UK’s ethnic breakdown and proportion of black and minority ethnic staff in prison service
Cabinet Office says year-on-year hike from £29.7m to £73.6m is evidence of increased scrutiny
New rules mean Whitehall departments will need to think about privacy implications and data protection issues right at the start of policy developments. Here’s how to get ready for the change
Fifth benchmarking exercise finds three core areas for improvement
UK statistics chief Sir David Norgrove hits out at Home Office over “damaging” leak of student migration figures to media, in letter also copied to Sir Jeremy Heywood
Theresa May reveals ministers are due to be briefed on resilience findings in a matter of days, as select committee chair questions scope of inquiry
Research shows 92 of 202 publications withheld despite commitment for open government
Home secretary also indicates that ONS will set out plan to improve government’s use of administrative data next month
Collation of performance-dashboard stats by CSW sister site PublicTechnology.net shows department is conducting almost all its transactions digitally, while other departments struggle to reach two thirds
New Treasury Select Committee chair demands core performance details after reported problems
Annual report of the National Offender Management Service says additional overtime payments were needed to address staffing pressures
Analysis of departmental annual reports reveals DCMS leads the pack for senior management pay boosters
Regulator Ed Humpherson claims Whitehall statistic “does not bear the weight that is put on it in public debate”