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Equalities and Human Rights Commission warns that gaps in public data are leaving marginalised groups – including transgender people, gypsies and travellers, and bullied children – under the radar

Top official at the business department says plan to subsidise apprenticeship wages could set an "unhelpful precedent" – and seeks the fourth ministerial direction of the parliament

While working for the Reform think tank, Richard Harries was asked to carry out a review of the civil service policy profession, speaking to officials, ministers and secretaries of state. He found some were less than impressed with the state of play...

Senior Tory backbencher joins former Treasury solicitor Sir Paul Jenkins in questioning removal of reference to international law

Civil service chief executive John Manzoni says move will help Whitehall become "more talented, diverse and effective"

Institute for Government finds it is "much harder than it should be" to establish evidence base for public policymaking – and launches new tool to help officials

Camila Batmanghelidjh tells MPs there has been an "enormous amount of leaking from government offices" over charity's financial management

Investigatory Powers Tribunal says Wilson Doctrine has 'no legal effect'

Lord Bridges says digital agenda will be top of the list for the civil service's new HR chief – while Labour's Chi Onwurah tries to dig up figures on the scale of recent GDS exits

Latest Office for National Statistics figures document the changing shape of civil service working patterns, pay, and diversity

GDS unveils new Digital Outcomes and Services framework

The official view: former transport minister Stephen Hammond rates the civil service

Civil servants urged to give honest feedback on their working lives

Beyond the comfort zone: Andrew Rogoyski, head of cyber security services at global IT supplier CGI, tells Civil Service World about an eye-opening secondment working on cyber security in the Cabinet Office

From crowdsourcing to the use of apps, Meg Hillier is determined to transform the Public Accounts Committee into a “digitally-savvy” body that reaches out to taxpayers. The new chair speaks to Josh May

Cabinet Office director of open data and government innovation Paul Maltby named as new director of data

Closing the gender pay gap and improving promotion rates among under-represented groups among first Diversity and Inclusion Objectives for permanent secretaries

Freedom of Information has been a "very big positive" in spite of "chilling effects", says Cabinet secretary

Minister for the Cabinet Office unveils plans for "digital fellowship" exchange on visit to Silicon Valley with government's CTO Liam Maxwell

National Audit Office to investigate decision to grant £3m to beleaguered charity after warning from then-Cabinet Office perm sec Richard Heaton

Tim Kelsey to step down as NHS England’s national director for patients and information

MI5 director general Andrew Parker gives first live interview to "increase understanding" of intelligence agency's work – and suggests social media firms have an "ethical responsibility" to report terror concerns

Robert Chote – reappointed as chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog – says he is "relaxed" about Treasury suggesting changes to its independent forecasts

Former attorney general – and recent critic of government's human rights plans – elected to lead the Intelligence and Security Committee