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Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock sets up a new group to help departments to become "intelligent consumers of their own data" – and promises lunchtime coding groups for civil servants. Audience members at the Open Data Institute meanwhile quiz him on the privatisation of the Postcode Address File
Special report: Extensive cross-government survey finds broad range of views on the FOI act – with calls for more central support in dealing with requests and just over 50% of officials in favour of introducing charges
The Equality and Human Rights Commission today launches ‘Is Britain Fairer?’, a comprehensive assessment of Britain’s progress on equality and human rights in the last five years. But, as the EHRC's Verena Brähler writes, a lack of data is preventing public sector bodies from getting the full picture – and could be leaving some groups invisible
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"
Exclusive: Committee chair tells CSW inclusion of the word "instructions" gives "new potential for conflict" between Spads and permanent officials – but minister says changes will help departments become more "orderly and organised"
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