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New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People

Independence fears prompt U-turn as Children and Social Work Bill enters report stage in House of Lords

Director general for defence and intelligence Sarah MacIntosh to take up posting next year

Latest National Fraud Initiative report shows 37% fall in properties recovered

Constitutional expert and Whitehall historian Lord Hennessy says work must begin now for an official history of the UK’s exit from the European Union

BME officials "need to be part of the decision-making process", says Civil Service Race Forum chair Rob Neil, as he warns that meritocracy remains a "dream" for too many staff

Institute for Government says ruling on Parliamentary approval for Article 50 trigger will “greatly impact” Theresa May’s plans to enact leave mechanism by March 2017

Arif Harbott and Emily Ackroyd joining the GDS, Kevin Cunnington announces

Iraq inquiry chair tells MPs that senior officials must "insist on their right to be heard and to record what their advice is" if they are to learn the lessons of the Iraq invasion

The UK in a Changing Europe​ says there will be "tensions if there is any further bifurcation of salaries in Whitehall" as a result of the drive to recruit specialists for Britain's EU exit. Meanwhile, Cabinet Office confirms Brexit-focused civil service-wide resource review is starting with the Senior civil Service

Public Accounts Committee welcomes sharper monitoring of programme to free up land for housebuilding – but says "slow start" by some departments may make it hard to hit 2020 target

FDA general secretary Dave Penman tells members he is "proud of what we have been able to achieve through tough negotiations" on shake-up of the civil service redundancy package