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Treasury Committee to review HMRC's approach to tax avoidance and consider whether overhaul of corporation tax is needed amid row over deal with search giant Google

Upper chamber pushes for income-related measures to be retained

Public appointments watchdog Acoba approves former Defra perm sec's appointment to board of the Office for Nuclear Regulation

Majority of departments will be asked to create new apprenticeships equivalent to 2.3% of their overall staffing levels, BIS confirms

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

Overall borrowing this year now at £74.2bn,  past the OBR's projection of £68.9bn

Regulator Ofgem’s energy markets inquiry lead Rachel Fletcher appointed for seven-year term

Minister says longstanding errors with online documents could have affected 2,200 divorce settlements

 Head of the Government Property Unit challenges departments to test themselves against newly-launched smart working code of practice

Former diplomat named as successor to Charles Farr at Home Office section

New report by consultancy EY reveals the state of gender equality among the senior civil service

Chief executive of the Infrastructure and Projects Watchdog seeks to reassure MPs after merger with Treasury unit – and John Manzoni says new organisation will have more "teeth"

As Lords Committee looks into whether Scotland needs a separate civil service, former Cabinet secretary Lord O'Donnell says London house prices "seriously damage mobility" between Whitehall and the rest of the UK

Report by MPs says Eurostar sale was managed well but that government used "over cautious assumptions" and should do more to build in-house corporate finance knowledge

Coalition justice minister Lord McNally warns FoI review panel is a "rigged jury" – while Lib Dem chief whip Tom Brake attacks Jeremy Heywood and Gus O'Donnell

Former cabinet secretary says civil servants will be informally working on preparations for British exit from the European Union in spite of official assurances

Project "Ocean Liner" reportedly mulls insourcing and says there is "no consistent advice" for dealing with IT challenges across government

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

DfE's Wormald to take on top job at the Department of Health from April

MPs warn Whitehall to up its game on delivering trans equality for staff and citizens

Tax authority's chief executive Dame Lin Homer is grilled on plans to cut HMRC's office network from 170 smaller offices to 13 regional centres

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee says the industry regulator is failing to ensure savings are passed on

New report by the National Audit Office spending watchdog finds that while departmental spending on consultants and temporary staff has plummeted over last five years, latest figures indicate a “short-term reduction rather than a sustainable strategy”

Exclusive: Civil Service Learning director tells CSW that redesigned training scheme will be "much, much better" to use, involving courses that are "co-created with civil servants" – and sheds light on the new leadership academy set to launch this year