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Dawn Butler pledged to end situation that has seen seven ministers for equality tagged onto four different departments

Public Accounts Committee warns of ‘unfit for purpose’ infrastructure and Brexit risks

Former FCO perm sec Ricketts says government must review how it handled the build up to Salzburg summit

Think-tank flags gaps in government transparency ahead of National Data Strategy

Parliamentary committee calls for detailed breakdown on £18bn annual-cost-to-business figure as Chequers Plan customs vision falters

Corby succeeds Nick Hardwick, who was sacked in April.

Richard Heaton announces Michael Spurr departure at “the right time to ask a new chief executive to take on this important role”

“We already understand what happened at HMP Birmingham,” the justice secretary has said.

MPs say expanding the remit of the FCA is the quickest way to stop investors facing “numerous risks”

"Only ministers can set priorities for action," David Sterling said

The committee is the latest group to throw its weight behind calls to make securing a withdrawal agreement an “urgent priority”.

Scrutiny of public appointments is especially important in light of the 2017 Grimstone reforms, the Public Administration and Constitutinal Affairs Committee said

Even with a transition period, it is "completely unfeasible" for the government to achieve the kind of Brexit it wants, the IfG said

Health secretary Matt Hancock throws weight behind pensions-style system to provide funding boost

Government’s project delivery chief on how departments and the Treasury are working to improve approval of major schemes ahead of 2019 review

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

Select committee chair says either the crown representative system failed for Carillion or it has never worked at all

Norman Lamb has asked the information commissioner to respond to his committee's call for people to be given a legal way to challenge the outcome of decisions made using algorithms

Sir David Normington says move will be vital to keep tabs on unskilled migrant workers and blasts government’s current immigration targets

Elizabeth Gardiner, the first parliamentary counsel, leads the team that writes the UK’s legislation. She tells Suzannah Brecknell what makes a good bill, how departments can help, and what Brexit will mean for those who craft the law of the land

The Public Accounts Committee described the department's understanding of armed forces spending as “inadequate”

Brexit will make 2019 Spending Review more challenging for government, according to IfG

Research shows public-sector entities are far more trusted than commercial counterparts

Umbrella trade union body said former Brexit minister Steve Baker’s attacks on civil servants from the dispatch box represented “a new low”