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

Leaked document reveals top officials will conduct research into potential negative impact of DWP policy or operational practice

DCMS defends scheme from criticism that it dominates government’s youth services spending

Department says Kensington & Chelsea council will have no role when police conclude investigations

Departments asked to work with Treasury to identify potential savings before overall spending envelope is published later this year

Fears raised that UK-only passport lanes could increase costs of Home Office border security

Select committee calls for the UK government to agree updated devolution rules to avoid a further breakdown in relations after Brexit

Cost of protecting key communication link deemed prohibitive in 1990

Former policy adviser at Department for Education says she would like to encourage more young people into politics and the civil service

Ministers have reportedly shelved plans agreed at last month's Chequers summit to publish a report on 'no deal' planning every week during the summer recess

Introduction of 21 privately run companies in 2014 have faced “significant challenges” says justice secretary David Gauke

The UK has slipped from first to fourth place in the global digital government rankings published biennially by the United Nations

A range of organisations from across the public sector share their thoughts and experiences on commuters, creativity, and the pros and cons of ‘Manc humour’

Watmore calls for more progress on diversity and hails programme to get ex-offenders in government jobs

In a new report the charity calls for a new profession, the “public entrepreneur”, with a skills passport to aid career development

Economic and Domestic Secretariat DG appointed second perm sec following departure of Wilkinson for national security role

Think tank calculates pay deals announced yesterday will cost around £800m a year

Olly Robbins confirms cross-government talks between the EU and departments including the Treasury, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and the Department for International Trade

Union and Labour call for government to disclose whether officials are being monitored for their political beliefs

The stories you may have missed as the government released a host of statements on the last day before summer recess

Report reveals that information has been made publicly available online via an information-sharing tool widely used by government developers

Around a million public sector workers in line for pay increases of up to 3.5%

National Archives files reveal that 1,420 Whitehall staff were monitored by security services

Public Accounts Committee says need to embed procurement best practice across civil service is crucial following Carillion collapse