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JCWI will take case to Supreme Court after appeal finds some landlords discriminate because of scheme requirements

FCO chief Sir Simon McDonald says he “inadvertently and wrongly” told MPs the UK had opted out of a procurement scheme

"Government must sort out the PPE crisis urgently," TUC chair says

Plans for 2020-21 published as chief inspector says inspections will be balanced with "not over-burdening the Home Office" at an "extremely challenging time"

Former Home Office chief said home secretary had “created fear” in the department

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

New deputy national security adviser Alex Ellis sets out government’s plans for landmark review broadsided by coronavirus

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

MPs reject offer of private briefings and call on home secretary and new perm sec to appear at virtual evidence session

Tax agency in talks with PCS over coronavirus protocol for HMRC offices

PM tells MPs government has “scaled back” work on integrated review as resources are diverted to tackle the coronavirus response

In the first of a new series exploring how governments across the world are responding to the covid-19 pandemic, Professor Colin Talbot talks to Clay Westcott, president of the International Public Managment Network, about the best way to make an impact with testing, and how the virus is affecting developing countries in unexpected ways

Hancock wants sector to put domestic need to end lockdown above export drives as day-on-day test numbers drop

PCS calls for all HMRC offices with confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus to close

Department teams up with individuals, charities, and businesses to break down barriers and increase participation

Usual limitations relaxed as organisations across the NHS are told to share data in fight against coronavirus

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

Boris Johnson has been hospitalised as “precautionary” measure as health secretary accuses people out sunbathing of “putting lives at risk”

Pop star salutes work  Behind Closed Doors by Defenders of the public facing Insania workloads in the Whole New World of the Covid-19 crisis

Watchdog should be doing more to enforce guidance that only essential workers should be travelling to jobs, leaders warn

Union says sheer volume of new applicants amid coronavirus pandemic is ‘putting massive strain’ on workforce

Move comes as event venue is turned into a temporary hospital as part of Covid-19 response

Creators of the new supplier search tool urge government to use open contracting data to protect hospital and care facility supply chains as the coronavirus crisis continues