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The department's top scientist, who will advise on fire safety post-Grenfell, must have an engineering background, government CSA Patrick Vallance said.

Union says Highways England chief received 9.7% rise last year

Charity will support diversity and innovation in public service

No matter the circumstances, "we rise up and we meet the challenge," says NICS chief after a tough two years for public officials.

The successful candidate for the £160,000 a year role will "build on the momentum and progress made in recent years", according to the job advert

PCS branch issues notice of industrial action ballot to BEIS after talks with senior figures break down

A plan to tackle organised crime, an investment strategy and gender pay gap reporting rules were all awaiting sign-off.

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

Cabinet Office minister’s letter to Senior Salaries Review Body calls for experts to set out the best way to realise "strategic shift” in SCS pay policy

Proposed new centre is intended to train future leaders across public services to address shared challenges faced by new bosses and boost innovation and cooperation

'Low achievement by prisons against inspectorate recommendations has been a feature at some of the prisons that have caused most concern', a spokesperson said.

Angela Rayner says ending the requirement for degrees where they are not necessary would help boost diversity in the civil service

The trust gap between officials and ministers is the widest it has been in the survey's history

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

Machinery of government change will see nomadic brief shift to Cabinet Office from April

The government said it would "think creatively about current and future challenges relating to cyber skills" in response to a joint select committee report.

Scottish Government perm sec makes statement following employment tribunal case

Government says bullying and harassment is rare in government, but insists all allegations are taken extremely seriously

Treasury spending teams should be "more involved in challenging the benefits of projects", says auditor general

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

Cabinet Office-based post is ‘a high-profile role at the centre of key strategic decision making’

Transport committee approves fomer airport chief as rail regulator chair

FCO honours staff association co-founder who left “an important legacy to LGBT+ diplomats”

Cabinet Office admits its initial bid to fill “probably the biggest and most important security job in the UK today” was "unsuccessful"