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New pharmaceutical regulator chief must oversee industry's post-Brexit transition 

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

The successful candidate must be medically qualified, with a “considerable national profile” DHSC insists

Eight-hundred staff on the move, hundreds of millions in wage costs and holiday bans – how the civil service is preparing for Brexit day

Research indicates two-thirds of flagship programme’s participants have seriously considered quitting because of their salary

The steady rise in civil servants continues, with growth concentrated in departments with the highest Brexit workloads

Non-departmental public body with responsibility for T-levels offers up to £140k a year for next boss

MPs urge government to address regional disparities and "bias towards the most innovative industries" in sector deals

Cabinet Office’s Oliver Dowden insists government really has ended the 1% pay cap on pay rises

As she steps down from the Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, perm sec Dame Sue Owen talks to Suzannah Brecknell about abrasive behaviours, existential crises, and why she’s no longer planning a sybaritic retirement. Photography by Louise Heywood-Schiefer

Whitehall’s top tier needs to drop the halo mentality if it is to practise what it preaches and become more reflective of the nation as a whole

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