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While the civil service has shrunk dramatically, its volume and proportion of IT and digital professionals have gone up and up, ONS data reveals
Cabinet Office and Scottish Government among eight organisations given red rating for recruitment capability, while Treasury identified as paying 20% over an advertised salary range without seeking authorisation
Annual survey says staff numbers rose by 0.3% in year to April and points to narrowing gender pay gap
Prospect fears PCS victory could give Cabinet Office a platform for more draconian changes
Conservative peer and former education secretary launches House of Lords tirade against “megaspads” and calls for substantial headcount reduction
High Court judges rule former minister Ben Gummer acted unlawfully by excluding some unions from negotiations over redundancy terms
But Cabinet Office agrees to formal review of pay system for Senior Civil Service
Furious reaction over Philip Hammond's suggestion that staff enjoy “10% premium” over private sector counterparts
Osborne-led department rapped Theresa May’s domain over pay agreement for child-abuse inquiry chief, it has emerged
Civil service chief exec says he and colleagues are "very conscious" of the 1% cap on pay rises, and suggests officials could see a more regionalised and role-related approach to increases
Government signs 20-year lease on city centre office development to house 2,900 staff
Head of civil service predicts that when he stands down, a range of senior women will be in the running to succeed him
Prime minister applauds Grenfell Tower and terror responses, but calls on Whitehall staff to “be bold” in facing future challenges
David Gauke tells MPs fewer than 100 of the planned 750 Jobcentre redundancies will be frontline roles
Education secretary appoints former lawyer to helm of new higher education regulator
Some closure-threatened Jobcentres win reprieve in estates reorganisation, but new sites are earmarked to shut
Study finds Whitehall is the world’s most effective civil service for generating policy, but falls down ranking in areas like financial management and digital services
Rupert McNeil said professions will play a key role in ensuring the civil service can offer pay packages that attract and retain talented people
Union writes to ministers including Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt highlighting departments' ability to make case for pay deals above the 1% limit
PCS union reiterates call for return to national bargaining across the entire civil service
Public and Commercial Services union say ending the cap only for professions covered by pay review bodies would not be acceptable