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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

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

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

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

Plan would allow pay review bodies to recommend increases above 1%, which means it might not apply across the civil service

Briefing of pay review branded a shambles as Number 10 then confirms no change to policy

First ever analysis into pay differential by a Whitehall department sets example for government, says permanent secretary Jonathan Slater

Civil service union said there is “an unarguable case” to lift restrictions after the Conservatives lost their majority at the election

Civil servants most likely to say office politics exist in their workplace, and men are more likely to think that’s a good thing