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National Audit Office found gaps of 18% across more than 100 critical skills including intelligence and engineering

The sacking of Nick Hardwick as chair of the Parole Board has raised questions about the future of the body – including how ministers will be able to find a successor, says Suzannah Brecknell

Three months after the collapse of Carillion, organisation says outsourcing firms’ operating models require greater scrutiny

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

Union urges departmental leaders to lobby Treasury on pay demand, as other public sector leaders have

Perm sec Antonia Romeo lauds department’s ability to “highest-calibre talent” after recruiting John Mahon

DfT Lab develops machine learning prototype to sort parliamentary questions coming into the department

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

DCMS perm sec Sue Owen says staff want greater clarity on unacceptable behaviour and more support for whistleblowers

Health department propping up the figures on ethnic diversity at senior levels, IfG analysis finds

CSW crunch of transparency figures shows rollercoaster pay differentials at government-owned companies

Some 2,000 staff to move to Salford in 2022, with 2,500 more to follow in 2027