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MPs criticise slow progress on “byzantinely complicated task” but Brexit department insists capability is constantly under review

Department for Work and Pensions update lists offices earmarked for closure in rest of 2018

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

Shadow body overseeing hubs programme and New Property Model expected to go live last year

Union slammed DExEU minister Steve Baker after he refused to dismiss “conspiracy theory” claims of civil service bias

All government departments will sign the Tech Talent Charter, including a pledge to submit anonymised diversity data

Stonewall’s list of the 100 best employers assesses organisations on trans inclusion for first time this year

BEIS and DCMS seeking head for new jointly run Office for Artificial Intelligence

Charity Sense about Science scores 94 policies from 12 departments against criteria determining how far they publish evidence underpinning decisions

Departments called on to be more open about policy challenges at five-year anniversary of the What Works Network

Submission to Cabinet Office minister David Lidington claims that increase is needed to offset cumulative £1.7bn loss in civil service pay since 2010

Unions set to raise issue of workload pressures with Defra secretary of state at first meeting since 2010