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Announcement comes as Labour announces Jeremy Corbyn has held talks with Sir Jeremy Heywood

Wash-up period sees government compromise to rush crucial tax legislation through House of Commons

Policy for 2017-18 also sets out latest steps taken to end progression pay in Whitehall

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee wants to see the civil service code amended to prevent potential conflicts of interest as government pushes for greater interchange between public and private sectors

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

Rail Group DG takes up post at the Department for Transport, increasing number of female departmental chiefs to five

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

ONS figures show that pay fell in real terms in the three months to February

Figures find the civil service has aged since 2010, but HM Treasury is one of five departments where the number of employees under the age of 30 has increased.

Outgoing civil service commissioners highlight concerns that pay restrictions are limiting the attractiveness of some posts, while slow recruitment processes stop departments hiring top candidates

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

Former Cabinet Office minister says his perception of the civil service went “downhill a lot” during the coalition government

Supreme Court rules that civil servants do not need to prove disadvantage to bring tribunal cases over assessment system

Public Accounts Committee calls for forensic audit of spending at UK Trade & Investment after concluding contractor took advantage of arm’s-length body

Committee on Standards in Public Life investigation will examine the case for beefed-up rules on extra work, and the potential for conflicts of interest

Pledge comes as civil service unions issue civil service unions issue warning over Whitehall capacity

Romeo brings the number of women leading Whitehall departments to four, as analysis shows the government's varied progress on gender diversity

MPs highlight that workforce planning in Whitehall only gives “high-level view” of staffing requirements

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

Watchdog warns demands of service pressures, major projects and Brexit are outpacing Whitehall’s capacity to deliver at a time of staffing restrictions and spending restraint

Cridland Review dubs guaranteed 2.5% annual rise unaffordable and calls for acceleration of retirement age to 68 sooner than scheduled

New department says £125k role will focus on developing its “underpinning foundations”, building values and forming its culture

Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood among those to welcome appointment to top security post

PACAC chair tells CSW it is a promising moment for civil service reform, but ministers must play their part too