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 Public Accounts Committee criticises departments' “business as usual” assumption for 2019 and berates pace of pan-Whitehall Border Planning Group 

Tax agency has signed a 25-year lease on London office for 3,800 staff

Letter from Cabinet Office minister Damian Green says government will consider a cap-busting increase “in return for improvements to public sector productivity”

Union’s national executive agrees to prepare for statutory strike ballot

Former Cabinet Office minister told MPs he became disillusioned with civil service skills and repeats call for basic training

NAO report identifies staffing gaps in five departments and high rate of turnover in DExEU

Department for Education insists process was followed with regard to Steve Lamey, who alleges a “witch hunt”

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

Tax collection agency picks internal candidate as Edward Troup retires

Department leads on over one-fifth of the cross-Whitehall projects that need to be implemented for EU exit, according to auditors

Lack of Brexit clarity has stoked fears that government “will expect the impossible” from immigration staff

Appointments expected in first half of 2018 will fulfil Conservative party manifesto promise