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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