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

Department of Health says “military level” contingency planning in place to ensure emergency care will continue

Union's deputy general secretary says 1% average pay rise cap is "not sustainable", after government gives departments more freedom to reward "outstanding" senior officials

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

Donnelly says department is spending £168,000 a year on putting Sheffield and London staff up in hotels – but local MP Paul Blomfield says the BIS perm sec's latest answers give only a "half truth"

Government sets out response as Senior Salaries Review Body warns some managers earning less than their juniors – but FDA blasts "sticking plaster" approach

Dawes chairs first meeting of the cross-departmental Civil Service People Board – and vows "more strategic look at reward and pay" and focus on making sure staff have accurate pension info

Meg Hillier and Iain Wright demand detail on BIS restructuring – after permanent secretary Martin Donnelly says the department cannot give figures while redundancy talks continue

Unions welcomed Court of Appeal decision backing 2015 ruling that amendments to DfT's staff handbook were unlawful

Current head of the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat Jonathan Slater heading to the DfE when Chris Wormald moves to Health

Union general secretary sticks up for the Home Office second perm sec after Home Affairs Committee grilling

Mental health, musculoskeletal disorders and encouraging healthy lifestyles top priorities for newly-created cross-Whitehall role

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

Energy secretary Amber Rudd leads tributes as former chief scientific advisor loses battle with stomach cancer

New digital hire will head up plan to help departments share common digital platforms and oversee budget "in excess" of £15m a year

Social enterprise takes over reins of public sector development programme as government ends centrally-funded support

MPs give qualified backing to Peter Riddell as new watchdog overseeing top public sector appointment – but say they will keep an eye on danger of "politicisation" in the wake of planned shake-up of the role

Union analysis of Cabinet Office data on more than 280,000 officials highlights "statistically significant" differences in how different groups are treated

Alliance for Useful Evidence project says incentives will be needed to ensure policy takes account of evidence

Home Affairs Committee chair Keith Vaz repeatedly questions Robbins on Border Force funding

Plans to change the way key public sector jobs are filled have drawn criticism from the former public appointments watchdog Sir David Normington, who is concerned they hand too much power to ministers. So what are the key concerns and how has the government responded?

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

International Development permanent secretary Mark Lowcock tells CSW that asking other departments to take on aid commitments won't undermine DfID's mission — and says some of his staff have been poached for their expertise

Malcolm McKibbin tells staff 17-month embargo on new hires is over, after around 3,000 staff quit service via Voluntary Exit Scheme