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GDS women's group convinces leadership that sanitary products are not a “luxury item”

Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice had the highest level of staff absences last year, new figures show

 “We have to be intolerant of the wrong behaviours and celebrate the right ones," says international trade perm sec, as he reflects on drive to achieve gender parity in the Department for Business

Interim chief stepping up to permanent role, as the agency in charge of government procurement oversees a shift in its funding model

The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments says it is not willing to give "retrospective" approval to Sir Andrew Gregory's new job as chief of the armed forces charity SSAFA

Pia Wilkes returning to the agency responsible for testing safety and emissions of vehicles after four years in the private sector

Exclusive: First woman to lead the Scottish civil service says “ingrained and rather old fashioned” views of what perm sec and director general roles involve must be confronted

 Panel of experts — which include former Paralympic swimmer Chris Holmes — launched to help civil service to improve inclusion for disabled staff

Tom Read, who has been at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for just seven months, will take over from Arif Harbott 

Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer announces Watmore’s five-year term in office will start on October 1

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

Shake-up comes just a month after the surprise appointment of the DWP's Kevin Cunnington (pictured) as director general of the Government Digital Service