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Nick Hardwick – who clashed with the MoJ over spending controls – is to become chair of the Parole Board

FDA and Prospect urge the Senior Salaries Review Body to back a front-loaded 4% payrise and warn of "divisive" attempts to boost the pay of only a limited number of specialists

Public appointments watchdog Acoba approves former Defra perm sec's appointment to board of the Office for Nuclear Regulation

Majority of departments will be asked to create new apprenticeships equivalent to 2.3% of their overall staffing levels, BIS confirms

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

Bankers Fields Wicker-Miurin and Neil Mendoza set to join department

 UK Statistics Authority "deeply concerned" about "unauthorised, widespread sharing of statistics before their publication"

Regulator Ofgem’s energy markets inquiry lead Rachel Fletcher appointed for seven-year term

 Head of the Government Property Unit challenges departments to test themselves against newly-launched smart working code of practice

Home Office named "Star Performer" for treatment of LGBT staff – and will now offer advice to other organisations

New report by consultancy EY reveals the state of gender equality among the senior civil service

As Lords Committee looks into whether Scotland needs a separate civil service, former Cabinet secretary Lord O'Donnell says London house prices "seriously damage mobility" between Whitehall and the rest of the UK