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The appointment of women to the boards of public bodies has reached a record high, according to the commissioner for public appointments, Sir David Normington.

Andy Samuel has been appointed as the chief executive of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).

Natalie Ceeney (pictured receiving a CBE) has been appointed as the new chief executive of HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS). 

Greater Manchester will gain significant decision-making powers from Whitehall after chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne and leaders of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) signed a devolution agreement today. 

Finance professionals across government should “get on the front foot” and make sure they’re involved in the policymaking process, the government’s new director-general of public spending, Julian Kelly, has said.

Peter Lauener has today been announced as the new permanent chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA).

Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander yesterday confirmed government proposals to regulate redundancy payouts for highly paid administrators in the public sector. 

Lisa Nandy MP today expressed concern that the civil service fast stream programme was not accessible to a diverse talent pool.

The think tank The Centre for London has called for greater fiscal power and power over services to be transferred from Whitehall to City Hall.

Almost two thirds (65%) of civil servants have suffered from ill health as a result of stress at work, one fifth (19%) of which have taken more than 40 days off within a 12 month period as a result of stress-related ill health, new surveys from the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union reveal. 

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg set out new measures to help public sector workers streamline their workload, improve mental wellbeing and share parental leave with partners. 

Fathers in the civil service will receive the same parental leave as mothers from April 2015, Nick Clegg will announce this week.