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National Probation Service director Colin Allars named as successor to Lin Hinnigan at troubled young offenders' organisation

Key aide to Boris Johnson has the “experience and leadership” to ensure the government’s housing targets are met, says communities secretary Greg Clark

New Government Commercial Organisation – which will centrally employ hundreds of the civil service's top commercial staff – "works in addition to the departments", says Government Chief Commercial Officer Gareth Rhys Williams

Watchdog ACOBA approves new job for Mary Calam, provided she does not use any “privileged information” from her time in the civil service

Exclusive: Documents seen by CSW confirm that commercial staff are set to get higher base pay and work directly for the centre of government – if they're deemed up to the job. Read on for full details of the major reorganisation of civil service commercial now underway

The environment department’s top official calls on staff to confide in each other as a way of boosting morale in one of the government’s unhappiest departments

Public and Commercial Services union says it will "continue the pressure on BIS" over decision to axe Sheffield office, as staff kick off latest round of industrial action

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

Resignation announcement comes ahead of the publication of the Taylor Review of the Youth Justice System

Former Department for Education HEO Edward Chapman sentenced to three years and four months in jail after admitting £1m fraud and obtaining money by deception – as department says it is seeking to "recover the misappropriated funds in full"

Civil Service People Survey delivery partner commends department’s bounce-back from morale doldrums

Rise in civil service employment over first three months of 2016 driven by growth in large departments – but organisation still smaller than this time last year