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Government's preferred candidate to succeed Sir David Normington as Commissioner for Public Appointments says revamped process for filling top public jobs will not result in ministers "just being able to get who they want"

International Development Committee gives broad backing to UK's new aid strategy – but warns DfID not to lose sight of poverty focus as other departments take on responsibility for spending development assistance funds

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

Committee chair Bernard Jenkin warns cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood that guidance on support for pro-Brexit ministers could leave officials exposed during legal proceedings — but Heywood says withdrawing them "would simply create uncertainty and confusion"

Bath and North East Somerset Council's Jo Farrar set to join Department for Communities and Local Government's senior management team

Outgoing director of the Institute for Government think tank due to take over from Sir David Normington at watchdog ensuring ministers fill top public jobs on merit

FDA union chief Dave Penman says pensions move will make make budget cuts "significantly worse” than the chancellor's headline announcements

Chancellor pays tribute to "great public servant" – but SNP MPs jeer reference to "impartiality"

CCS chief Collier says independence of exams watchdog Ofqual "one of the attractions" of taking on chief regulator role – and says procurement background no barrier to doing the job

Former Times health editor on the move to BIS

Outgoing director says it has been an "enormous privilege" to lead the think tank

New chief executive brings experience from local government and private sector

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

Former chief executive of hygiene services firm PHS Group brought in to lead civil service commercial profession

Chancellor George Osborne picks "outstanding civil servant" for the top Treasury post

Outgoing Commissioner for Public Appointments Sir David Normington says impact of planned shake-up of the watchdog outlined by Cabinet Office-commissioned review "would be largely to remove the checks and balances recommended by Lord Nolan 20 years ago"

Review of the UK’s statistical capacity finds that the Office for National Statistics needs to increase its London presence, ten years after it relocated operations from the capital to Newport

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee criticise the Cabinet Office for failing to deliver a culture change to protect staff who to raise concerns in the public interest

FDA general secretary Dave Penman says lack of cabinet unity on EU referendum is a headache for civil servants – but insists campaigning rules don't need to stifle debate

"We also think it unlikely that anyone earning less than £27,000 would be hit by the cap," says BIS minister, as government sees off Labour plan to tie limit to inflation and exempt the private sector

Lovegrove to leave DECC after three years at the top, taking over from Jon Thompson at the MoD "shortly"

“There is a gender diversity problem in the digital industry,” says the Government Digital Service executive director

As Labour highlights the gender pay gap at the Government Equalities Office, Suzannah Brecknell takes a look at the numbers in context – and finds that while female officials in the education department earn £2 less per hour than their male colleagues, they still fare better than peers in other departments and sectors