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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

New figures from the Management Consultancies Association show another year-on-year rise in public sector consultancy spending – but totals remain well below 2009 peak

Prospect union identifies parts of government where temps and contractors account for more than a fifth of all staff spend – and warns of a structural reliance on non-salaried staff

HMRC's Mark Dearnley says new company – set up to employ staff moving over from the £10bn Aspire contract – will have to abide by the Treasury's 1% pay cap, as union warns terms and conditions leading to a "drain of staff"

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

HM Treasury’s John Kingman, Northern Ireland Office’s Malcolm McKibbin and Department for Communities and Local Government’s Louise Casey also receive top accolades

Whitehall commentators and insiders at odds over expertise and timescales for “conscious uncoupling” with Europe

Cabinet Office minister says we must recognise “just how much” tech skills are rewarded outside the civil service

Hilary Spencer lined up as new head of the Government Equalities Office

Lord Maude of Horsham’s request among appointments watchdog’s latest raft of transparency data

 Balancing careers in the European Commission and corporate world with a young family have given Ian William Vollbracht and his wife valuable insights into having it all - some of the time