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Report commissioned by the department says civil servants were ‘rightly appalled by what happened’ but this was ‘often juxtaposed with a self-justification’

£940,000 bill does not include VAT or cost of departmental officials' time

Theresa May announces boost to powers of Competition and Markets Authority to improve protection for consumers

MPs say a new department for constitutional affairs should take on the UK government’s role in devolved areas

May will step down as Conservative leader on 7 June, but will remain head of government until a new leader is in place

NAO report also reveals the department considered it was unlikely to be able defend any action against it for breaching procurement rules

Department confirms the move, which it says will allow it to prioritise most vulnerable cases

Department gets rid of data where it did not have ‘explicit consent’ of users

Cabinet Office figures show that four departments received over half of all FOI requests

“I used to say to people when you come into the NSC you leave the politics at the door – and you leave your mobile phones at the door,” says ex-cab sec

Former national security adviser Sir Mark Lyall Grant says leaks may undermine effective decision making in the longer term

International trade secretary Liam Fox approves doubling of UKEF cover for exports despite warnings move would fall outside established risk framework