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Tax department issues unprecedented statement after Cabinet ministers question tax decisions for Brexit-backing donors

Think tank report on public inquiries finds lack of formal guidance, procedures and scrutiny measures

Cabinet secretary makes “statement of intent” about future rights to work in government

Whitehall’s chief executive says thousands of civil servants have already been moved into Brexit roles, with around a quarter coming from outside government

Think-tank analysis identifies concessions on residency rights, a £39bn bill on the ‘never-never’, and hand-tying assurances on Northern Ireland in draft agreement

DExEU perm sec insists analysis has “huge value” despite criticism that it does not amount to full impact assessments

NAO report identifies staffing gaps in five departments and high rate of turnover in DExEU

Two parliamentary reports highlight problems at Irish border and frustration at perceived Whitehall “power grab”

Public Bodies 2017 report suggests some “tailored reviews” will be rescheduled until post-EU landscape becomes clearer

Health and education departments first to benefit from ‘confidence and supply’ agreement

GLD is hiring lawyers from the north of England to work in new regional centre

Justice secretary asks officials to commence “post-implementation review” that was promised when reforms were introduced in 2012