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"We do not require wider education legislation in this session to make progress on our ambitious education agenda," says education secretary

Riddell says he has received “indications” that the government will consult his watchdog on its choice of panel members and drawing up new governance code for public appointments

Institute for Government warns imposing an England-focused settlement would be “reckless” as prime minister Theresa May prepares to meet devolved nation heads

Public and Commercial Services union hits out at "reprehensible" changes to redundancy pay, and says it will urge members to reject the Cabinet Office's final offer

Comments come as government fights legal challenge arguing it it does not have the power to trigger Article 50 without the consent of parliament

Susan Acland-Hood on the move as courts service presses ahead with digital shake-up

Former chancellor sets up a new think tank to hold the government's feet to the fire on his pet devolution project

Cabinet secretary says call from senior officials to let top civil servants go public with concerns would introduce a "degree of antagonism between the cabinet secretary and the prime minister"

As cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood prepares to face MPs' questions on the Iraq Inquiry, the Better Government Initiative – whose members include former departmental chiefs – calls for new way to let senior officials raise their concerns

Report set to call for MPs to move to Richmond House while the Lords could relocate to the Queen Elizabeth II conference

Independent advisers to the government say law on misconduct in public office is "unclear" and "ambiguous"

Council chiefs urge greater say in DWP's replacement for the Work Programme

Britain's former top civil servant argues that we must “push back” deadline for achieving budget surplus in light of post-referendum economic uncertainty

Chequers away-day comes amid reports of tension between some of the key government players on Britain's exit from the European Union

Defence of officials comes after pro-Brexit MP Steve Baker calls for a new law to make it easier to sack Europhile civil servants

Civil service unions hit out as new CSW analysis shows that many outgoing Number 10 advisers had substantial year-on-year pay rises, as well as enhanced redundancy terms and honours​

Foreign Office files show how the department's permanent secretary ordered the formation of an elite “security coordination unit", able to call on officials from right across the civil service

Newly-released papers show how Number 10 kept the Foreign Office out of the loop over a US briefing on the controversial Strategic Defence Initiative

Newly-released papers show how officials set out to frustrate planned visit by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation leader

Inquiry into the leaked list of resignation honours will report "as soon as possible", says the Cabinet Office 

Downing Street moves to dampen speculation that Theresa May is considering a rethink on George Osborne's drive to give away powers in exchange for elected mayors

Assistant chief executive of Birmingham City Council tells CSW that central government needs to stop telling town halls to you need to earn your freedom

Former Labour minister Nick Raynsford, a key player in setting up the Greater London Authority, tells CSW that civil servants and ministers are still reluctant to let go of powers

Report on electoral fraud recommends giving Whitehall oversight for the performance management of councils' electoral services