Operational Delivery

Department says Future Recruiting Programme will improve on “overly complex” predecessor scheme

Watchdog notes progress with post-Brexit trade agreements as well as capacity issues

Justice secretary David Gauke says his plans will create a “smarter justice system that reduces repeat crime”

Workers set for two-day walkout as departmental managers are accused of dragging feet on recruitment

Plan addresses the "oft cited issue of pay disparity between internally and externally recruited senior civil servants"

Paying private-sector landlords to make their own buildings safe was against the principles of Managing Public Money, secretary of state was warned

Citizens can now use biometrics to confirm payments

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

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

An explosives expert and the first woman to lead the Met Office, Penelope Endersby’s arrival at the much-loved weather service was a breath of fresh air. She tells Beckie Smith about being a mentor, climate change, and stepping out of the shadows

Move comes as government at winds down emergency no-deal Brexit planning

Benefit claimants at risk of 'destitution' if DWP fails to prepare for Universal Credit roll-out, MPs warn