Operational Delivery

SSAC chair tells CSW the body will monitor the merging benefits system to make sure it matches ministers' pledges

Former immigration enforcement chief describes scale of Brexit challenge as chancellor pledges 'minimum' customs arrangement by March 2019

Stephen Lovegrove told MPs that nuclear power plant deal with EDF would have collapsed had his department tried to renegotiate terms

Prime minister has confirmed the government is planning for every eventuality, including that no transition agreement is reach by 2019

Targeted marketing campaign results in “excellence in awareness-raising” gong

Louise Casey, Tory backbenchers and PCS union raise fears over implementation plans

City centre office block will house 3,600 civil servants

Analysis by GMB finds public sector now employs less than 17% of workers, with civil service headcount dropping by 18% since 2010

Tim Razzall tells Civil Service World he blames government for lack of vision on Brexit

Cabinet secretary describes speech by former minister as an "inaccurate portrayal" of civil service, while chief executive says Whitehall is "deepening and accelerating" reforms

Prison Officers Association rejects pay boost, as more public sector trade unions moot industrial action

NHS Professionals to remain in wholly public ownership after bidding process abandoned 

IfG review on boosting cross-government functions highlighted civil service 'must tackle perception that policy trumps specialisms' for career progression

Former civil service head also brands no Brexit deal a ‘complete disaster’ for Britain

Chief executive Jon Thompson says government will still deliver free childcare to 200,000 households by end of August

Union warns of further strikes as number of expected redundancies rises to 800

Backlash over advert for Tees Valley-focused role that “can require occasional trips” up north

The Ministry of Justice recruited record numbers this year but is still losing experienced staff

FDA civil service union lambasts report that names and shames top-earning DWP civil servants

Whitehall official warns accelerated timetable could mean 'minimum scrutiny for vital negotiation documents'

Jobcentre workers begin two-week strike over controversial closure plans

Transport agency launches new campaign after torrent of abuse, including lorry drivers trying to run enforcement cars off the road

Centre for Cities warns against overplaying benefits of moving public sector jobs out of London

Agreement will also see civil servants from several other departments relocate to the new office