Policy

Home Office puts applicants on notice that highly-influential panel's role “may evolve” post-Brexit

New award will recognise bodies that have adopted Office for Statistics Regulation’s trustworthiness, quality and value pledges outside official stats

National Audit Office flags lack of measurable objectives and impact evaluation in department’s £2.4bn-a-year portfolio of help

Defra plan will base agriculturist support payments on public goods, such as better air and water quality

Pledge made in agreement restoring power sharing at Stormont

Two-time minister Liam Fox says government should go ahead with DfID-FCO merger, but DIT should be saved

Returning ministers also urge UK and Irish government to make cash commitment to boost public services

Evaluation underway after warnings that contract with operator Arriva may collapse within months

Madeleine Alessandri "embodies the very best that the civil service has to offer", Sir Mark Sedwill says

Union says proposals show "a lack of understanding of the modern realities of the civil service"

More power should be held by the prime minister’s office, says think tank in a paper influenced by Dominic Cummings

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories