Policy

Next prime minister urged to float Department for Health and Social Care's long-delayed vision ahead of conference season

Latest move comes after Institute for Government warns government may never be as ready for no deal as it was in March

Meg Hillier also queries “surprising” lack of ministerial directions for some Brexit-related spending

Public Accounts Committee says department lacks detailed implementation plan for delivering policy

Office for Disability Issues expansion hailed as a "bold statement from the government" to address injustices

Migration Advisory Committee asked to look again at regional earnings thresholds and ‘high public value’ jobs with low pay

£22bn scheme has exposed the government to significant risk and has tied up significant public financial capacity says NAO

Former Cabinet Office minister flags “keep calm and carry on” spirit amid Brexit abnormality

Civil servants could be either ‘too fresh or too jaded’ to maximise no-deal Brexit preparation for October, highlights think tank

Commission chaired by former civil service head blasts government’s approach to economic development and calls for new £10bn-a-year fund

PM sets out measures intended to get MPs to back Brexit deal, including vow to complete work on "alternative arrangements" to the controversial Irish backstop by the end of 2020

Job spec states that the candidate will be required to lead the shift from a policy department to a greater operational focus

Minister reveals cost of building online service

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

Talks have been ongoing for a month as part of efforts to find a way to pass withdrawal agreement reached with European Union

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

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

Plan to move forward with withdrawal bill comes as prime minster continues talks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn over possible compromise

FDA’s Dave Penman says public trust in Whitehall is undermined when attacks go unchallenged

Department confirms the move, which it says will allow it to prioritise most vulnerable cases

MPs say Cabinet Office, Treasury and Major Projects Review Group have questions to answer over bungled payment-by-results reforms

Kevin Cunnington believes the central agency should be leading on the ideas that will be of interest to departments in two years’ time

Creation of a cash strategy group led by the department will ensure the public still have a choice over how they spend their money, says chancellor

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