Policy

Think-tank analysis identifies concessions on residency rights, a £39bn bill on the ‘never-never’, and hand-tying assurances on Northern Ireland in draft agreement

 Public Accounts Committee criticises departments' “business as usual” assumption for 2019 and berates pace of pan-Whitehall Border Planning Group 

Public Bodies 2017 report suggests some “tailored reviews” will be rescheduled until post-EU landscape becomes clearer

Flagship government document identifies four "grand challenges" that UK must address to take advantage of global economic trends

New measures will reduce lag on claimants' receipt of benefits payments from six weeks to five

Pilots to develop new public value frameworks will be taken forward next year

Report by MPs concluded that departments did not show ministers risks of different possible funding schemes for Hinckley Point C nuclear scheme

The former second perm sec in the Department for Work and Pensions-turned benefits advisor has been both poacher and gamekeeper in Whitehall. He shares the lessons from both sides of the fence, including for Brexit, with Richard Johnstone.

Former perm sec argues FCO was disempowered by “unnecessary creation” of Department for International Trade

Chancellor Philip Hammond set to respond to Sir Michael Barber’s proposals in Wednesday’s Autumn Budget

Watchdog’s snapshot shows BEIS has biggest numeric burden, followed by Defra

Councils say green paper next year is "no substitute for extra funding next week"

Labour minister-turned-Greater Manchester mayor berates anachronistic policymaking processes

Government stats watchdog reverses 2015 decision to classify sector as part of the public sector after deregulation legislation

RAC says plans to introduce clean air zones in cities could be hindered by lack of access to information

Amyas Morse tells MPs that ministerial directions are too rare and departments must re-prioritise ahead of Brexit

Civil service policy profession chief Chris Wormald credited with interest in pledge to boost evidence base for decisions

DWP, HMRC, DCMS and Cabinet Office staff win 2017 Reimagine Challenge for joined-up approach to aiding poor people in financial crisis

White paper to be published this month will set framework for more balanced economy post-Brexit, says PM

David Davis says departments are preparing 300 Brexit-related programmes to be implemented with or without a deal

DExEU confirms that 58 impact studies have been produced for sectors ranging from agriculture  to tourism, but refuses to publish them

Former ambassador to EU warns MPs the UK faces talent and data imbalance against backdrop of Article 50 process

Baroness Stowell, Lord Heseltine, Baroness Warsi and Harriet Harman are the latest former minsters to look back on their time in Whitehall as part of the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect series. They reveal the good and the bad of the civil service

Civil service signs up to implement recommendations of a report to boost mental health support at work