Policy

Think tank deputy director Julian McCrae says dealing with impact of the ageing society will be a dominant domestic task for Whitehall over the next 15 years

Minister Ben Gummer says his department is working with the Civil Service Commission to unwind coalition-era reforms – but questions remain over fate of staff already brought into government

Number of deputy directors also set to fall from 116 to 80, according to the HSJ

Recruitment drive looks to replace lost policy officers after former department’s relocation bid

More pre-Budget consultation, the creation of a new Cabinet committee, and a tougher stance from Treasury perm secs feature on think tanks' wish list

Public Accounts Committee warns councils and refugees are confused by responsibilities and entitlements

Civil service chief people officer Rupert McNeil says leadership academy, launching later this year, will ask leaders to learn from successes and failures "of their peers and predecessors"

Data Science Accelerator programme adds a new hub as Government Digital Service aims to sharpen Whitehall's use of data

Former chancellor says British system is weakened by hierarchical divide between politician and officials 

New report says prime minister must move quickly if she is serious about domestic policy pledges

HMRC’s Jon Thompson and MoD’s Stephen Lovegrove shed light on what the end of guided distribution will mean for staff, as Prospect union and the Public Service People Managers' Association give their take on getting performance management right

Cross-department team behind HR reform proposals wins Reimagine Challenge. Matt Ross reports

Lack of awareness about devolution issues in Whitehall is “unacceptable”, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee says, as Brexit brings fresh pressure for UK government to improve the way it works with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

MPs say DfE must not focus solely on hitting target as it overhauls the UK's apprenticeships system

National Audit Office report suggests DWP's "use of sanctions is linked as much to management priorities and local staff discretion as it is to claimants’ behaviour"

DIT officials say Whitehall has trebled its trade policy staff numbers since the referendum, and stress focus on training up existing staff rather than drafting in outsiders

Former education secretary calls for weekly naming and shaming of civil servants working on big projects, but union for senior officials says his intervention is "more about resurrecting his career as a columnist"

Just-released documents from former chancellor Geoffrey Howe’s tenure at Treasury reveal interest in dismantling NHS and social security bedrocks

Researchers warn about lack of transparency over evidence behind policies announced in big fiscal events

 Former head of the civil service Lord Kerslake urges government to "pause, review, take stock of what it has in front of it and then revisit the question of capacity"

UK Statistics Authority says DfE's now-deleted grammar schools claim was based on incomparable data

Exclusive: Ian Watmore tells CSW he is "absolutely convinced" that the current crop of ministers "wants to preserve Northcote-Travelyan" model of an impartial civil service, as he sets out focus on diversity, skills and leadership

Mark Leftly reports on growing support among parliament's influential select committees to let MPs "blackball" ministers' choices for key public sector jobs

Manzoni and Gummer convene refreshed advisory panel as government reiterates commitment to channel 33% of procurement spend through SMEs