Economy

Policy Institute warns that current Whitehall structures "lack of strategic thinking and leadership" to implement the industrial strategy

MPs accuse DExEU of "contempt" after sectoral analysis handed to Brexit committee was stripped of market-sensitive information

Polly Payne and Ruth Hannant named directors general for Rail Group in move hailed by perm sec as progress in "overwhelmingly male" industry

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

Government claims better use of location data produced by public bodies could grow the economy by £11bn a year

Association of Revenue and Customs warns government not rely on “goodwill” to deliver £155m recovery package with no progress on pay

The plans announced in the 2017 Budget may help to tackle Britain’s housing shortage in the long term. But in the short term, the extension of Help to Buy and the abolition of stamp duty for first-time buyers is good politics but poor policy.

Additional powers for the new Homes England among raft of housing policies announced in 2017 Budget

Live coverage and reaction as chancellor sets out the 2017 Budget, provided by our colleagues on PoliticsHome.com. CSW will be have the key Whitehall stories and reaction throughout the afternoon

GLD is hiring lawyers from the north of England to work in new regional centre

Civil service poll shows a more engaged workforce but analysis of the figures shows up several pockets of dissatisfaction

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

PAC report says tax agency doesn’t yet have money to upgrade customs service and develop contingency option in case of delays

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

Public Accounts Committee to question tax officials today while union calls for halt of office closures plan 

Theo Rycroft also plays down significance of Oliver Robbins’ move to Cabinet Office

UK’s chief negotiator tells MPs department is in ‘good homework mode’ as Liam Fox confirms 734 new hires since February

Bernadette Kelly asked by MPs to look into “possibility of fraud” over £1.7m made in unauthorised redundancy payments

Political climate makes further departmental spending cuts or higher taxes unlikely, report argues

Institute for Government report says universal pay hike could exacerbate Tories’ political woes amid £10bn spending hole

David Williams tells MPs that Department of Health cannot calculate impact of delays to repairs and maintenance spending

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was created in July 2016 as part of changes announced when Theresa May became prime minister. Civil Service World met Angie Ridgwell and Jaee Samant, the civil servants responsible for the transition programme from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Energy and Climate Change, to reflect on the process. By Richard Johnstone

Campaign group’s FOI compares Whitehall team with US counterparts at July meeting