PM urged to rule out 40% funding cut at Office for Veterans Affairs
25 Mar 2021 Transport
PM urged to rule out 40% funding cut at Office for Veterans Affairs
Boris Johnson tells MPs no final decision has been made on £2m budget reduction for Cabinet Office unit
DVLA staff set for four-day strike over Covid safety
24 Mar 2021 Transport
DVLA staff set for four-day strike over Covid safety
Walkout will be followed by work-to-rule campaign says PCS union
DfT calls in consultants to manage construction on Kent border posts
16 Mar 2021 Transport
DfT calls in consultants to manage construction on Kent border posts
£1.2m contract signed as team managing projects, including Operation Brock site, lacks "capacity or capability" to deliver, DfT says
Departments to beef up civil service presence in Birmingham, Leeds and Scotland
15 Mar 2021 Transport
Departments to beef up civil service presence in Birmingham, Leeds and Scotland
DfT opens new offices in English cities, while Cabinet Office and FCDO look north of the border
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
12 Mar 2021 Transport
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
Members of the civil service’s biggest union back industrial action following concerns about infection rates and on-site staffing numbers
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
10 Mar 2021 Transport
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
Report flags “persistent reliance” on thousands of consultants, paid up to £6,624 a day and significant unused laboratory capacity for coronavirus tests
Treasury finds extra £800m to make Levelling Up Fund UK-wide
25 Feb 2021 Transport
Treasury finds extra £800m to make Levelling Up Fund UK-wide
Cash added to £4bn for “priority local infrastructure” in England set out in November’s Spending Review
Border Force union voices fears over risk of Covid spread from ‘red list’ arrivals
17 Feb 2021 Transport
Border Force union voices fears over risk of Covid spread from ‘red list’ arrivals
Staff say tougher measures are required to stop passengers arriving from hotspot nations mixing with lower-risk travellers
Hotel quarantine starts today – here’s how it will work
15 Feb 2021 Transport
Hotel quarantine starts today – here’s how it will work
Government officials are among those who could be exempt from the rules
Union calls strike ballot over Covid safety fears at DVLA
12 Feb 2021 Transport
Union calls strike ballot over Covid safety fears at DVLA
PCS threatens “spring walkouts” unless remote working scaled up
Government reveals coronavirus hotel quarantine plan will cost travellers £1,750
10 Feb 2021 Transport
Government reveals coronavirus hotel quarantine plan will cost travellers £1,750
Health secretary also reveals 10 year jail threat for avoidance
Appointments watchdog raps ex-minister for failing to report new job
08 Feb 2021 Transport
Appointments watchdog raps ex-minister for failing to report new job
Stephen Hammond told panel he believed clearance was only required for roles connected with recent departmental responsibilities