Finance

Philip Hammond heralded an end to austerity, but with growing pressures set to squeeze services further, his Budget can’t meet the public’s expectations

Public Accounts Committee chides department for not going ahead with police funding formula review despite agreeing re-examination was needed

Public Accounts Committee points to rising fraud and error projections amid ‘daunting workload’

Move to improve management of existing private finance deals comes as Philip Hammond rules out signing any more PFI deals

Chancellor says that the funding mechanism does not provide value for money but confirms half of government infrastructure plan will be privately funded

Treasury guidance encourages departments to offer “unreasonable certainty in timelines, costs and benefits”, IfG report finds

Permanent secretary Jon Thompson shares the figures as senior officials tell committee they can’t guarantee no-deal would go smoothly 

The union said it is gearing up to take legal action against every major department that ended check-off provisions

Department says the calculation would require “significant time and investment” to calculate returns and would not be proportionate

Consultation analysis underscores weight of organised opposition to Cameron-era proposals ditched by May regime

Teachers’ groups say the DfE's claim the UK is among the world's top spenders on education disguises funding cuts

“We have always said the timeline for implementing the Customs Declaration Service is tight," a spokesperson said