Finance

PCS union calls for “urgent solution” from DWP that will see pay increases implemented from July for staff not subject to Treasury guidance

Select committee chairs set out fears for the future in letter to prime minister Theresa May

Council chief execs also offered cap-busting rise, bagging same 2% deal offered to rank-and-file staff

More than 200 former staff left out of pocket via Voluntary Exit Scheme

Gill Aitken announces departure as tax department flags up success in battling online fraudsters

Jon Thompson says prime minister’s preferred customs partnership option could be cost neutral but take five years to set up

Parliamentary report calls for better intelligence sharing between departments and stronger political guidance for FCO and HMRC

Innovative selection process sees three firms picked for 10-year project to support personnel for next-generation Dreadnought Class nuclear submarines

NAO report says spad pushed for Steve Lamey to be hired despite civil servants’ objections

Department accused of lacking cost control as affordability gap opens up in 10-year programme

Minister Greg Hands reveals Berkshire county town as HQ for Trade Remedies Authority

MPs urge Defra to admit it has an unmanageable workload and accuse DIT of lacking the capacity to do new trade deals

Newly updated policy implements a pipeline model which could make it easier for departments to self-approve 'business-as-usual' spending

Plan for 2018-19 to focus on four themes, including creating a strong, new relationship with Europe after Brexit

Report by former health minister comes as Jeremy Hunt’s call for a long-term settlement for the NHS gains traction

Permanent secretary Tom Scholar outlines tests done by department to ensure financial settlement figure is robust

MPs criticise department for not knowing where to spend £7bn pump-priming cashpot

Public spending watchdog supports reasoning behind £35-39bn projection but warns "relatively small changes" could push cost outside the range

Tax authority set to be questioned by select committee after investigations reveal political donations were included in background note for telecoms giant Lycamobile

Three months after the collapse of Carillion, organisation says outsourcing firms’ operating models require greater scrutiny

Union urges departmental leaders to lobby Treasury on pay demand, as other public sector leaders have

Think-tank says business rates retention schemes will reduce central government’s financial flexibility and may not provide valuable insight

Perm sec Antonia Romeo argues delaying work until the department has statutory powers would put Brexit readiness at risk, in the third Whitehall direction for post-EU spending

Cabinet Office announces new measures to clamp down on late payments to SMEs in supply chain