Finance

Auditor general Amyas Morse confirms scrutiny plans following request from Treasury committee chair Nicky Morgan

Prospect says funding uncertainty puts UK’s world-class defence industry at risk

NAO report warns of stiff competition in recruitment and department’s funding and workload challenges

NAO investigates why department was forced to redraw contracts and increase projected payments to CRCs by £342m

Transparency data reveals pay bands and appointing ministers for Whitehall’s 88 spads

MPs slam department’s weak oversight after company made unauthorised redundancy payouts totalling £1.76m

Union berates department for being forced into the move to comply with National Living Wage

Auditor review of Green Investment Bank privatisation concludes efforts to ensure firm’s liabilities were off the public sector balance sheet could have reduced sale price

Government response to Public Accounts Committee report also confirms consultation plan for new regime to tackle unpaid VAT by online marketplaces

Post-implementation evaluation admits many employers see new system as a burden

 Public Accounts Committee criticises departments' “business as usual” assumption for 2019 and berates pace of pan-Whitehall Border Planning Group 

NAO report calls on the government to ensure regulatory reforms can improve student perceptions of value for money

Letter from Cabinet Office minister Damian Green says government will consider a cap-busting increase “in return for improvements to public sector productivity”

DExEU perm sec insists analysis has “huge value” despite criticism that it does not amount to full impact assessments

Treasury guidance also expands role for ministers in requests for direction from departmental agencies and arm’s length bodies

Union’s national executive agrees to prepare for statutory strike ballot

Former Cabinet Office minister told MPs he became disillusioned with civil service skills and repeats call for basic training

Department for Education insists process was followed with regard to Steve Lamey, who alleges a “witch hunt”

New directors general roles announced after DIT expands by 1,000 staff in a year

Tax collection agency picks internal candidate as Edward Troup retires

Health and education departments first to benefit from ‘confidence and supply’ agreement

Deal reached after discussions undertaking by government’s top Brexit civil servant

 

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