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Official watchdog investigation also revealed former universities minister Jo Johnson interfered in recruitment process 

Independent review offers five recommendations to help department deliver aid more effectively

International development secretary Penny Mordaunt gives charities two-week deadline to confirm all concerns have been reported to Charity Commission

New unit set up in department to tackle safeguarding across the aid sector

New programme intended to help ensure government gets what it pays from suppliers, says CCS chief Malcolm Harrison

1,000 staff to transfer from collapsed outsourcing provider to new Whitehall-owned company to maintain work across 52 prisons

Committee to investigate after government “flatly rejected” proposals to beef up the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Think tank has called on the government to undertake “thorough review of the public sector’s relationship with contractors” amid sector’s woes.

Cabinet Office has reportedly been monitoring the firm since last September amid fears for future

Public administration select committee announces new inquiry into risks of outsourcing following collapse of contractor Carillion

David Lidington said it would not have been responsible for the government to bail out the firm that works on rail projects as well as managing prisons and providing school meals

PCS union accuses department of casualising the workforce as proposal follows years of staffing cuts

Theresa May took second opinion from Sir Alex Allen before sacking her closest Cabinet ally

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

Think tank report on public inquiries finds lack of formal guidance, procedures and scrutiny measures

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 

Tax agency has signed a 25-year lease on London office for 3,800 staff

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

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”