Government Tax Profession

Senior officials outline significant boost for team of apprentices set up to help departments manage crises and surges in demand

Guidance refresh deletes entire section on creation of “Extended Ministerial Offices”

Consultancy firm reportedly offers to “put this matter behind us” after coming under fire from Downing Street over memo on exiting the European Union

Prime minister side-steps question about recent Institute for Government report under questioning from the Liaison committee

First woman to serve as the PM's spokesperson is heading to the Foreign Office

Public Accounts Committee slams "unacceptable" delay in publishing Troubled Families evaluation, and tells communities department it must find better ways to monitor long term impact of this initiative

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People

Foreign Affairs Committee warns Treasury to "urgently" consider a rethink of the Foreign Office's budget plans given the vote for Brexit

Repeatedly-delayed transformation strategy had been expected "before Christmas"

Communities secretary backs Casey review call for public office holders to swear an oath affirming "respect for the rule of law, equality and tolerance"

Public Appointments Commissioner concedes that not all of his Grimstone Review tweak proposals have been adopted

Co-founder of healthcare intelligence firm Dr Foster to take up post in January, says the DfE

But Howard League for Penal Reform says continued administrative delays are “simply unacceptable” for prisoners who remain locked up

Former cabinet secretary "all sorts of details will still remain to be sorted out" after two-year deadline elapses

New service will allow users that have logged in once to automatically join the WiFi in any government building that runs the service

Union urges Cabinet Office to think again after members reject reforms to civil service redundancy terms

Latest report from the Institute for Government finds that departments need clarity about government’s negotiating plans if they are to make the most of Brexit, and urges officials to improve planning for life outside of the European Union

Public Accounts Committee says design of new airport for UK overseas territory failed to account for wind shear, and attacks Department for International Development over planning and accountability

National Audit Office report on Crown Commercial Service blames failure to achieve forecast procurement savings on “overambitious targets, poor planning, inadequate data and lack of buy in”

 

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People

Department for Exiting the European Union department offers up to £90,000 for candidate with “exceptional judgement” tasked with delivering a “coherent narrative”

With the end of 2016 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top officials to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2017 – and shed some light on their festive favourites. Professor Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer, takes part in our annual perm secs round-up...

HMRC’s Jon Thompson and MoD’s Stephen Lovegrove shed light on what the end of guided distribution will mean for staff, as Prospect union and the Public Service People Managers' Association give their take on getting performance management right

Head of the Public and Commercial Services union undergoes op after three months on stand-by at Papworth Hospital