Government Tax Profession

Prime minister suggests civil servants are reluctant to speak their own minds to her and blames Whitehall for creating the acronym “JAMs”

Analysis by The Times finds fees paid to consultancy companies by the Department for International Development have risen sharply in the past year

Lack of awareness about devolution issues in Whitehall is “unacceptable”, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee says, as Brexit brings fresh pressure for UK government to improve the way it works with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Unions claim victory as Cabinet Office briefs on major change to civil service performance management system introduced by Francis Maude, including axing of requirement for guided distribution. CSW has the full detail and reaction

HMRC job ad says London Office will be moving to Canary Wharf as a "transitional site in summer 2017"

New Government Digital Service research reveals that 73% of online content is looked at by fewer than 10 people a month

 Public Service Ombudsman would ditch the much-criticised "MP filter" and let members of the public make direct complaints about services

Cabinet Office says "around 5,700 full time civil and public servants" to make the move from central London to Canary Wharf by 2018

Ipsos Mori research shows a drop in trust of  politicians, ministers, business leaders, charity leaders, and the ordinary man in the street

PCS vote "does not change the fact" that redundancy overhaul "was accepted by the large majority of unions", says minister Michael Ellis, as SNP and Labour MPs blast government handling of the Compensation Scheme changes

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

Former High Commissioner to Malta Rob Luke to take on policy role with the Information Commissioner's Office

Proceedings set to last for four days, with a ruling due in the new year

Agency “has no contingency plan” for lower-than-predicted uptake of digital tax plans, Public Accounts Committee warns

MPs call on government to commission independent review into tax-credit compliance processes

With the end of 2016 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2017 – and shed some light on their festive favourites. This list will be updated throughout December, so check back regularly!

MPs say DfE must not focus solely on hitting target as it overhauls the UK's apprenticeships system

National Audit Office report suggests DWP's "use of sanctions is linked as much to management priorities and local staff discretion as it is to claimants’ behaviour"

Union's general secretary Mark Serwotka hails "resounding rejection" of already-introduced Compensation Scheme changes 

MP calls for further investigation into a contract between UKTI and a consultancy firm which was cancelled after officials raised concerns over invoicing

DIT officials say Whitehall has trebled its trade policy staff numbers since the referendum, and stress focus on training up existing staff rather than drafting in outsiders

New recruit be responsible for managing a £50m annual IT budget

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

Fomer Foreign and Commonwealth Office director of strategy Alex Ellis set to join new department in January as director general