Government Tax Profession

Former Labour minister Nick Raynsford, a key player in setting up the Greater London Authority, tells CSW that civil servants and ministers are still reluctant to let go of powers

More than 40 staff unable to relocate or who turned down voluntary exit could be made redundant under first round of estate downsizing

Catch up with all the latest appointments at the Department for Exiting the European Union as it begins to flesh out its senior management team – plus all the usual Whitehall moves

Latest Labour Market Outlook from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development finds concern over employment law and migration policy

Downing Street sources cool on Boris Johnson and Liam Fox's tussle over departmental responsibility

Institute for Government says new select committee is likely to be almost three times the size of other watchdog panels, hampering its effectiveness

MPs call on Department for Communities and Local Government, Department for Work and Pensions and Department for Education to develop new inclusion programmes particularly targeting women

National Infrastructure Commission chief executive Phil Graham tells CSW it is “disappointing” that the government has “taken so long” to decide on airport expansion

Treasury wants new director general to lead a "change management programme" at the ministry, prompted by Britain's vote to leave the EU

MPs set to look into former prime minister's controversial list of honours and peerages for former advisers and allies

New report from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact says DfID staff working in fragile and conflict-afflicted states are sometimes confused about how to manage risk

Official evaluation seen by Newsnight suggests much-heralded programme has had a limited impact on employment, criminality and truancy

Nicholas MacPherson and Peter Ricketts to become crossbenchers in the Lords, while ex-special advisers figure prominently among Cameron’s 13 new Conservative peers

“I’ve read many times about the end of GDS, but it has always come back stronger than before,” says new GDS director general

Report commissioned by the Committee on Standards in Public Life says it should accept the lack of political consensus on the introduction of large-scale public funding and seek a “more limited package” of changes

Home secretary Amber Rudd says she intends to appoint a new chair for the troubled inquiry “as soon as possible"

New Government Digital Service director general's DWP roles are to be shared across the department

Around 100 higher and further education staff are set to move over to the Department for Education – but the PCS union warns that many jobs are still at risk

Policy Exchange proposes “turbo charged” devolution of Whitehall functions to councils and city regions over the next five years

Exclusive: Former Cabinet Office minister says nothing should be done to weaken the "central authority" of the Government Digital Service, as the United Nations' latest e-government index has Britain at the top for the first time

Digital Marketplace team manages public sector procurement and Warren Smith has been interim director for the past five months

 Vice-chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University to lead body that will grade higher education institutions on the quality of their teaching

Public sector organisations can now buy blockchain technologies through the government’s Digital Marketplace

Think tank says fear of central government scrutiny stops councils from sharing full “lessons learned” on service integration work