Government Tax Profession

Crown Commercial Service promises to boost role of smaller firms as provision of travel and conference booking for officials is split into four contracts

Current deputy director for innovation at the Intellectual Property Office, Ceri Witchard, to oversee community interest companies

More than 30 Tories side against government to defeat change to rules on use of official resources in run-up to the European Union vote

DfE perm sec tells MPs on the Public Accounts committee that Care Leavers Strategy – sharply criticised by the spending watchdog – marks "very important step" in improving support for young people leaving care system

Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson announces suspension of Stormont meetings amid row over power-sharing

Health data programme still awaiting sign-off from watchdog

Tory MPs could rebel after government offers concessions on EU referendum vote "purdah" period

Care Quality Commission chief David Behan tells NHS Innovation Expo that public reassurance vital after data on patients attending sexual health treatment centre accidentally shared

Chief operating officer at Standard Chartered Bank to succeed David Godfrey as new chief executive of UK Export Finance 

Reports suggest ministers set to announce climb-down over EU vote "purdah" rules, after warnings of "rigged" vote from backbench MPs

The Official View: Former communities minister Bob Neill on the strengths and weaknesses of the civil service

New report shows rise in successful applications to graduate scheme from black and minority ethnic candidates, but slight dip in proportion of women accepted onto the programme

Transformation programme director Michael Beaven takes up post with private firm after four years at the Government Digital Service

Treasury minister Greg Hands tells pay review bodies to target higher rises in areas which would improve recruitment and retention

As co-founders of the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership, the Ministry of Defence is at the forefront of efforts to tackle the rising threat of cyber attack. Sarah Aston talks to the MoD’s cyber industry deputy head Daniel Selman

The Office of National Statistics will now be able to compare progress of families who have taken part in the programme with those who have not

Recruitment drive for job centre staff on temporary contracts slammed by PCS in the wake of departures of permanent staff

Successful bidders for government contracts will see agreed commitments to apprentice recruitment written into contracts above £10m from next month

Crown Commercial Service says extension of licensing deal with Oracle lays the foundation of a “more collaborative” relationship

Three new members join former DfE non-executive Sir Theodore Agnew as Ministry of Justice’s non-executive board

Images of journeys, food and friends work wonders in speeches – but phrases like “accelerating reform” are a definite turn-off. Oliver Rowe reviews Simon Lancaster’s Winning Minds: Secrets from the Language of Leadership

Outgoing digital chief Mike Bracken cites "stresses and strains" of the job – but says Government as a Platform plans still being assessed

Current GDS chief operating officer Stephen Foreshew-Cain "stepping up to lead" the service – with four more leaders moving on

Public and Commercial Services union makes "strong representations" to tax authority about "timescale and process" of 90-day talks, which department says may result in compulsory redundancies