Government Tax Profession

Chancellor uses first Conservative-only Budget to announce four more years of public sector pay restraint

Follow all the action as chancellor George Osborne delivers his latest Budget

UK’s representative to the UN Sir Mark Lyall-Grant will succeed Sir Kim Darroch as David Cameron’s national security adviser

Welfare cuts plan will reportedly be spread out over three years

"Robespierre terror" of Public Accounts Committee under former chair Margaret Hodge will be copied by more MPs, former health secretary warns officials

Sir David Normington eyes candidates with private sector experience as body overseeing civil service appointments seeks new commissioners

Cabinet Office announces that Hill – Defra's perm sec since 2011 – will be succeeded by the DfT's Clare Moriarty

New research shows Whitehall's use of data to improve customer experience lags behind private sector

Report by the National Audit Office says centre of government must do more to ensure departments make better use of information about outsourced public services, including standardising data and improving Whitehall skills

National Audit Office report says Department for Education's Pupil Premium has used "clear formula to achieve a specific purpose", but says some schools being left with less money overall

Government Digital Service chief Mike Bracken says government still on a "journey" in encouraging citizens to opt for online transactions with the state

Labour MP Simon Danczuk calls for DPP to step aside as Right to Review scheme orders "trial of facts" over Lord Janner abuse claims

Future Reserves 2020 moves from "Amber/Red" to "Red" rating in Major Projects Authority's latest assessment, but Ministry of Defence says scheme "on schedule to realise its benefits"

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin appoints TfL commissioner Sir Peter Hendy as new chair of Network Rail as agency is blamed for delays to rail improvements

Business secretary tells MPs that flagship coalition project will be moved out of the public sector to allow it to borrow more and "grow its business"

Report by the National Audit Office says Cabinet Office’s Talent Action Plan on Whitehall diversity needs measures “to track progress and help sustain momentum”

European Commission research singles out GOV.UK

Cabinet secretary says Civil Service Awards provide rare opportunity for “boasting” about achievements

Special report: Ministers made bold promises about the impact of mutualisation on civil service pensions. But as Matt Foster reports, administrator MyCSP has left some retired officials tearing their hair out

Permanent secretary Sir Simon Fraser tells CSW the FCO must have “a comparable offer” with other departments

Report by the NAO says departments have often failed to set out rationale for use of payment-by-results mechanisms

Labour MP takes PAC as parliament chooses committee chairs

BIS perm sec Martin Donnelly requests rare "letter of direction" from minister Sajid Javid after raising value-for-money concerns over plan to gift extra shares to Royal Mail staff

Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock says new "implementation taskforces" recognise the need for cross-government working, but stresses the need for accountability