Government Tax Profession

FDA calls for creation of flexible-working passport among reforms to support smarter working

Report saying there is "still much to do" comes as G4S quits immigration outsourcing

'Continued and sustained pressure from Cabinet Office and DCMS' needed to convince departments to take action, PAC says

DWP to introduce RNIB training and virtual-reality headsets to Jobcentres

CDIO Davinson says the biggest challenge is ensuring sufficient investment in the ‘underpinning capabilities’

Contract signed as DfT says disruption caused by "lack of trader readiness" could slow down imports of medicines via some ports

Civil service trade unions slam Johnson’s “cavalier” suspension

Organisations won't be told if their grant applications are through to the next stage until November

Precise scope of new £180k GCDIO role is unclear, as is relationship with head of GDS

DfT says freight services will avoid Dover, Folkestone or Barking, where Brexit disruption is likely

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

New boss sought for Treasury body that manages investments from Royal Bank of Scotland to Channel 4

Checklists sent to businesses as Defra announces more ports can handle imports of rare species

Government chief commercial officer says guidance will help officials "work towards eliminating modern slavery" in supply chains

Department says data does not prove Universal Credit is to blame for rise in food bank usage, despite previously acknowledging possible link

Treasury is “too focused on ‘managing the numbers’" and not on impact of spending, IfG says

£225 cuts to some payments comes as graduates take on demanding, EU exit-critical roles, FDA says

All "non-compliant" vehicles without correct paperwork to be turned away at some ports, leak reveals

Department recruiting for three senior managers in new-look data directorate

IfG highlights outsourcing failures, but concludes blanket reversal would lose benefits of approach

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

Minister claims usage of machines will ‘naturally reduce’ over time

Tracey Crouch also details Whitehall push-back over fixed-odds betting terminals, Brexit's opportunity cost and ‘complete pain in the arse’ Matt Hancock

PAC finds contracts are being published late, heavily redacted or not at all