Government Tax Profession

Home Office needs a “Plan B“ in case vital tech components aren't ready in time, says public spending watchdog

Citizens can now use biometrics to confirm payments

NAO report also reveals the department considered it was unlikely to be able defend any action against it for breaching procurement rules

Cabinet Office publishes updated guidance on training academy formerly known as Centre for Public Leadership

Department gets rid of data where it did not have ‘explicit consent’ of users

Companies are being paid between up to £6m each for services relating to IT, accounting and auditing work

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

Report urges better communication of the scheme after finding some EU nationals confused about whether they need to apply

MPs say Cabinet Office, Treasury and Major Projects Review Group have questions to answer over bungled payment-by-results reforms

Kevin Cunnington believes the central agency should be leading on the ideas that will be of interest to departments in two years’ time

Creation of a cash strategy group led by the department will ensure the public still have a choice over how they spend their money, says chancellor

Cabinet Office figures show that four departments received over half of all FOI requests

Deadline is achievable but requires a concerted push, including government backing for carbon capture and storage technologies, committee says

Move comes as government at winds down emergency no-deal Brexit planning

Benefit claimants at risk of 'destitution' if DWP fails to prepare for Universal Credit roll-out, MPs warn

Department is to roll out ‘email or another form of secure digital channel’ to allow to the public to contact independent review entity

Cabinet Office guidance means more civil servants could receive performance-related bonuses, says the FDA trade union

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

Unions say staff behind “world’s best civil service” should get the reward they deserve

Members of the public who provide “exceptionally helpful information” on tax evasion can receive payments, HMRC says

“I used to say to people when you come into the NSC you leave the politics at the door – and you leave your mobile phones at the door,” says ex-cab sec

Nigel Farage’s new party unveils former Office for National Statistics trade specialist as European Parliament hopeful

Latest Oxford University ranking sees Whitehall rise to global top spot from fourth-best

Former national security adviser Sir Mark Lyall Grant says leaks may undermine effective decision making in the longer term