Government Tax Profession

DCMS response to select committee report reveals move to tackle online manipulation by creating agreed definitions of ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation’ 

Customs brokers are worried about whether they will be able to meet extra demand in a no-deal scenario

Civil servants need to go "back to basics" on spending and record keeping, watchdog says

National Cyber Security Centre annual report reveals it has dealt with 1,100 cyber attacks in its first two years

'Mismatches in volumes and available staffing will impair our ability to clear work,' Neil Couling told MPs

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

Ensuring staff are equipped to deak with huge workload is also an 'anxiety', says Clare Moriarty 

Some projects were not given intended outcomes by which to measure success, making it impossible to determine what they have achieved, the watchdog said

Permanent secretary Jon Thompson shares the figures as senior officials tell committee they can’t guarantee no-deal would go smoothly 

Department for Work and Pensions details plans to fix historic Employment and Support Allowance underpayments

The union said it is gearing up to take legal action against every major department that ended check-off provisions

Plans were leaked as MPs prepare to question employment minister Alok Sharma about the rollout

Cabinet Office says opening of new office for more than 6,000 civil servants a key milestone in efforts to rationalise government property portfolio

Sedwill said anonymous sniping was 'unacceptable' the week after HMRC chief Jon Thompson received death threats

Diversity and inclusion must be "an integral part of every part of the defence operating model", according to the strategy

Some policies have gone ahead “apparently unchallenged, despite falling short of the standards set by the Treasury”, the report said

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

The union says that introducing deal while government pay guidance is under judicial review is “an insult to staff”

Jon Thompson's revelation that the police had investigated two threats after he gave evidence on Brexit custom costs “represents an escalation that cannot be tolerated”

The Work and Pensions Select Committee's inquiry comes after the government admitted Universal Credit would make some people “worse off” 

MPs slam “serious administrative failings” in communicating nominations for public appointments

“If I were the Treasury I might be asking questions about how this was managed," committee chair Meg Hillier said.

Thompson says that it is incumbent on civil servants to tell truth to power after speaking of personal impact of comments on Brexit

Five of the service’s seven existing commercial partners will assume responsibility for the product