Government Tax Profession

Department says the calculation would require “significant time and investment” to calculate returns and would not be proportionate

Unions criticises home secretary Sajid Javid’s lack of engagement after members had rejected pay plan

International development secretary Penny Mordaunt calls for ‘national conversation’ to promote private investment in aid as part of reset of DfID’s work

Rising demand for services “will make it even harder to achieve the government’s ambition”, the watchdog said

Lord Evans was told he could be seen as 'one of the ultimate members of the establishment'

Perm sec Jonathan Slater has instructed his head statistician to work with DfE's comms and policy teams to ensure its stats “meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and value”

Government reversed plan to disclose civil service pay figure to unions before announcement amid fear of leaks, court hears

Fraud is estimated to cost the UK government £73.6m per year

Haldane's appointment "will give the council authority and independence", business secretary Greg Clark said

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

Consultation analysis underscores weight of organised opposition to Cameron-era proposals ditched by May regime

The Institute for Apprenticeships was 'playing catch-up for the mistakes the department made before it was created', MPs said

Teachers’ groups say the DfE's claim the UK is among the world's top spenders on education disguises funding cuts

“We have always said the timeline for implementing the Customs Declaration Service is tight," a spokesperson said

Institute for Government call follows Matt Hancock’s Conservative Party conference pledge of an extra £240m

Relaxation of local-authority borrowing rules projected to add billions to official figures

“We do not share your optimism" that HMRC will be ready for a no-deal Brexit, PAC chair Meg Hillier told perm sec Jon Thompson

Department “cheated police officers out of the pay increase they should receive” says Police Federation chairman 

May cautioned there would be 'no return to the uncontrolled borrowing of the past'

New digital services will help Defra protect against environmental hazards and improve communication, it said

Whittington will start as director general, energy and security at BEIS on Friday

White paper expected later this year to set out details of plan to end free movement of people once the UK leaves the European Union

“We may need to do more to ensure that the levy supports the development of the skilled workforce our economy needs,” chancellor Philip Hammond said

The Department for Education comfortably exceeded the target, but the Ministry of Justice among those below target