Government Tax Profession

Secretary of state says government will bring forward legislation to ensure continuity of appointments and public services as Stormont power vacuum continues

Resolution Foundation says much-criticised reform now faces most difficult stage and government needs to work to ensure take up

Treasury’s lack of understanding of the overall impact on public finances hinders government response, according to NAO

Mervyn King says that EU has been more united representing 27 countries than the UK government has representing only one

Long-serving digital government professional departing at the end of the month to pursue new opportunities

Freedom of Information reveals staff churn continues at key Brexit department

Project chief says “changes of personnel and leadership are inevitable” given project’s long timescale and global demand for talent

Program trained to identify stories likely to be of interest to policy professionals

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

Review considers risk rating of possible recipients

Team works to improve departmental understanding of how people will react to policy changes

Straw poll of Prospect members finds more than three-quarters are dissatisfied with government’s handling of negotiations 

Digital unit claims that differentiating between two types of research has ‘created an artificial divide’

UK Space Agency allocated £92m in contingency cash following Brexit row with EU

Sajid Javid letter reveals way department rewarded outsourcer against backdrop of Windrush scandal

Resolution Foundation claims that scrapping entrepreneurs' relief could help relieve public spending squeeze

Higher Education Policy Institute calls for government to fund free access – regardless of age – up qualification level 3, equivalent to A-Level or AS-Level

Confirmation of the 100% take up of space comes as the Competition and Markets Authority moves nearby

Quartet of unions calls on body’s board members to assert their independence and ignore Treasury guidance to limit pay rises to 1-1.5%.

Sources warn of danger that doubling charge to 10p ‘looks like profiteering'

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

Director of service design and assurance leaving post but – contrary to media reports – Kevin Cunnington understood to be remaining in place

Chancellor publishes letter to Treasury select committee after government release of 25 technical notices on preparing for no-deal Brexit

The Department for Exiting the EU released a raft of technical notices on preparing for a no-deal Brexit. We look at what they reveal