Government Tax Profession

Permanent secretary Antonia Romeo says department has appointed top team and will now focus on building capability. Tamsin Rutter reports on DIT’s next steps

Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report finds delivery of one-third of major government projects in doubt - with eight appearing unachievable

Analysis finds that the department has more than double the proportion of graduate fast streamers than elsewhere in Whitehall

Director general Kevin Cunnington gives speech detailing how the organisation has ‘changed the way we work with departments’

Proposals include annual statement setting out the current state of fish stocks "based on the latest scientific evidence"

Department thinks ‘everything will work out in the end’ despite warning signs over councils’ financial health, say MPs

Latest figure puts central department at top of the government league table for paying contractors four-figure rates

MPs call on department to end hostile environment policies, not just rebrand them

Environment secretary apparently ripped up page of document but ‘couldn't manage more’

Platform to contain information from councils and bus operations across England

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

Cross-party committee says department provided “no credible explanation” for twice detaining two children of the Windrush generation

Public Accounts Committee chair publishes list of “departments of concern”

Shadow Treasury minister accuses government of “riding roughshod” over civil servants

PCS, Prospect and FDA come together to call on Cabinet Office to undertake new consultation after warning existing plan would leave civil service falling further behind on pay

Update highlights progress made on ensuring new customs system is ready to handle additional workload caused by EU exit

Committee on Climate Change report found reductions in greenhouse gas emissions have stalled in past five years

Natalie Black to join Department for International Trade representing UK interests in Asia Pacific region

ICO investigating tax agency after investigation by advocacy group Big Brother Watch 

Cipfa survey also finds three quarters of leaders are “more negative about Brexit now than last year”

Treasury insists new range is “not a cap” but unions deride “paltry” rise and failure to engage staff reps on decisions

Liz Truss to say that she believes there is still greater efficiencies to be made in existing government spending despite budget constraint since 2010

Cabinet Office minister keen to see more mutuals where there is support for them, including spin-outs from the public sector

David Lidington says the government is committed to using private organisations to deliver services, but acknowledges need for reform