Government Tax Profession

Health and education departments first to benefit from ‘confidence and supply’ agreement

Deal reached after discussions undertaking by government’s top Brexit civil servant

 

Policy Institute warns that current Whitehall structures "lack of strategic thinking and leadership" to implement the industrial strategy

Two reports – from Reform and Lord Holmes – flag up the transformational potential of the distributed ledger technology

MPs accuse DExEU of "contempt" after sectoral analysis handed to Brexit committee was stripped of market-sensitive information

Appointments expected in first half of 2018 will fulfil Conservative party manifesto promise

Polly Payne and Ruth Hannant named directors general for Rail Group in move hailed by perm sec as progress in "overwhelmingly male" industry

Flagship government document identifies four "grand challenges" that UK must address to take advantage of global economic trends

DExEU minister reveals department has 32 trained mental health champions in wellbeing drive

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

Office for Statistics Regulation tells perm sec department must tighten pre-release access procedures 

Government claims better use of location data produced by public bodies could grow the economy by £11bn a year

Dave Penman condemns “cowardly move” of politicians criticising DWP official instead of ministers 

New measures will reduce lag on claimants' receipt of benefits payments from six weeks to five

Departmental allocations from new tranche of Brexit cash to be agreed “in early 2018”

Pilots to develop new public value frameworks will be taken forward next year

Additional powers for the new Homes England among raft of housing policies announced in 2017 Budget

Report by MPs concluded that departments did not show ministers risks of different possible funding schemes for Hinckley Point C nuclear scheme

Trade union bosses warn against treating officials like “faceless bureaucrats” and fingering them with blame over Brexit talks

GLD is hiring lawyers from the north of England to work in new regional centre

Top government officials detail list of changes to 85 IT systems at the UK border required because of Brexit

New research carried out with Civil Service Employment Policy builds on case against “guided distribution” but shows performance can also be boosted by new management techniques

Former perm sec argues FCO was disempowered by “unnecessary creation” of Department for International Trade

Chancellor Philip Hammond set to respond to Sir Michael Barber’s proposals in Wednesday’s Autumn Budget