Government Tax Profession

 Statements and press releases gave misleading picture of reduction in homelessness, the UK Statistics Authority finds, because press and policy teams failed to consult with statisticians before publication

Government should not be "opposed to consulting the people on the outcome of the negotiations", argues former cabinet secretary

Education department comes in for criticism as audit office report flags increasing free school costs as old buildings fall into disrepair

Retaining public trust “absolutely critical" to plans for data-drive government, says the civil service CEO

Ex-Treasury perm sec challenges David Davis's claims about the civil service's readiness for Brexit, as his former colleague Lord O'Donnell warns of major task presented by Great Repeal Bill

Public Accounts Committee says department still does not fully understand impact of benefit sanctions, and warns their use could have knock-on effects for other areas of government

QC who spoke at 7/7 inquest will take up post as terror laws watchdog in March

Regulatory Policy Committee says it is "disappointed" that departments appear to be diverting resources away from providing rigorous assessment of their decisions

COO, who can expect to earn up to £140,000, set to take a lead on new Brexit-focused department's HR, finance and estates strategy

Ministers brace for parliamentary "ping pong" as peers scrutinise Brexit bill

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

Department seeks Office for Disability Issues chief and deputy director for Disability Employment Strategy Directorate

Department says it is "committed to Verify as the single identification service for individuals and is fully focused on delivering this", amid questions over its use of an alternative to the Cabinet Office-backed platform

Former Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs perm sec Bronwyn Hill tells CSW that Brexit offers the chance to rethink UK's rural subsidy system

Government rejects think tank's calculations which suggest the UK missed target to spend 2% of GDP on defence thanks to unexpectedly strong economic growth

HMRC programme director Mike Howes-Roberts calls for "honest and candid dialogue" with other departments as he confirms tax authority will not make full use of much-heralded GDS platform

Peter Riddell calls for stronger diversity monitoring rules, as government plans a “stock take” of gender balance across public boards

UK Government Investments – which leads on the management and privatisation of state assets – seeks new director

Government Digital Service director general Kevin Cunnington tells CSW's sister site PublicTechnology that government is “on track to finish" ambitious overhaul set out in the last parliament

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

Think tank says long-awaited vision has no detail on resource allocation and a telling absence of public support from prime minister Theresa May and chancellor Philip Hammond

Former minister tells watchdog MPs Whitehall has made "bad mistakes" in outsourcing IT projects

Government Transformation Strategy sets out plans to encourage a pro-digital culture change in Whitehall, with unified pay strategy for central government roles

Newly-released interviews by the Institute for Government offer a fascinating insight into politicians’ views of the Whitehall machine. They ain’t all that flattering, finds Suzannah Brecknell...