Operational Delivery

Benefit claimants at risk of 'destitution' if DWP fails to prepare for Universal Credit roll-out, MPs warn

Department is to roll out ‘email or another form of secure digital channel’ to allow to the public to contact independent review entity

Cabinet Office guidance means more civil servants could receive performance-related bonuses, says the FDA trade union

Unions say staff behind “world’s best civil service” should get the reward they deserve

Latest Oxford University ranking sees Whitehall rise to global top spot from fourth-best

International trade secretary Liam Fox approves doubling of UKEF cover for exports despite warnings move would fall outside established risk framework

More than 12,000 pieces of government information can now be accessed via smart speaker

Stagecoach says that leak of its plans for East Midlands franchise requires further investigation

Worst-case scenario timescale emerges after MPs voice doubts about official 2020 target

Ex-FCO head says civil servants must not be scapegoated for ‘badly mishandled’ process

"We are proud of what you do," civil service chiefs say amid "unprecendented" challenges for officials

DWP minister Justin Tomlinson claims department wants to ‘avoid transferring errors from legacy benefits’

Government evaluation finds every £1 spent on the programme delivers £2.28 in economic benefits, with largest benefits for children at serious risk

All party group of MPs says HMRC’s approach “is a direct cause of the acute anxiety and stress people subject to the loan charge are experiencing”

Unison says 1.3% pay offer from EA had been “unsurprisingly and overwhelmingly” rejected by staff

Tackling modern slavery, cyber security and climate change will help enterprises to secure a Whitehall contract

West Midlands, North East and London get document-scanning boost as settled status scheme prepares for full rollout at the end of this month

Whitehall gender champion and MHCLG perm sec Melanie Dawes launches drive to “ensure opportunities are available to women from all backgrounds”

Lords urge Home Office to widen promotion and ensure EU citizens have physical documentation of status

Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd will set out plans to ensure that the benefits system is an ‘ally of disabled people’

Department ramps up number of locations offering support with applications to about 150 – although Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are comparatively poorly served

Tax agency says only 17% of businesses have vital trading registration for no-deal Brexit 

Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden hails nominees as examples for all of government as it works towards 2022 smart working target 

Government highlights that communications urging businesses to prepare for no-deal are “not having the intended effect”