'Inaccurate': DCMS perm sec questions criticism of Covid loans accountability 'gap'
02 Apr Coronavirus
'Inaccurate': DCMS perm sec questions criticism of Covid loans accountability 'gap'
Susannah Storey also rejects claim that the department is “overly optimistic” about recouping funds
Ministers sidestep ‘most important’ recommendation from first Covid Inquiry report
17 Jan Coronavirus
Ministers sidestep ‘most important’ recommendation from first Covid Inquiry report
Government agrees "broadly" with panel's proposals, but swerves several key suggestions
MPs quiz DHSC on its response to NHS winter pressures
13 Jan Coronavirus
MPs quiz DHSC on its response to NHS winter pressures
Health and Social Care Committee writes to Wes Streeting
Covid corruption commissioner appointed
03 Dec 2024 Coronavirus
Covid corruption commissioner appointed
Rachel Reeves says money clawed back by anti-fraud commissioner will go back into public services
Covid Inquiry: Treasury and No.10 blocked NHS request for 10,000 extra beds
12 Nov 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Treasury and No.10 blocked NHS request for 10,000 extra beds
NHS chief exec defends decisions on Nightingale Hospitals, which cost £358m but were largely unused
Covid Inquiry: Whitty says UK's 'very low' ICU capacity was 'political choice'
27 Sep 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Whitty says UK's 'very low' ICU capacity was 'political choice'
Chief medical officer admits he still worries about whether the threat posed by Covid was "overpitched" to the public
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
12 Sep 2024 Coronavirus
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
Treasury-based commissioner will work closely with officials and ministers across government, including in DHSC and Public Sector Fraud Authority
McFadden announces resilience review following Covid Inquiry report
24 Jul 2024 Coronavirus
McFadden announces resilience review following Covid Inquiry report
Cabinet Office minister says he will chair a cabinet committee on resilience to oversee the review
Recruitment begins for Covid corruption tsar
23 Jul 2024 Coronavirus
Recruitment begins for Covid corruption tsar
Commissioner will work with HMRC, NCA and SFO to recover billions lost to Covid fraud
Covid Inquiry: 'Groupthink' and 'churn' fuelled UK government's poor pandemic response
19 Jul 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: 'Groupthink' and 'churn' fuelled UK government's poor pandemic response
Leaders of organisations responsible for emergency preparedness and resilience "primarily at fault", report says
Covid Inquiry calls for 'fundamental reform' to civil emergency planning
18 Jul 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry calls for 'fundamental reform' to civil emergency planning
Inquiry's module 1 report calls for "radical simplification" of processes and structures and a new statutory body
Covid Inquiry: No.10 was too slow to tackle negative working culture, Case says
28 May 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: No.10 was too slow to tackle negative working culture, Case says
Pressure of pandemic on staff was "amplified by some counterproductive ways of working", according to cabinet secretary
Covid Inquiry: Case quizzed on the Dominic Cummings 'culture of fear'
24 May 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Case quizzed on the Dominic Cummings 'culture of fear'
Cabinet secretary acknowledges pandemic response structures failed hard-working officials
Covid Inquiry: Simon Case admits decision-making was 'dysfunctional'
23 May 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Simon Case admits decision-making was 'dysfunctional'
Cabinet secretary expresses regret over toxic culture and his "raw" WhatsApp messages
NI power vacuum 'didn't affect Covid response', Sue Gray tells inquiry
20 May 2024 Coronavirus
NI power vacuum 'didn't affect Covid response', Sue Gray tells inquiry
Former perm sec doubts presence of ministers would have improved on civil service efforts to prepare for "unprecedented" crisis
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
16 May 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
Former Cabinet Office second perm sec tells panel devolved governments need to work more closely with Westminster on emergency responses
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
15 May 2024 Coronavirus
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
Gareth Davies tells MPs work is part of broader learning from Covid support schemes
Covid Inquiry: NICS head 'concerned' over lost ministerial messages
08 May 2024 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: NICS head 'concerned' over lost ministerial messages
Jayne Brady tells probe official phones and iPads were reset despite "explicit and clear" advice to perm secs
Simon Case's Covid Inquiry appearance date confirmed
19 Mar 2024 Coronavirus
Simon Case's Covid Inquiry appearance date confirmed
Cab sec's appearance at the inquiry was postponed as he was on medical leave from late October
'Corrosive': Unions hit back at accusations of politicisation among Scottish civil servants
06 Feb 2024 Coronavirus
'Corrosive': Unions hit back at accusations of politicisation among Scottish civil servants
Defence of civil service impartiality comes after claims Covid Inquiry evidence showed officials had been “captured” by the SNP
Covid Inquiry: Bereaved families call for transparent reviews of culture at heart of government
13 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Bereaved families call for transparent reviews of culture at heart of government
Lawyer for Covid bereaved families campaign says inquiry has "exposed shortfalls" of the UK’s system of governance, with Cummings given “almost unfettered power”
Covid Inquiry: Sunak says expert advice ‘not needed’ for Eat Out to Help Out
12 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Sunak says expert advice ‘not needed’ for Eat Out to Help Out
PM claims top scientific advisers had “ample opportunity” to voice concerns after scheme was announced
Covid Inquiry: Sunak defends pandemic decision-making structures
11 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Sunak defends pandemic decision-making structures
PM says having Covid Taskforce in place from start of pandemic would have “definitely improved things”
Covid Inquiry: Johnson says WhatsApp 'somehow automatically erased' 5,000 messages
11 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Johnson says WhatsApp 'somehow automatically erased' 5,000 messages
Former prime minister claims lack of detail from messages sent during key early weeks of pandemic is due to program "going down and coming back up again"