Fraud and error in Covid support schemes 'will cost taxpayer tens of billions'
30 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Fraud and error in Covid support schemes 'will cost taxpayer tens of billions'
Departments' efforts to detect fraud 'hindered by a lack of real-time data sharing and weak transparency arrangements', MPs say
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
30 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
Reports claim that three DHSC ministers have used private accounts
NHS Test and Trace still ‘heavily reliant’ on consultants, NAO says
25 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
NHS Test and Trace still ‘heavily reliant’ on consultants, NAO says
Watchdog says headcount of external workers increased between December and April despite pledge to reduce numbers “markedly”
Kate Bingham dropped from High Court cronyism challenge
25 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Kate Bingham dropped from High Court cronyism challenge
Campaign group says it is pressing on with judicial review of Dido Harding’s selection to lead NHS Test and Trace
Government pilot to drop self-isolation for those who have had both vaccines
22 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Government pilot to drop self-isolation for those who have had both vaccines
Health secretary says government trialling the use of tests instead of isolation for those double jabbed
MPs 'not satisfied' with government's answers to Covid transparency concerns
16 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
MPs 'not satisfied' with government's answers to Covid transparency concerns
Gove rebuked again as PACAC demands clarity
PM delays lockdown easing as Covid cases rise
15 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
PM delays lockdown easing as Covid cases rise
"Unlocking" unlikely to go ahead until 19 July at the earliest, rather than 21 June
'No justification' for vaccine passports, MPs say
15 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
'No justification' for vaccine passports, MPs say
A vaccine-status certification scheme would be discriminatory, PACAC said
Hancock hails new Vaccine Taskforce head
15 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Hancock hails new Vaccine Taskforce head
Former NHS London chair Richard Sykes appointed to replace Kate Bingham
Hancock denies lying to prime minister
11 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Hancock denies lying to prime minister
Health secretary refutes Dominic Cummings' claims he misled Boris Johnson during the pandemic
Ministers 'bungled use of emergency powers' during pandemic
10 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Ministers 'bungled use of emergency powers' during pandemic
Committee accuses government of confusing the public with claims of legal requirements that did not exist
Holiday at home and don’t travel abroad ‘unless absolutely necessary’, says cabinet minister
09 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Holiday at home and don’t travel abroad ‘unless absolutely necessary’, says cabinet minister
‘I have no intention of travelling or going on a holiday abroad this summer’, says George Eustice