Spending watchdog warns of pressures piling up for 'already stretched' MoJ
08 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
Spending watchdog warns of pressures piling up for 'already stretched' MoJ
Snapshot report contrasts shortage of prison places with boosted sentencing projections and delayed court hearings
Heywood Foundation seeks ideas to transform public services post-Covid
06 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
Heywood Foundation seeks ideas to transform public services post-Covid
Up to £25,000 up for grabs in Heywood Foundation Public Policy Prize
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
06 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
IfG urges Rishi Sunak to avoid propping up companies that will not survive EU exit with pandemic aid
PM announces new lockdown for England as Covid cases soar
05 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
PM announces new lockdown for England as Covid cases soar
Announcement comes after chief medical officers raise pandemic alert level to 5
Hancock refuses to rule out new coronavirus lockdown
04 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
Hancock refuses to rule out new coronavirus lockdown
The health secretary said the existing tier system "isn't strong enough"
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
04 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
Resolution Foundation says Treasury must prepare for economy to be 6% smaller than OBR prediction by Easter
PM chairs Cobra meeting as Europe isolates UK over new Covid strain
21 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
PM chairs Cobra meeting as Europe isolates UK over new Covid strain
Former chief scientific adviser says government needs to accelerate plans for a new nationwide lockdown
Support staff at BEIS vote to strike over Covid-19 safety concerns
14 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
Support staff at BEIS vote to strike over Covid-19 safety concerns
Union says department should limit staff in Whitehall HQ to prevent contractors “unnecessarily endangering their health”
Watchdog questions Dido Harding’s accountability on test and trace
11 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
Watchdog questions Dido Harding’s accountability on test and trace
NAO says reliance on outsourced staff to handle tracing calls is unique, after using civil servants deemed “unfeasible”
‘We don’t want to make people redundant,’ says HMRC boss Harra
09 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
‘We don’t want to make people redundant,’ says HMRC boss Harra
Perm sec says pandemic response has shown staff can keep working for department even if their offices close under hubs programme
Regional inequality worsening in the north despite 'levelling-up' agenda
07 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
Regional inequality worsening in the north despite 'levelling-up' agenda
IPPR North says coronavirus has worsened inequality and sets tests for progress
PM urged to launch rapid Covid-19 public inquiry to 'minimise loss of life'
04 Dec 2020 Coronavirus
PM urged to launch rapid Covid-19 public inquiry to 'minimise loss of life'
Charities and unions back call for rapid review into government's handling of pandemic