DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
12 Mar Coronavirus
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
Members of the civil service’s biggest union back industrial action following concerns about infection rates and on-site staffing numbers
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
11 Mar Coronavirus
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
Managers rejected whistleblower's suggestion there was "probably a GDPR problem with sharing personal information via personal email"
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
10 Mar Coronavirus
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
Report flags “persistent reliance” on thousands of consultants, paid up to £6,624 a day and significant unused laboratory capacity for coronavirus tests
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
09 Mar Coronavirus
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
One year on from their Covid-19 action plan, ministers need to start learning lessons, says Royal Statistical Society
Budget 2021: Sunak ups Covid support but warns of need to 'rebuild fiscal resilience'
03 Mar Coronavirus
Budget 2021: Sunak ups Covid support but warns of need to 'rebuild fiscal resilience'
OBR warns departments could face "increasingly tight budgets" as chancellor pledges to rebuild "fiscal resilience”
Outsourcing giant Serco announces 36% hike in profit
25 Feb Coronavirus
Outsourcing giant Serco announces 36% hike in profit
Business insists £400m worth of coronavirus related contracts accounted for less than 1% of increase in underlying trading profit
June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
25 Feb Coronavirus
June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
DHSC praises “crucial” role in rapid authorisation of Covid vaccines and formalises interim arrangements in place since 2019
Harding: cutting test and trace consultant numbers ‘subject to future demand’
24 Feb Coronavirus
Harding: cutting test and trace consultant numbers ‘subject to future demand’
Dido Harding says consultants are "scaling down" work on NHS Test and Trace, but won't commit to longer-term cuts
Gove and Hancock rebuked for failing to appear before Covid-19 probe
24 Feb Coronavirus
Gove and Hancock rebuked for failing to appear before Covid-19 probe
PACAC chair William Wragg says cabinet ministers should not “shy away from scrutiny”
PM sets out ‘cautious but irreversible’ roadmap to end lockdown
23 Feb Coronavirus
PM sets out ‘cautious but irreversible’ roadmap to end lockdown
Schools will reopen to all pupils on 8 March while limits on social gatherings could go in June
All the key dates in Boris Johnson’s roadmap to end lockdown
23 Feb Coronavirus
All the key dates in Boris Johnson’s roadmap to end lockdown
Four-phase plan includes earliest targets for non-essential shops and pubs to reopen
Hancock defends DHSC in Covid procurement row
23 Feb Coronavirus
Hancock defends DHSC in Covid procurement row
Health secretary brushes off questions on High Court transparency decision and says it would be “ridiculous” to stop work being won by acquaintances of ministers
Hancock broke law by failing to publish DHSC coronavirus contracts on time, court finds
22 Feb Coronavirus
Hancock broke law by failing to publish DHSC coronavirus contracts on time, court finds
DHSC failed to meet transparency guidance on publishing details of contracts
Hunt criticises ministers for making 'no progress' on social-care reform
18 Feb Coronavirus
Hunt criticises ministers for making 'no progress' on social-care reform
Select committee chair is “very disappointed” DHSC has not found an extra £7bn for social care as recommended by MPs
Call to end emergency Covid procurement rules after Cummings revelations
17 Feb Coronavirus
Call to end emergency Covid procurement rules after Cummings revelations
Labour demands answers after former No.10 adviser admits he "expected" appointment of friends’ firm
Border Force union voices fears over risk of Covid spread from ‘red list’ arrivals
17 Feb Coronavirus
Border Force union voices fears over risk of Covid spread from ‘red list’ arrivals
Staff say tougher measures are required to stop passengers arriving from hotspot nations mixing with lower-risk travellers
Dominic Cummings ‘expected’ friends’ firm to get Cabinet Office contract
16 Feb Coronavirus
Dominic Cummings ‘expected’ friends’ firm to get Cabinet Office contract
High Court hears latest challenge to government’s emergency procurement moves
Johnson plans ‘cautious but irreversible’ lockdown lifting
16 Feb Coronavirus
Johnson plans ‘cautious but irreversible’ lockdown lifting
Prime minister says that rapid testing may be needed to reopen some venues
Hancock: civil servants 'don't get enough praise' for Covid jabs success
15 Feb Coronavirus
Hancock: civil servants 'don't get enough praise' for Covid jabs success
Health secretary praises officials for their role in vaccines rollout
Hotel quarantine starts today – here’s how it will work
15 Feb Coronavirus
Hotel quarantine starts today – here’s how it will work
Government officials are among those who could be exempt from the rules
Government discusses vaccine and testing passports plan
12 Feb Coronavirus
Government discusses vaccine and testing passports plan
Number of departments would be involved in potential scheme
NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
12 Feb Coronavirus
NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
Report finds 126,000 people were told to shield unnecessarily, as well as 30,000 who had already died
Union calls strike ballot over Covid safety fears at DVLA
12 Feb Coronavirus
Union calls strike ballot over Covid safety fears at DVLA
PCS threatens “spring walkouts” unless remote working scaled up
Health secretary reveals package of NHS reforms
11 Feb Coronavirus
Health secretary reveals package of NHS reforms
White paper proposals will cut bureaucracy and drive integration between health and social care, says Hancock, but could also boost DHSC powers