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    Coronavirus

    The latest Coronavirus news from Civil Service World
    HMRC struggles to recover billions in overpaid Covid-19 support and tax debts
    22 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
    HMRC struggles to recover billions in overpaid Covid-19 support and tax debts
    Taskforce likely to recover minority of support paid in error and fraud as NAO says department needs to increase its debt recovery capacity
    Government was not prepared enough for Covid pandemic, NAO finds
    19 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
    Government was not prepared enough for Covid pandemic, NAO finds
    Lessons from previous simulation exercises "not fully implemented", watchdog says
    Drop social distancing to get more civil servants back to offices, departments told
    18 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
    Drop social distancing to get more civil servants back to offices, departments told
    Guidance update "should support you to remove some or all of the measures associated with social distancing", Chisholm says
    Billions lost to fraudsters amid pandemic 'simply unacceptable', DWP told
    17 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
    Billions lost to fraudsters amid pandemic 'simply unacceptable', DWP told
    MPs say department’s £8.3bn overpayment of benefits is ‘simply unacceptable’
    DHSC sets up NHS Delivery Unit to 'tackle waiting lists and recover services'
    15 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
    DHSC sets up NHS Delivery Unit to 'tackle waiting lists and recover services'
    Sir Michael Barber will advise health secretary on new unit after calling for ‘war room’ to support underperforming NHS trusts
    Risk management profession could take 18 months to set up, ministers say
    11 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
    Risk management profession could take 18 months to set up, ministers say
    Boardman Review recommendation could take more than a year to progress, MPs are told
    Pandemic-driven flexible working progress saves hundreds of HMRC jobs
    05 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
    Pandemic-driven flexible working progress saves hundreds of HMRC jobs
    But department’s annual report estimates fraud in Covid support schemes topped £6bn in 2020-21
    Top scientist Jeremy Farrar quits SAGE, warning Covid is 'far from over'
    03 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
    Top scientist Jeremy Farrar quits SAGE, warning Covid is 'far from over'
    Wellcome Trust director says experts have provided 'vital advice' under 'huge pressure'
    'Unfair' to criticise sky-high spending on Covid schemes, Sunak says
    02 Nov 2021 Coronavirus
    'Unfair' to criticise sky-high spending on Covid schemes, Sunak says
    Chancellor defends £37bn spent on test and trace scheme and cost of furlough fraud
    Test and trace: shortage of digital and data skills cited as reliance on consultants persists
    29 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    Test and trace: shortage of digital and data skills cited as reliance on consultants persists
    MPs claim scheme has proven "eye-wateringly expensive" and has not achieved its main objective
    Contact tracing: ‘Not possible’ to know how many have enabled NHS Covid-19 app
    28 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    Contact tracing: ‘Not possible’ to know how many have enabled NHS Covid-19 app
    Senior officials say they cannot ‘make a reliable and consistent calculation’
    SAGE urges government to prepare for rapid deployment of Covid ‘Plan B’
    25 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    SAGE urges government to prepare for rapid deployment of Covid ‘Plan B’
    Scientific advisers urged ministers to undertake work needed for restrictions last week, according to documents
    13% of civil servants absent because of Covid at crisis peak, stats show
    22 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    13% of civil servants absent because of Covid at crisis peak, stats show
    57,230 officials were absent either directly or indirectly because of coronavirus in late March 2020
    MoJ needs extra £2.2bn to cover cost of Covid recovery, report says
    22 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    MoJ needs extra £2.2bn to cover cost of Covid recovery, report says
    National Audit Office warns crown court backlogs will continue for “several years”
    Forget return to ‘normal times’, BEIS perm sec warns
    22 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    Forget return to ‘normal times’, BEIS perm sec warns
    Sarah Munby flags positive developments that have emerged from government’s response to Covid-19 adversity
    No.10 rejects NHS call to trigger Covid Plan B despite highest deaths since March
    21 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    No.10 rejects NHS call to trigger Covid Plan B despite highest deaths since March
    Government "sticking to autumn and winter plan", spokesperson says
    DHSC signs £3.75m one-year deal to bring Test and Trace data platform in house
    20 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    DHSC signs £3.75m one-year deal to bring Test and Trace data platform in house
    Information will be moved from BAE-developed platform to be managed by new public health agency

    Use Spending Review to address costly Covid backlogs, chancellor urged
    19 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    Use Spending Review to address costly Covid backlogs, chancellor urged
    IfG identifies backlogs in five major public services post-pandemic
    Civil servants are working from home to save on lunch costs, claims minister
    13 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    Civil servants are working from home to save on lunch costs, claims minister
    Latest salvo comes despite No.10 confirming “steady return” of officials to workplaces
    Covid exposed ‘major deficiencies in the machinery of government’, inquiry finds
    12 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    Covid exposed ‘major deficiencies in the machinery of government’, inquiry finds
    Initial pandemic response 'one of the UK's most important public health failures', MPs say

    IDS slammed for 'ahistorical drivel' after saying home-working officials fall short of 'wartime generation'
    11 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    IDS slammed for 'ahistorical drivel' after saying home-working officials fall short of 'wartime generation'
    Ex-work and pensions secretary compared to "old man on a park bench screaming into the wind"
    Stats regulator urges ministers and officials to implement Covid lessons
    08 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    Stats regulator urges ministers and officials to implement Covid lessons
    Pandemic sparked “unprecedented public engagement" with health data but highlighted challenges, OSR says
    Meg Hillier: Covid isn’t a licence for departments to act fast and loose on procurement
    06 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
    Meg Hillier: Covid isn’t a licence for departments to act fast and loose on procurement
    Public Accounts Committee will continue to challenge government on its award of contracts, says chair
    Labour would claw back money spent on failing Covid contracts, Reeves pledges
    28 Sep 2021 Coronavirus
    Labour would claw back money spent on failing Covid contracts, Reeves pledges
    Shadow chancellor also promises “biggest wave of insourcing in a generation” if party wins next general election
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