Economy

Jon Thompson updates MPs on Customs Declaration Services programme and decisions to scrap some work in favour of Brexit projects

Three months after the collapse of Carillion, organisation says outsourcing firms’ operating models require greater scrutiny

Think-tank says business rates retention schemes will reduce central government’s financial flexibility and may not provide valuable insight

Perm sec Antonia Romeo lauds department’s ability to “highest-calibre talent” after recruiting John Mahon

Cabinet Office announces new measures to clamp down on late payments to SMEs in supply chain

Former transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin says collapse of contract “was a big mistake” but prompted review of rail franchise system

Question mark over £5bn 2020 target as 2016-17 sales bring in just £601m

Housing agency appoints FutureGov founder Dominic Campbell as interim chief digital officer

Some 2,000 staff to move to Salford in 2022, with 2,500 more to follow in 2027

The government’s Inclusive Economy Unit was set up less than two years ago to deliver social impact by collaborating across sectors. Tom Le Quesne, the unit’s head, tells Geoffrey Lyons about how government can support a changing business landscape that wants to achieve a social purpose as well as financial returns

Majority of magistrate’s and county courts sold since 2010 went to property developers, followed by private owners and local authorities

Report calls for Ministry of Housing to reclaim powers to support rural communities