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    Treasury sells £13bn of Northern Rock assets
    13 Nov 2015 Economy
    Treasury sells £13bn of Northern Rock assets

    Sale price £280m more than the “book value”, George Osborne announces


    HMRC announces major office closure programme – full regional breakdown and reaction
    12 Nov 2015 Economy
    HMRC announces major office closure programme – full regional breakdown and reaction

    HM Revenue & Customs briefs staff on major downsizing of its estate – CSW has the key details and reaction from unions


    Spending Review: three departments settle with the Treasury
    09 Nov 2015 Economy
    Spending Review: three departments settle with the Treasury

    Chancellor George Osborne confirms that environment, communities and transport departments have struck a deal with the Treasury — as he hints at further changes to public sector pay and terms


    HMRC in Public Accounts Committee's firing line again after making 'little or no progress'
    04 Nov 2015 Economy
    HMRC in Public Accounts Committee's firing line again after making "little or no progress"

    Public Accounts Committee criticises HMRC over customer service, compliance and tackling aggressive tax planning – while HMRC says MPs have "overlooked" its achievements


    BIS permanent secretary Martin Donnelly seeks ministerial direction over Redcar apprentice plan
    29 Oct 2015 Economy
    BIS permanent secretary Martin Donnelly seeks ministerial direction over Redcar apprentice plan

    Top official at the business department says plan to subsidise apprenticeship wages could set an "unhelpful precedent" – and seeks the fourth ministerial direction of the parliament


    SMEs – the future of innovation in the UK Sponsored
    26 Oct 2015 Economy
    SMEs – the future of innovation in the UK

    BT's Ian Dalton shares his insights on the role that SMEs can play in transforming public services


    HMRC's Aspire: How is government preparing for the end of its biggest IT deal?
    21 Oct 2015 Economy
    HMRC's Aspire: How is government preparing for the end of its biggest IT deal?

    Major projects in focus: As HMRC calls time on Aspire, the government’s largest IT contract, Matt Foster finds that the tax authority is opting for evolution over revolution – and trying to sharpen its own digital skills


    Work Programme’s payment system was too complex, say MPs
    21 Oct 2015 Economy
    Work Programme’s payment system was too complex, say MPs

    Work and pensions committee report calls for simplified payment structure and better categorisation of participants


    Jeremy Heywood interview: the cabinet secretary and head of the civil service on life at the top of Whitehall
    19 Oct 2015 Economy
    Jeremy Heywood interview: the cabinet secretary and head of the civil service on life at the top of Whitehall

    Sir Jeremy Heywood has been at the centre of power in Britain for longer than any prime minister. In a wide-ranging interview, Jess Bowie asks the cabinet secretary and head of the civil service about budget cuts, Whitehall pay, the Chilcot Inquiry – and whether he ever feels like throwing it all in


    Ex-Labour minister to head Osborne's new National Infrastructure Commission
    05 Oct 2015 Economy
    Ex-Labour minister to head Osborne's new National Infrastructure Commission

    Lord Adonis to head up new body modelled on the independent Office for Budget Responsibility


    Unprotected departments face cuts of 27%, says the IFS
    02 Oct 2015 Economy
    Unprotected departments face cuts of 27%, says the IFS

    Institute for Fiscal Studies gives its assessment ahead of the Spending Review – and warns easier efficiency savings have already been "identified and delivered"


    HMRC staff to be briefed on future of offices as taxman aims to shrink estate
    30 Sep 2015 Economy
    HMRC staff to be briefed on future of offices as taxman aims to shrink estate

    Exclusive: HMRC staff to find out about new network of more specialised regional centres in November as tax authority seeks cut in its number of offices


    Bob Kerslake to carry out Treasury review for Labour
    28 Sep 2015 Economy
    Bob Kerslake to carry out Treasury review for Labour

    Former head of the civil service asked by Labour to "review the operation of the Treasury itself" – as shadow chancellor John McDonnell signals major shift in the opposition's economic policy


    OBR chief: I won't 'beat up' Treasury officials over forecast suggestions
    16 Sep 2015 Economy
    OBR chief: I won't "beat up" Treasury officials over forecast suggestions

    Robert Chote – reappointed as chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog – says he is "relaxed" about Treasury suggesting changes to its independent forecasts


    Open Budget Survey 2015: Why the UK needs more detailed spending information
    14 Sep 2015 Economy
    Open Budget Survey 2015: Why the UK needs more detailed spending information

    The latest Open Budget Survey confirms Britain’s commitment to fiscal transparency, writes the LSE’s Dr Joachim Wehner. But the Treasury must go further to enable detailed public scrutiny of departmental spending


    MPs to quiz Office for Budget Responsibility chief over Treasury influence
    14 Sep 2015 Economy
    MPs to quiz Office for Budget Responsibility chief over Treasury influence

    Select committee to question OBR's Robert Chote after e-mails show Treasury seeks changes to wording of draft forecast


    BIS appoints new social enterprise regulator
    09 Sep 2015 Economy
    BIS appoints new social enterprise regulator

    Current deputy director for innovation at the Intellectual Property Office, Ceri Witchard, to oversee community interest companies


    How an award-winning Land Registry team used crowd-sourcing to build an innovative app
    26 Aug 2015 Economy
    How an award-winning Land Registry team used crowd-sourcing to build an innovative app

    By taking an agile approach and turning to the public for help with a new property app, the Land Registry scooped last year’s Civil Service Award for Innovation. Colin Marrs finds out more


    Josie Cluer: The Spending Review challenge will mean a radical rethink of public services
    12 Aug 2015 Economy
    Josie Cluer: The Spending Review challenge will mean a radical rethink of public services

    Opinion: George Osborne’s call for more savings will be tough to meet, but it also offers the chance for a fundamental rethink of the way services are run


    Why better statistics make for better decisions
    11 Aug 2015 Economy
    Why better statistics make for better decisions

    Opinion: Robust statistical analysis has to go hand-in-hand with clear communication, says Jonathan Athow of the Office for National Statistics (ONS)


    Former Downing Street aide Sean Worth: A Whitehall overhaul could get Britain building again
    27 Jul 2015 Economy
    Former Downing Street aide Sean Worth: A Whitehall overhaul could get Britain building again

    Sean Worth argues that BIS, Defra, DECC and the Department for Transport should be merged into a single new department to create a streamlined national infrastructure function


    Spending review: George Osborne names the date
    21 Jul 2015 Economy
    Spending review: George Osborne names the date

    Push for £20bn of departmental cuts begins today - with spending review conclusions to be set out on November 25


    Defra set to see CAP fines increase despite governance improvements
    14 Jul 2015 Economy
    Defra set to see CAP fines increase despite governance improvements

    Spending watchdog finds problems with department's administration of Common Agricultural Policy payments


    Jeremy Heywood: 'No planned target' for civil service job cuts
    10 Jul 2015 Economy
    Jeremy Heywood: "No planned target" for civil service job cuts

    Cabinet secretary stresses that spending review will allow departments to make "considered decisions" on "size and shape of their workforces"


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