Treasury to crowdsource ideas from civil servants as part of £5.5bn waste cut plans
21 Mar 2022 Economy
Treasury to crowdsource ideas from civil servants as part of £5.5bn waste cut plans
Winners will be selected this summer and the best ideas will become government policy
British Business Bank chiefs question ex-minister’s claims on Covid loan fraud data
16 Mar 2022 Economy
British Business Bank chiefs question ex-minister’s claims on Covid loan fraud data
Barclays boss tells MPs that HMRC could have given more anti-fraud help
Civil servants accused of ‘paranoid risk aversion’ over Covid support schemes
15 Mar 2022 Economy
Civil servants accused of ‘paranoid risk aversion’ over Covid support schemes
Ex-minister says entire board of British Business Bank should be sacked for Bounce Back Loan failings
DWP does not know what impact ‘chaotic’ Kickstart scheme is having due to lack of basic monitoring
25 Feb 2022 Economy
DWP does not know what impact ‘chaotic’ Kickstart scheme is having due to lack of basic monitoring
Public Accounts Committee says scheme was set up “with good intentions but no proper way of measuring its success”
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
09 Feb 2022 Economy
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
Levelling-up agenda will require concerted action to mobilise departments, says former Wales secretary John Redwood
Minister quits over BEIS and Treasury fraud failings
25 Jan 2022 Economy
Minister quits over BEIS and Treasury fraud failings
Cross-government efficiency chief Agnew says he couldn’t get officials to "lift their game"
DIT launches search for ‘next generation’ of trade negotiators
20 Jan 2022 Economy
DIT launches search for ‘next generation’ of trade negotiators
Post-Brexit programme offers up to £35k a year to latest wave of trainees
Places with high homelessness rates not receiving enough levelling up funding, think tank warns
14 Jan 2022 Economy
Places with high homelessness rates not receiving enough levelling up funding, think tank warns
Fund places too much emphasis on physical infrastructure and too little on social issues, report argues
CMA chief exec announces plan to step down
10 Jan 2022 Economy
CMA chief exec announces plan to step down
Andrea Coscelli will leave regulator at the end of July after six years as CEO
HMRC ‘doesn't understand’ problems with new border IT
06 Jan 2022 Economy
HMRC ‘doesn't understand’ problems with new border IT
Lorries unable to enter UK as department acknowledges “error issues” with Goods Vehicles Movement System
DIT has made progress in improving capacity for trade deals, says NAO
14 Dec 2021 Economy
DIT has made progress in improving capacity for trade deals, says NAO
But department needs to ensure agreements are delivering “real benefits”, watchdog warns
Wary councils look for Treasury buy-in for PM’s levelling-up devo deals
09 Dec 2021 Economy
Wary councils look for Treasury buy-in for PM’s levelling-up devo deals
As DLUHC delays publication of white paper, local leaders want commitment from Sunak, Institute for Government says