Leadership

The fall of construction firm turned outsourcing giant Carillion comes at a time when criticism of private provision of public services is rising. Richard Johnstone looks at Whitehall’s response and takes soundings for the future

Move follows Public Accounts Committee observation that up-front borrowing could have reduced the cost to consumers of the £20bn Hinkley Point C project

MPs credit department with bringing programme “back from the brink” but warn that biggest challenges are yet to come

Tailored review urges Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to give garden city development corporation more financial freedom

Treasury has handed £150m to official receiver for overseeing company’s liquidation, it has been revealed 

Head of the watchdog, Elizabeth Denham, says ICO will be expected to do “more of everything” as strict new data compliance law comes down the track

Nationalising the service currently operated by Virgin Trains is one of two options for services after franchise “got its sums wrong”

The man responsible for delivering the National Cyber Security Strategy to discusses diversity, enabling change, and a holistic approach to security

Intervention by three former civil service chiefs comes after leading Brexiteers accused the Treasury off fiddling figures to maintain a close relationship with the EU

Describing GDS as "well-meaning but increasingly peripheral", departments are starting to take back digital responsibilities. This is a mistake

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

The department’s Richard Burn named HM trade commissioner for China during UK government’s three-day trade mission