Articles tagged with: Gareth Davies
How can the new industrial strategy bring about meaningful change?
03 Mar Economy
How can the new industrial strategy bring about meaningful change?
With a 10-year strategy under development ahead of SR25, DBT perm sec Gareth Davies spells out his approach
HMRC urged to deliver productivity boost on tax collection
10 Feb Government Tax Profession
HMRC urged to deliver productivity boost on tax collection
Drive to recruit 5,000 extra compliance staff should be accompanied by performance rates returning to pre-pandemic levels, NAO says
Inaugural DBT analysis prize winner announced
20 Dec 2024 Analysis
Inaugural DBT analysis prize winner announced
Perm sec says officials will use research "to help unblock barriers through policy as part of wider plan to drive economic growth"
NAO flags risks with DCMS's £474m Covid loan book
18 Dec 2024 Culture
NAO flags risks with DCMS's £474m Covid loan book
Staff churn and financial woes in Premiership Rugby among pressures highlighted by watchdog
Cabinet Office accounts qualified over GPA shortcomings
16 Dec 2024 Finance
Cabinet Office accounts qualified over GPA shortcomings
Just-published annual report also details cab sec Simon Case's 2023-24 pay rise
Modest respite: NAO boss reflects on calmer 2024
09 Dec 2024 Leadership
Modest respite: NAO boss reflects on calmer 2024
Gareth Davies discusses challenges ahead and remembers the best Christmas gifts he's given and received
Reynolds: DBT second perm sec Crawford Falconer was not sacked
27 Nov 2024 Foreign Affairs
Reynolds: DBT second perm sec Crawford Falconer was not sacked
Business and trade secretary says chief trade negotiation adviser achieved objective to build up department’s capability
Civil servants could be liable for Israeli war crimes, legal advice warns
22 Aug 2024 Foreign Affairs
Civil servants could be liable for Israeli war crimes, legal advice warns
Legal advice says ministers and senior officials could be held vicariously liable if war crimes are proven
DWP: Return to pre-Covid fraud levels is 'unlikely'
23 Jul 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP: Return to pre-Covid fraud levels is 'unlikely'
Annual report suggests Universal Credit overpayments will remain high for the next four years
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
15 May 2024 Coronavirus
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
Gareth Davies tells MPs work is part of broader learning from Covid support schemes
Treasury publishes 'most incomplete' Whole of Government Accounts yet
28 Mar 2024 Finance
Treasury publishes 'most incomplete' Whole of Government Accounts yet
Quality of public sector spending snapshot is "being eroded", National Audit Office head warns
NAO's staff-churn woes have 'improved', Davies tells MPs
21 Feb 2024 Finance
NAO's staff-churn woes have 'improved', Davies tells MPs
Watchdog says new pay and grading system has seen turnover rates return to "healthy" level