Articles tagged with: Department for Transport
DfT offers £120k for next chief analyst
03 Apr Analysis
DfT offers £120k for next chief analyst
Successful candidate will lead department's community of nearly 400 analysts
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
13 Mar Finance
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
MPs are warned that lack of detail on spending beyond March 2025 will hamper leaders' abilty to plan
Watchdog MPs ‘more concerned than ever’ about handling of HS2
07 Feb Finance
Watchdog MPs ‘more concerned than ever’ about handling of HS2
£67bn project will be “very poor value for money” and DfT doesn’t understand how scaled-back proposals will work, Public Accounts Committee warns
Next HS2 boss faces ‘tougher performance-related-pay regime’, MPs told
17 Nov 2023 Policy
Next HS2 boss faces ‘tougher performance-related-pay regime’, MPs told
Jon Thompson says overbudget rail project won’t repeat £645k package for last chief exec
TfL veteran appointed to National Infrastructure Commission
12 Oct 2023 HR
TfL veteran appointed to National Infrastructure Commission
Michèle Dix was managing director of planning and Crossrail 2 at Transport for London
DfT perm sec admits HS2 now represents ‘poor value for money’
06 Oct 2023 Finance
DfT perm sec admits HS2 now represents ‘poor value for money’
Stripped-back plans for high-speed rail are now costed at £54bn to connect London with the West Midlands
Former HS2 chair rejects spending-frenzy allegations
29 Sep 2023 Transport
Former HS2 chair rejects spending-frenzy allegations
Allan Cook says No.10, HM Treasury and DfT have been fully involved in financial decisions about rail project
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
15 Sep 2023 Project Delivery
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
Officials need help to make “hard decisions” on projects that are failing
CAA boosts pay offer after staff vote to strike
29 Aug 2023 HR
CAA boosts pay offer after staff vote to strike
New deal will be worth 7.5% for some officials and includes a minimum rise of £1,750
CAA officials vote to strike for first time in regulator's history
24 Aug 2023 HR
CAA officials vote to strike for first time in regulator's history
Action backed as survey suggests 42% of organisation's officials are considering leaving
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Matthew Lodge
23 Aug 2023 Transport
Going, going, gong: Five minutes with King's birthday honours recipient Matthew Lodge
The director of Rail Infrastructure South at the Department for Transport has received an OBE for services to the rail industry. CSW meets him
Union rejects DfT’s 2023-24 pay offer
16 Aug 2023 HR
Union rejects DfT’s 2023-24 pay offer
PCS says deal fails to ensure all staff get a minimum consolidated rise of 4.5%
Union threatens CAA with industrial action over 5% pay offer
28 Jul 2023 HR
Union threatens CAA with industrial action over 5% pay offer
Prospect says sub-par proposal will worsen recruitment and retention problems at regulator
Government Major Projects Portfolio grows for third year running
27 Jul 2023 Economy
Government Major Projects Portfolio grows for third year running
Red-rated schemes reduce as overall number of projects increases
Office for Place set to Stoke levelling-up efforts
25 Jul 2023 Economics
Office for Place set to Stoke levelling-up efforts
Potteries-based arm’s-length body will ensure good design is at the heart of new housing developments, says Michael Gove
HS2 chief exec announces departure from £622k-a-year role
13 Jul 2023 HR
HS2 chief exec announces departure from £622k-a-year role
Mark Thurston will leave DfT-owned company in September after six years in post
Vision thing: What is government getting wrong with infrastructure planning?
10 Jul 2023 Economy
Vision thing: What is government getting wrong with infrastructure planning?
Institution of Civil Engineers flags UK’s “room for improvement” as it seeks civil servants’ first-hand experiences of working on major projects
Birthday Honours: Knighthood for Cabinet Office perm sec Alex Chisholm
16 Jun 2023 HR
Birthday Honours: Knighthood for Cabinet Office perm sec Alex Chisholm
Public appointments commissioner William Shawcross, SIS chief Richard Moore and second perm secs among high-profile recipients
DfT swerves call for DVLA strategic review
01 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
DfT swerves call for DVLA strategic review
Department refuses to commit to scope and timescale proposed by Public Accounts Committee
DfT perm sec ‘disappointed and dismayed’ at £2.2bn HS2 Euston Station cost hike
25 Apr 2023 Finance
DfT perm sec ‘disappointed and dismayed’ at £2.2bn HS2 Euston Station cost hike
Bernadette Kelly tells watchdog MPs near doubling of projected cost for new HS2 terminus came as a “surprise”
PM's new ethics adviser completes last Geidt report
06 Apr 2023 HR
PM's new ethics adviser completes last Geidt report
Laurie Magnus says evidence about minister’s “Islamophobia” allegations is inconclusive
DVLA criticised for ‘antiquated’ operations and unclear modernisation strategy
17 Mar 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
DVLA criticised for ‘antiquated’ operations and unclear modernisation strategy
Backlogs report also accuses Department for Transport of taking “hands-off approach” to licensing agency
Perm secs take flak for major-project spending transparency
02 Dec 2022 Finance
Perm secs take flak for major-project spending transparency
MPs complain of late, poor-quality and “missing in action” accounting-officer assessments
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
29 Nov 2022 Energy & Environment
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
DVSA and Rural Payments Agency to stage rolling regional strikes from 13 December, PCS confirms