Articles tagged with: Jeremy Hunt
Defra confirms freeze on external recruitment
18 Apr Energy & Environment
Defra confirms freeze on external recruitment
Department says it is aiming to reduce headcount and become "more efficient"
Labour floats plan to boost HMRC headcount by 5,000
09 Apr Finance
Labour floats plan to boost HMRC headcount by 5,000
Rachel Reeves says crackdown on tax gap will raise £5bn a year for NHS and schools
Free childcare expansion 'feasible', DfE says amid concern over provision of places
05 Apr Education
Free childcare expansion 'feasible', DfE says amid concern over provision of places
But a potential shortfall of childcare places is a risk to the reforms, according to perm sec Susan Acland-Hood
Treasury publishes 'most incomplete' Whole of Government Accounts yet
28 Mar Finance
Treasury publishes 'most incomplete' Whole of Government Accounts yet
Quality of public sector spending snapshot is "being eroded", National Audit Office head warns
We’re looking at public sector productivity the wrong way
21 Mar Civil Service Reform
We’re looking at public sector productivity the wrong way
The chancellor is hoping that his £3.4bn investment will unlock £35bn in productivity improvements. But will it?
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
Spring Budget: HMRC gets extra £140m to chase tax debts
08 Mar HR
Spring Budget: HMRC gets extra £140m to chase tax debts
DWP in line for funding boost to speed up processing of disability benefits
Spring Budget: Unprotected departments face cuts of up to 3.5%
07 Mar Finance
Spring Budget: Unprotected departments face cuts of up to 3.5%
IFS predicts increasing pressure on prisons, courts and local government – and dubs defence spending pledge "not worth the paper its written on"
Spring Budget: Little change to spending plans as departments continue to face significant real-terms cuts
06 Mar Economy
Spring Budget: Little change to spending plans as departments continue to face significant real-terms cuts
Jeremy Hunt also says that the next spending review will “prioritise” proposals that pay for themselves with cash savings within five years
All the key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget
06 Mar Politics & Constitution
All the key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget
Hunt announces tax cuts, child benefit reforms and extra levelling up cash
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
06 Mar Civil Service Reform
Budget: Departments to develop 'productivity plans' ahead of spending review
Jeremy Hunt allocates £800m to boosting productivity across public services
Spring Budget 2024: What we know so far
05 Mar Economy
Spring Budget 2024: What we know so far
From tax cuts and spending cuts to childcare provision, here's what to expect from Jeremy Hunt's Budget
Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive
04 Mar Civil Service Reform
Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive
Chancellor announces drive to save £1.8bn by 2029 ahead of this week's Spring Budget
Government's 'fiscal rules' aren't working and must be reformed, IfG warns
29 Feb Finance
Government's 'fiscal rules' aren't working and must be reformed, IfG warns
Think tank's proposals would give departments a "minimum" of two years' worth of firm spending plans
OBR: Government spending plans beyond 2025 'worse than fiction'
24 Jan Corporate Finance
OBR: Government spending plans beyond 2025 'worse than fiction'
Office for Budget Responsibility chief Richard Hughes says the government has provided almost no detail on how it is going to deliver plans
Starmer working on plans to tackle civil-service churn – and other news you may have missed over Christmas
02 Jan HR
Starmer working on plans to tackle civil-service churn – and other news you may have missed over Christmas
Labour leader wants DGs to stay in post longer, Cummings claims Sunak offered him new No.10 role, and IfG calls for Spring Budget to be scrapped
HMRC funding boost to pay for 700 extra debt officers
14 Dec 2023 Finance
HMRC funding boost to pay for 700 extra debt officers
But perm sec Jim Harra tells MPs that not all of the additional staff will be working in-house
Calls for major productivity improvements are ‘ludicrous’ warns union chief
29 Nov 2023 Economy
Calls for major productivity improvements are ‘ludicrous’ warns union chief
Prospect general secretary says suggestion departments can cover funding shortfalls with new efficiencies is not credible
Departments need ‘significant’ productivity improvements, OBR chair warns
28 Nov 2023 Economy
Departments need ‘significant’ productivity improvements, OBR chair warns
Watchdog “doesn’t know” whether the government’s spending plans are plausible or not
HMRC under fire for ‘utterly extraordinary’ decisions on Making Tax Digital
24 Nov 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC under fire for ‘utterly extraordinary’ decisions on Making Tax Digital
MPs demand greater transparency after billions of pounds in transitional costs for customers were excluded from business cases
Autumn Statement: Unprotected departments face real-terms cuts of 3.4%, IFS warns
23 Nov 2023 Economy
Autumn Statement: Unprotected departments face real-terms cuts of 3.4%, IFS warns
Think-tank says shrinking capital spending will be problematic for public-sector productivity drive
HMRC gets £163m ‘capacity boost’ in Autumn Statement
23 Nov 2023 Finance
HMRC gets £163m ‘capacity boost’ in Autumn Statement
Treasury says funding will be focused on debt-management capability
Autumn Statement: All the key measures, from tax cuts to business reforms
23 Nov 2023
Autumn Statement: All the key measures, from tax cuts to business reforms
Your rundown of key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement
OBR: Autumn Statement measures will cause £19bn fall in public spending power
22 Nov 2023 Economy
OBR: Autumn Statement measures will cause £19bn fall in public spending power
Fiscal watchdog warns of growing risk that public spending plans will not be met