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The principles of privatisation are faltering, and – as a book by an ex-regulator makes clear – the right balance between intrusive control and free market initiative remains elusive

Transport for London and department need up to £650m more to complete late-running project

Independent assessment will look at department’s quality management approach after longstanding double-counting issue

Devolution move seeks to align policy and spending decisions with health, education and social welfare

Johnson will chair panel to spearhead cross-departmental approach on environmental protection

Announcement comes as HMRC confirms it has registered 95,000 businesses for simplified import procedures

Rankings also include civil service fast stream, the Crown Prosecution Service and MI6

Lobby group warns department’s solar-power rollout stats are a hindrance to net-zero ambitions

Highways England, Network Rail and HS2 will be expected to justify performance-related-pay awards to ministers

Now in its fifth year, the Competition and Markets Authority is more active than ever in its efforts to enforce the rules of the marketplace and protect consumers against unfair trading practices. Chief executive Dr Andrea Coscelli sits down with Geoffrey Lyons to discuss Brexit planning, the UK auditing shake-up, and learning from experience

Alison Pritchard also sets out vision for closer working with HM Treasury on next Spending Round

Virgin Trains, which has run the line since privatisation, loses out to new operator including Italian state-owned firm

International trade secretary Liz Truss names panel of advisers to consider location for up to 10 tax-free ports

Overpayments estimated at £1.46bn are 'highest rate since 2011-12' annual report reveals

PACAC concludes dual roles of producing and regulating official data compromise the public good in a climate of fake news 

Department has “no real understanding” of how well £12bn of pump-priming cash is being used, MPs warn

Prospect members protest at imposition of rejected 1.3% pay offer

Migration Advisory Committee asked to look again at regional earnings thresholds and ‘high public value’ jobs with low pay

National Audit Office calls for ‘systematic approach’ to assessing capability and effectiveness of ODA spending

£940,000 bill does not include VAT or cost of departmental officials' time

Theresa May announces boost to powers of Competition and Markets Authority to improve protection for consumers

Union says foreign secretary wrote to Interserve “expressing unhappiness” over treatment of contract workers

Department’s chief digital information officer tells Civil Service World about transforming working practices and service delivery at the UK tax authority, and why improving diversity starts with leaders who are self-aware

Developer hands over state-of-the-art base for HMRC and Office of the Advocate General