Articles tagged with: Spending Review
Independent commission calls for Spending Reviews to be dumped
12 Apr 2021 Finance
Independent commission calls for Spending Reviews to be dumped
Panel also calls for departmental boards to get greater powers to scrutinise top officials’ performance
Opinion: Let’s abolish the spending review
12 Apr 2021 Civil Service Reform
Opinion: Let’s abolish the spending review
Further reform of the way the government manages resources to achieve its goals is vital, says the former government lead non-executive director Sir Ian Cheshire
HMRC and Home Office the big winners as spending review commits £600m to ‘fix outdated government IT’
30 Nov 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC and Home Office the big winners as spending review commits £600m to ‘fix outdated government IT’
Document also outlines projection of extra £700m revenue from digital taxation regime
Dropping 0.7% aid-spending commitment 'fundamentally wrong', government told
27 Nov 2020 Finance
Dropping 0.7% aid-spending commitment 'fundamentally wrong', government told
"Temporary" ODA cut has sparked a ministerial resignation, while a union warns it could affect jobs
Spending Review 2020: Do outcomes for departments point to a new way of measuring performance?
27 Nov 2020 Finance
Spending Review 2020: Do outcomes for departments point to a new way of measuring performance?
New frameworks and metrics to judge how well departments work could form the building blocks of a reformed approach to managing public spending, but more detail is needed, says Martin Wheatley
Opinion: Sunak’s pay freeze adds insult to injury
26 Nov 2020 Coronavirus
Opinion: Sunak’s pay freeze adds insult to injury
Government claims on the generosity of public sector earnings mean it really is time for an independent pay-review body, says Prospect’s Garry Graham
Priorities for every department and new FCDO and Treasury hubs: what the Spending Review means for the civil service
25 Nov 2020 Civil Service Reform
Priorities for every department and new FCDO and Treasury hubs: what the Spending Review means for the civil service
What are your department’s new priorities?
Sunak announces £4bn cross-government Levelling Up Fund as Green Book gets rewritten
25 Nov 2020
Sunak announces £4bn cross-government Levelling Up Fund as Green Book gets rewritten
Scheme to support "infrastructure of everyday life" – but chancellor indicates projects must have MPs' backing
Chancellor confirms civil service pay freeze in name of 'fairness'
25 Nov 2020 HR
Chancellor confirms civil service pay freeze in name of 'fairness'
Unions say chancellor is pitting public and private sector against each other following Spending Review announcement
Probation inspector Justin Russell on coronavirus, Transforming Rehabilitation and the Spending Review
20 Nov 2020 Finance
Probation inspector Justin Russell on coronavirus, Transforming Rehabilitation and the Spending Review
After years of funding cuts and the looming renationalisation of outsourced probation services, Russell calls for extra funding to be “baked into the baseline” for the Spending Review
Opinion: Don’t lock prisoners out of the digital revolution
30 Oct 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
Opinion: Don’t lock prisoners out of the digital revolution
The impact of coronavirus has shown how important digital skills and tools are. The Ministry of Justice must do more to ensure they form part of offenders rehabilitation to prepare them for life outside, says Aidan Shilson-Thomas
Comprehensive Spending Review halted as Treasury prioritises certainty – and reiterates pay restraint warning
21 Oct 2020 Economics
Comprehensive Spending Review halted as Treasury prioritises certainty – and reiterates pay restraint warning
Sunak says now is not the time for a full review
IFS calls for another one-year Spending Review as it warns of sharp choices ahead
29 Sep 2020 Coronavirus
IFS calls for another one-year Spending Review as it warns of sharp choices ahead
Think tank says previous government spending forecasts have been rendered ‘obsolete’ by coronavirus
Opinion: Now is not the time for a three-year spending review
31 Jul 2020 Coronavirus
Opinion: Now is not the time for a three-year spending review
Heightened uncertainty around the economy and public services mean that the government’s decision to hold a three-year spending round is the wrong one and should be reversed writes Institute for Government senior economist Thomas Pope
'New radicals': Barclay reveals what Treasury will get and give in Spending Review
29 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform
'New radicals': Barclay reveals what Treasury will get and give in Spending Review
Chief secretary reveals a civil servant found £1.3bn in savings as he sets out plans for better use of data
Don't expect big pay rises, Sunak warns civil servants as he kicks off Spending Review
22 Jul 2020 Finance
Don't expect big pay rises, Sunak warns civil servants as he kicks off Spending Review
Tough choices ahead, warns chancellor as he reveals what departments need to submit to the Treasury for CSR2020
DCMS ‘lacks full picture’ of museums’ maintenance needs
31 Mar 2020 Economics
DCMS ‘lacks full picture’ of museums’ maintenance needs

National Audit Office questions financial planning for keeping top institutions in good repair
Defence and foreign policy review must be delayed, ex-national security adviser says Exclusive
30 Mar 2020 Brexit
Defence and foreign policy review must be delayed, ex-national security adviser says
Comprehensive spending review and Brexit transition should also be pushed back, former Foreign Office perm sec Lord Ricketts says
Spending review launches with pledge to boost departmental spending ‘at fastest rate since 2004’
11 Mar 2020 Civil Service Reform
Spending review launches with pledge to boost departmental spending ‘at fastest rate since 2004’

Treasury sets out areas of focus for review and pledges to lead the world in linking cash to outcomes
Sunak confirms £800m for 'blue skies' research agency amid R&D funding boost
11 Mar 2020 Government Tax Profession
Sunak confirms £800m for "blue skies" research agency amid R&D funding boost

Chancellor says government will boost R&D spending to £22bn a year by 2024-25
Sunak confirms creation of northern base for Treasury to lead ‘levelling up’ plans
09 Mar 2020 Civil Service Reform
Sunak confirms creation of northern base for Treasury to lead ‘levelling up’ plans

New ‘economic campus’ will be one of three new offices announced in the Budget, says chancellor
Infrastructure watchdog should audit business cases for big projects, think tank says
05 Mar 2020 Economics
Infrastructure watchdog should audit business cases for big projects, think tank says

Call to open appraisals process to the National Infrastructure Commission ahead of possible Budget boost
Treasury 'will need to raise taxes or scrap fiscal rules again to avoid 2021 spending squeeze'
26 Feb 2020 Economics
Treasury 'will need to raise taxes or scrap fiscal rules again to avoid 2021 spending squeeze'

IFS sets out Budget bind in analysis of public finances ahead of 11 March statement
Civil service job cuts leave departments unable to spend capital budgets, IfG finds
25 Feb 2020 Economics
Civil service job cuts leave departments unable to spend capital budgets, IfG finds

Previous governments' underspending shows that without the right skills, departments won't be able to deliver infrastructure reforms, IfG says