Ministers refuse to share MHCLG advice on controversial Towns Fund cash
19 Jan 2021 Transport
Ministers refuse to share MHCLG advice on controversial Towns Fund cash
Public Accounts Committee demanded sight of accounting officer approval confirming ministers' picks for £3.6bn scheme met Managing Public Money requirements
Government seeks disqualification orders for Carillion bosses
19 Jan 2021 Transport
Government seeks disqualification orders for Carillion bosses
Directors of collapsed construction and outsourcing firm targeted in Insolvency Service's High Court move
PM chairs Cobra meeting as Europe isolates UK over new Covid strain
21 Dec 2020 Transport
PM chairs Cobra meeting as Europe isolates UK over new Covid strain
Former chief scientific adviser says government needs to accelerate plans for a new nationwide lockdown
Latest high-earners figures detail government’s best-paid officials
18 Dec 2020 Transport
Latest high-earners figures detail government’s best-paid officials
Data shows cab sec Simon Case and civil service COO Alex Chisholm are way down the table and both earn less than their predecessors
Treasury drafts in former British Land chief to set up infrastructure bank
07 Dec 2020 Transport
Treasury drafts in former British Land chief to set up infrastructure bank
Chris Grigg appointed as ‘interim senior adviser’ to help establish new investment body, which will be based in the north of England
DVSA names Loveday Ryder as its new chief executive
30 Nov 2020 Transport
DVSA names Loveday Ryder as its new chief executive
Outgoing BPDTS boss will be succeeded by Rich McHugh at helm of digital services provider
Officials win plaudits for statistical excellence
21 Oct 2020 Transport
Officials win plaudits for statistical excellence
MHCLG, the Scottish Fiscal Commission, Ofsted and ONS teams lauded for work with data
Agencies flag honours for civil servants' work to combat Covid-19
16 Oct 2020 Transport
Agencies flag honours for civil servants' work to combat Covid-19
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Sellafield and Network Rail bosses praise recognition of employees' pandemic work
Levelling-up agenda at risk from Brexit and Covid-19 recovery work, IFS warns
02 Oct 2020 Transport
Levelling-up agenda at risk from Brexit and Covid-19 recovery work, IFS warns
Think tank says drive to fix regional inequalities will compete with “Build Back Better” coronavirus recovery and end of transition period
Rail franchising system scrapped
21 Sep 2020 Transport
Rail franchising system scrapped
New ‘recovery’ contracts given to rail firms ahead of new system coming into force
Civil service needs more 'robust' contingency planning, NAO Brexit review warns
04 Sep 2020 Transport
Civil service needs more 'robust' contingency planning, NAO Brexit review warns
Watchdog flags lack of pace and stakeholder engagement in Brexit preparations as supply chains warn of “severe” disruption when transition period ends
Shapps launches ‘Acceleration Unit’ to speed up transport infrastructure projects
21 Aug 2020 Transport
Shapps launches ‘Acceleration Unit’ to speed up transport infrastructure projects
Move comes as Crossrail bosses reveal line will cost an extra £450m and not open until 2022
Coronavirus: Foreign Office ‘too slow‘ to repatriate Brits stranded abroad when pandemic hit
28 Jul 2020 Transport
Coronavirus: Foreign Office ‘too slow‘ to repatriate Brits stranded abroad when pandemic hit
MPs praise staff for work in “challenging conditions" of Covid-19
PM unveils infrastructure spending and planning reforms to ‘build, build, build’ out of Covid-19 crisis
30 Jun 2020 Transport
PM unveils infrastructure spending and planning reforms to ‘build, build, build’ out of Covid-19 crisis
"Times demand” interventionist policies to aid UK's economic recovery, Boris Johnson says
Leicester lockdown: shops and schools to shut again as government re-imposes local curbs
30 Jun 2020 Transport
Leicester lockdown: shops and schools to shut again as government re-imposes local curbs
City accounted for 10% of all positive cases in the country over the past week, says health secretary
Brexit: Michael Gove says there will be ‘additional new processes’ at Northern Ireland border
21 May 2020 Transport
Brexit: Michael Gove says there will be ‘additional new processes’ at Northern Ireland border

Cabinet Office minister says there will be “some limited additional process on goods arriving in Northern Ireland” under the Brexit deal
Departmental taskforces to chart routes out of lockdown for sectors closed by coronavirus
13 May 2020 Transport
Departmental taskforces to chart routes out of lockdown for sectors closed by coronavirus

Minister-led groups to tackle changes faced by aviation industry, shops, pubs and other sectors affected by coronavirus
Coronavirus: Government to charter flights in bid to bring thousands of stranded Brits home
31 Mar 2020 Transport
Coronavirus: Government to charter flights in bid to bring thousands of stranded Brits home

FCO to return flights where commercial airlines are no longer operating, says Raab
Pointing the way to the future: how technology will change transport
31 Mar 2020 Transport
Pointing the way to the future: how technology will change transport

As part of Civil Service World’s Digital Transformation special edition, we asked sector experts to share their insight on how a broad range of near-term advances in technology will transform the way public services are delivered.
Coronavirus: DfT effectively ends rail franchising to keep trains running
23 Mar 2020 Transport
Coronavirus: DfT effectively ends rail franchising to keep trains running

Current operators will run services under new ‘emergency measures agreements’
Whitehall row ‘stalling government promise’ to slash rail fares
15 Mar 2020 Transport
Whitehall row ‘stalling government promise’ to slash rail fares

Lack of action leading to a “year of wait and see”, warns rail industry
IPA creates new director post to aid ‘infrastructure revolution’
05 Mar 2020 Transport
IPA creates new director post to aid ‘infrastructure revolution’

Body offers £149,500 a year for official to oversee work on HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail and nuclear projects
Government to give final go ahead to HS2
11 Feb 2020 Transport
Government to give final go ahead to HS2

Ministers also reveal package of funding to boost bus travel and cycling across England as part of transport package
Departments miss own climate change targets to cut flights
06 Feb 2020 Transport
Departments miss own climate change targets to cut flights

HMRC tops departmental list of flights, according to analysis