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£300m spending cap accounts for possible frequency of “disruption events”, including border delays

Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer also raises prospect of a Brexit public inquiry under a Labour government

Some surprising figures have invited management consultants into Whitehall over the past six decades, although their private-sector expertise has not always been directed where it was needed most

Government rethinks approach after DfT's attempt to secure freight capacity for first Brexit deadline 'cost £85m'

Liz Truss says IR35 regulations for the whole public sector render specific oversight for departments unnecessary

Tussell analysis finds 90% of contracts worth £5m or more went to contractors that didn't pay their suppliers on time

Further cost increases to much-delayed and over-budget programme "inevitable", committee says

Benefits agreed in £33m Eurotunnel settlement “little more than window dressing”, MPs say

Agreement reached as Deloitte fined £4.2m over its auditing of the outsourcing giant during the scandal

Any day rates over £750 require ministerial sign off from this month under 'enhanced approvals' process, Cabinet Office chief tells PACAC

Department floats two-year contact to support delivery of tech and infrastructure

Lidington pledges government will only pay for capacity it uses after £50m payout to scrap no-deal ferry contracts

Home Office to pay extra £82m to Motorola as contract for service roll-out extended

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

Union criticises government’s £46.9m spent with supplier in 2018

It took departments 119 days on average to publish details of contracts

Troubled background-checking agency appoints local authority boss to top job

CCS issues contract notice for £380m online system

DfID in the firing line as candidates seek to win support for leadership bids

Figures show that spending on outside firms has risen to £1.5bn in 2017-18, up from a low of £346m in 2011-12

Plan addresses the "oft cited issue of pay disparity between internally and externally recruited senior civil servants"

Union says members have reported pay errors since ISS World took over support services contract in March

NAO report also reveals the department considered it was unlikely to be able defend any action against it for breaching procurement rules

Companies are being paid between up to £6m each for services relating to IT, accounting and auditing work