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Government won't commit to publishing a list of how and where departments use algorithms and to appoint a “ministerial champion” to oversee their use.

Sajid Javid letter reveals way department rewarded outsourcer against backdrop of Windrush scandal

Unchanged year-on-year proportion comes as government continues drive to increase spending with smaller suppliers

Confirmation of the 100% take up of space comes as the Competition and Markets Authority moves nearby

International trade secretary Liam Fox unveils Exports Strategy with goal to increase UK exports to 35% of GDP

Department to remove governor and 300 prisoners after latest inspection found ‘disturbing’ conditions

DCMS-led document also signals departments will face greater requirement to demonstrate social-value aspects of contracts and grants

Sources indicate that one of the civil service’s most high-profile digital and technology specialists is to take a job in the commercial sector

Federation of Small Businesses warns against “mega contracts” as Department for Transport says it’s on track to meet procurement targets

Industrial action to take place from 7 to 9 August as trade union UVW seeks wage increase for 1000 outsourced staff

Commercial Law Group expansion includes an increase to 13 in the number of senior posts

Introduction of 21 privately run companies in 2014 have faced “significant challenges” says justice secretary David Gauke

In a new report the charity calls for a new profession, the “public entrepreneur”, with a skills passport to aid career development

Public Accounts Committee says need to embed procurement best practice across civil service is crucial following Carillion collapse

Report details “scandalous” vacancy levels that see department pay £78m a year on empty units

Revised government estate strategy confirms plans for more government hubs and moots creation of common access pass for Whitehall buildings

PACAC describes Manzoni and Treasury admissions on PFI as ‘shocking’

Latest figure puts central department at top of the government league table for paying contractors four-figure rates

Public Accounts Committee chair publishes list of “departments of concern”

Treasury insists new range is “not a cap” but unions deride “paltry” rise and failure to engage staff reps on decisions

Cabinet Office minister keen to see more mutuals where there is support for them, including spin-outs from the public sector

David Lidington says the government is committed to using private organisations to deliver services, but acknowledges need for reform

 

Justice Select Committee says service morale at an all-time low after controversial changes that may never deliver reoffending reduction aims

Tobias Elwood admits ‘shadow of Carillion hangs heavy over departments’ but insists 12-year contract is fully risk assessed