Commercial

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