Commercial

Committee to investigate after government “flatly rejected” proposals to beef up the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Plan also proposes “radically” reducing pay differentials between director general roles across departments, but any pay increase above the 1% cap in 2018-19 will need to be paid for by productivity improvements

Perm sec Richard Heaton admitted to being “startled and stunned” by the over-ambitious scheme

Think tank has called on the government to undertake “thorough review of the public sector’s relationship with contractors” amid sector’s woes.

Public Accounts Committee warns “a lot at stake” with Carrier Strike programme 

Cabinet Office has reportedly been monitoring the firm since last September amid fears for future

Cabinet secretary tells MPs Whitehall is looking at ways to reward civil servants who stay in their jobs for longer

Public administration select committee announces new inquiry into risks of outsourcing following collapse of contractor Carillion

David Lidington said it would not have been responsible for the government to bail out the firm that works on rail projects as well as managing prisons and providing school meals

Government claims 10-year plan to converge back office services will save millions of pounds

Department seeks supplier to bring two programmes under single service-management structure in £200m-plus project