Economics

MPs get update on outsourced prisons contract as Cabinet Office reports public services are being maintained

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

Watchdog says department could have to pay nation’s least punctual train operator tens of millions of pounds a year because of changes to its contract requirements

Auditor general Amyas Morse confirms scrutiny plans following request from Treasury committee chair Nicky Morgan

Brexit department seeks 35 policy leads and 25 senior advisers on up to £64.5k

Transparency data reveals pay bands and appointing ministers for Whitehall’s 88 spads

Heywood and Manzoni salary bands remain unchanged from last year, but the number of government staff earning £150,000 or more rises 13%

Union berates department for being forced into the move to comply with National Living Wage

Watchdog MP Meg Hillier slams two-year time-lag that has seen millions of pounds spent on services from an "inadequate" provider

Auditor review of Green Investment Bank privatisation concludes efforts to ensure firm’s liabilities were off the public sector balance sheet could have reduced sale price

Government response to Public Accounts Committee report also confirms consultation plan for new regime to tackle unpaid VAT by online marketplaces

Post-implementation evaluation admits many employers see new system as a burden