‘This is a human crisis’ – MPs shine light on Civil Service Pension Scheme failures
05 Feb Finance

‘This is a human crisis’ – MPs shine light on Civil Service Pension Scheme failures

MPs share impact of missed pension payments and demand further action
by Tevye Markson
Scrap 60% office mandate, union demands amid rising living costs
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Scrap 60% office mandate, union demands amid rising living costs
Ex-HMRC boss Harra drafted in to run NS&I
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Ex-HMRC boss Harra drafted in to run NS&I
Public interest test 'will end outsourcing by default' of government contracts
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Public interest test 'will end outsourcing by default' of government contracts
Ben Wallace: MoD 'needs real money not fantasy efficiency savings'
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Ben Wallace: MoD 'needs real money not fantasy efficiency savings'
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Levelling up 'begging bowl culture' comments not a civil service rebuke, West Midlands mayor says
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Andy Street says civil servants he has worked with "have been committed to making people’s lives better"
Dossier reveals errors and gaps in government 'debit card' spend data
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MoD figures so “riddled with anomalies” they could not be included in database of government procurement card spend, Labour says
Treasury tightens reins on DLUHC spending decisions
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Treasury tightens reins on DLUHC spending decisions
Minister says new regime is a “delegation approach” that gives HMT sign-off on capital spend
'Stark' drop in real-terms civil service pay at all grades since 2010, analysis reveals
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'Stark' drop in real-terms civil service pay at all grades since 2010, analysis reveals
Value of senior civil servants' wages down by nearly a quarter but pay squeeze is not achieving expected savings, IfG warns
DIT urged to boost knowledge of UK’s regional strengths
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Department must work with BEIS and DLUHC to better drive inward investment, NAO says
HMRC boss: Cabinet Office could demand information on would-be ministers’ tax affairs
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As Zahawi row rumbles on, Jim Harra tells MPs of "frustration" over misleading briefings that department cannot challenge
DLUHC takes flak over Levelling Up Fund after councils 'wasted time and money' on bids
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MPs tell top civil servants that lack of clarity over bidding criteria wasted local authorities’ cash
Treasury launches hunt for next chief economic adviser
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Department offers up to £125k a year for Clare Lombardelli’s successor
DLUHC perm sec faces further grilling on levelling up funding decisions
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DLUHC perm sec faces further grilling on levelling up funding decisions
Watchdog MPs “disappointed” with Jeremy Pocklington’s stance as £2.1bn in new cash allocations creates fresh controversy
Treasury’s top economic adviser to leave for OECD
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Treasury’s top economic adviser to leave for OECD
Clare Lombardelli will become OECD chief economist in spring, after 18 years in the civil service
HMRC not deploying enough staff to tackle £42bn tax gap, MPs say
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HMRC not deploying enough staff to tackle £42bn tax gap, MPs say
"Eye-watering" sum owed in unpaid taxes could have helped fill "public spending black hole", PAC says