Treasury seeks technical efficiencies of ‘at least 1% a year’ from departments
28 Apr Finance

Treasury seeks technical efficiencies of ‘at least 1% a year’ from departments

Perm sec tells MPs “stretching and realistic” Spending Review targets are being worked up with the Office for Value for Money
by Jim Dunton
Treasury working with departments to build integrated finance system
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Treasury working with departments to build integrated finance system
SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
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SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
‘Radically’ shorter Green Book will support place-based budgeting and transformational change
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‘Radically’ shorter Green Book will support place-based budgeting and transformational change
IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
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IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
Truss and Kwarteng urged to publish assessments supporting “biggest single fiscal event” in decades
Truss’s energy plans a 'missed opportunity', think tank says
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Truss’s energy plans a 'missed opportunity', think tank says
Boosting energy efficiency in homes must be part of government’s strategy, IfG says
Kwarteng sacks Treasury perm sec Tom Scholar
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Kwarteng sacks Treasury perm sec Tom Scholar
New chancellor’s change-of-leadership demand sees Scholar leave ‘with immediate effect’
DfE perm sec insists 5.4% pay rise for teachers is affordable
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DfE perm sec insists 5.4% pay rise for teachers is affordable
Susan Acland-Hood tells MPs surging inflation should not prevent schools from delivering commitment
Cost of living: Civil servants reminded of 'financial lifelines' as cab sec admits 'people are worried' Exclusive
23 Aug 2022 Finance
Cost of living: Civil servants reminded of 'financial lifelines' as cab sec admits 'people are worried'
"We benefit ourselves from the very schemes and support packages that we have helped to put in place," Simon Case says
Cabinet Office to lose 25% of staff in civil service job-cut drive, Rees-Mogg says
19 Aug 2022 Finance
Cabinet Office to lose 25% of staff in civil service job-cut drive, Rees-Mogg says
Department to “lead by example” in headcount reduction, minister says, in attack on "bureaucratic bloat of Whitehall"
Do Rishi Sunak’s civil service reform proposals stack up?
17 Aug 2022 Finance
Do Rishi Sunak’s civil service reform proposals stack up?
The leadership candidate's plan includes existing measures, interesting suggestions and "sensible but hardly groundbreaking" proposals
Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
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Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
"Recovery agreements" and stricter controls come after £95,000 public-sector exit pay cap was abandoned
Redundancy reform: ministers ‘want civil service job cuts on the cheap’
16 Aug 2022 Finance
Redundancy reform: ministers ‘want civil service job cuts on the cheap’
Government accused of treating staff with "disdain" after proposing Civil Service Compensation Scheme changes
Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
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Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
Reduced entitlements and a minimum salary threshold are among the proposed changes to the CSCS
Redundancy payments could be slashed as departments eye staff cuts
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Redundancy payments could be slashed as departments eye staff cuts
Civil Service Compensation Scheme changes set out in new consultation document would worsen 2010 terms
DHSC ‘accelerating disposal’ of £4bn stockpile of unusable PPE
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DHSC ‘accelerating disposal’ of £4bn stockpile of unusable PPE
Department says waste firms hope to “recover” 15,000 pallets of products a month by the end of the year
The savvy shopper: CCS boss Simon Tse on delivering value for money and supporting policy priorities
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The savvy shopper: CCS boss Simon Tse on delivering value for money and supporting policy priorities
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CCS consultancy spend goes up, but agency-staff costs plummet
10 Aug 2022 Finance
CCS consultancy spend goes up, but agency-staff costs plummet
Annual report says Crown Commercial Service delivered almost £3bn in benefits to the public sector in 2021-2022
Sunak says he changed funding formulas to put less money into 'deprived urban areas'
05 Aug 2022 Finance
Sunak says he changed funding formulas to put less money into 'deprived urban areas'
Ex-chancellor and Tory leader hopeful says Labour "shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and that needed to be undone"
'My visual impairment has informed our pandemic recovery planning': the work of a deputy chief exec
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A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Paul Arnold has helped to ensure data is safely used and stored for 24 years at what is now the Information Commissioner’s Office
Jet crash during take-off costs Ministry of Defence £82m
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Jet crash during take-off costs Ministry of Defence £82m
MoD investigation into incident to be published later this month
Bosses face £870k in fines over Carillion cover-up
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FCA says “misleading” statements about contracting giant’s finances aggravated the impact of its 2018 collapse
Defra drops bid for higher pay rises, blaming 'escalating inflation' Exclusive
22 Jul 2022 Finance
Defra drops bid for higher pay rises, blaming 'escalating inflation'
Economic pressure has made it "extremely unlikely" Cabinet Office and Treasury will sign off on pay-flexibility case, remuneration committee says
Treasury spending chief sounds alarm on inflationary pressures facing departments
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Treasury spending chief sounds alarm on inflationary pressures facing departments
Cat Little says some parts of government are “struggling” to evidence the impact of spiralling prices
Pay constraint 'unjust, unwise, and unfair', says Environment Agency chief Exclusive
21 Jul 2022 Finance
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James Bevan says staff are "experiencing real hardship" as inflation bites, with some using foodbanks
What would each of the Tory leadership contenders do to the civil service?
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What would each of the Tory leadership contenders do to the civil service?
From headcount cuts to battling “the blob”, Civil Service World explores what the potential PMs have said and done
DCMS consultancy spending quadruples in two years
14 Jul 2022 Finance
DCMS consultancy spending quadruples in two years
Money spent on external advice increased fourfold overnight
Zahawi’s 'political' use of Treasury notepaper raises questions
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Zahawi’s 'political' use of Treasury notepaper raises questions
New chancellor called for Boris Johnson’s resignation on HMT headed notepaper