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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DWP overpaid £8.5bn in benefits last year, annual accounts reveal
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DWP overpaid £8.5bn in benefits last year, annual accounts reveal
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Treasury seeks second perm sec as Charles Roxburgh exit confirmed
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Treasury seeks second perm sec as Charles Roxburgh exit confirmed
Department offers up to £160,000 for successful candidate
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DHSC blasted for ‘track record’ of breaking public-spending rules
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DHSC blasted for ‘track record’ of breaking public-spending rules
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Public spending watchdog names eight ‘departments of concern’
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Public spending watchdog names eight ‘departments of concern’
PPE stockpile and backlog woes help DHSC top PAC chair's problem list
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
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MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
Government bodies “should be best placed” to understand IR35 rules, but HMRC partly to blame for "rushed" and poor implementation
BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
19 May 2022 Finance
BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
Public Accounts Committee says the department officials failed to properly warn ministers of how severe potential fraud levels might be
Saving grace: NS&I chief Ian Ackerley on Covid turbulence, select committee grillings and green investment
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Saving grace: NS&I chief Ian Ackerley on Covid turbulence, select committee grillings and green investment
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Former EY partner hired as head of government risk profession
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Former EY partner hired as head of government risk profession
Clive Martin will spearhead work to produce an accredited learning and development offer for risk-focused officials
Ageing DWP IT 'stopped Sunak raising benefits to keep pace with inflation'
10 May 2022 Finance
Ageing DWP IT 'stopped Sunak raising benefits to keep pace with inflation'
Reports claim chancellor was advised that payments of legacy benefits could only be increased once a year
Former DCMS perm sec takes on UK Debt Management Office role
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Former DCMS perm sec takes on UK Debt Management Office role
Sue Owen’s appointment as non-exec chair of advisory board marks return to DMO after 16 years
‘We did what we could as quickly as we could’: Treasury perm sec rejects Covid fraud complacency claims
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Tom Scholar told the Treasury Committee officials put together loan schemes under "exceptional circumstances"
While the chancellor deals in economic optimism, reality in the NHS is tough – and getting tougher
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A third of departments set to miss annual report deadline, Treasury says
26 Apr 2022 Finance
A third of departments set to miss annual report deadline, Treasury says
2021-22 reports will include statements on the impact of the pandemic on departmental goals plus a fraud-and-error analysis of Covid schemes
Red light, green light: examining the government's progress on improving its performance
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Watchdog clears ex-MoJ chief’s new job with government services firm
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Preferred site for Treasury’s Darlington base revealed
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Former car park is top pick for the exchequer’s northern home
FCDO and Treasury urged to start planning for increased aid spending
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FCDO and Treasury urged to start planning for increased aid spending
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British Business Bank chiefs question ex-minister’s claims on Covid loan fraud data
16 Mar 2022 Finance
British Business Bank chiefs question ex-minister’s claims on Covid loan fraud data
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Civil servants accused of ‘paranoid risk aversion’ over Covid support schemes
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Civil servants accused of ‘paranoid risk aversion’ over Covid support schemes
Ex-minister says entire board of British Business Bank should be sacked for Bounce Back Loan failings
FCDO was warned aid cuts would hit women, girls and disabled people hardest, leaked report reveals
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FCDO was warned aid cuts would hit women, girls and disabled people hardest, leaked report reveals
International Development Committee publishes document after Foreign Office repeatedly refuses to share it
How will we know when the government has hit its levelling up goals?
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Ex-minister rips into Treasury perm sec over fraud ‘complacency'
10 Mar 2022 Finance
Ex-minister rips into Treasury perm sec over fraud ‘complacency'
Department a “Dad’s Army operation” when it came to keeping criminals away from the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, says Agnew