‘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
27 Mar Finance
Scrap 60% office mandate, union demands amid rising living costs
Ex-HMRC boss Harra drafted in to run NS&I
26 Mar Finance
Ex-HMRC boss Harra drafted in to run NS&I
Public interest test 'will end outsourcing by default' of government contracts
26 Mar Finance
Public interest test 'will end outsourcing by default' of government contracts
Jim Harra: ‘Balancing HMRC’s priorities in 2021 felt like a high wire act’
29 Dec 2021 Finance
Jim Harra: ‘Balancing HMRC’s priorities in 2021 felt like a high wire act’
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The HMRC chief exec tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid as well as new challenges
A family reunion in Spain and a Spending Review – Treasury public spending chief Cat Little’s 2021 highlights
28 Dec 2021 Finance
A family reunion in Spain and a Spending Review – Treasury public spending chief Cat Little’s 2021 highlights
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The Treasury's director general of public spending tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid while pushing ahead with new challenges
Sacked DfE perm sec Slater got £278k 'loss of office' payment
17 Dec 2021 Finance
Sacked DfE perm sec Slater got £278k 'loss of office' payment
Department's annual accounts detail compensation deal after Jonathan Slater was sacrificed over exams fiasco
Ministers mistake cuts for ‘efficiency’, MPs warn
06 Dec 2021 Finance
Ministers mistake cuts for ‘efficiency’, MPs warn
Funding boost for departmental capability and capacity might be needed to save money long term, PAC says
Anti-fraud checks on Covid loans 'inadequate', watchdog finds
03 Dec 2021 Finance
Anti-fraud checks on Covid loans 'inadequate', watchdog finds
Most measures were introduced "too late" to stop fraud, with focus on prevention
Civil service pay rises ‘will retain broad parity with the private sector’, minister says
30 Nov 2021 Finance
Civil service pay rises ‘will retain broad parity with the private sector’, minister says
Paymaster general’s comments come as MPs hear multiple accounts of poverty pay levels among DWP officials
MPs express 'real concerns' over social care costing changes
24 Nov 2021 Finance
MPs express 'real concerns' over social care costing changes
Treasury Committee urges government to publish a full impact assessment "as soon as possible"
'Miles away from conveying the necessary radicalism': Priority outcomes one year on
22 Nov 2021 Finance
'Miles away from conveying the necessary radicalism': Priority outcomes one year on
Martin Wheatley asks: how seriously should we take the Treasury’s renewed interest in what public spending achieves?
With the healthcare system on its knees, 'The Saj' talks about making plans
19 Nov 2021 Finance
With the healthcare system on its knees, 'The Saj' talks about making plans
Andy Cowper reviews the last month of health and social care news
Budget 2021: What we know, and what we don't
18 Nov 2021 Finance
Budget 2021: What we know, and what we don't
As the dust settles on the first multi-year spending review since 2015, CSW explores the known knowns and the known unknowns
DHSC seeks DG to manage 'one of government's highest spending portfolios'
16 Nov 2021 Finance
DHSC seeks DG to manage 'one of government's highest spending portfolios'
Job involves overseeing government commitment to build 40 new hospitals
BEIS spends £1m on emergency financial advice as energy suppliers collapse Exclusive
12 Nov 2021 Finance
BEIS spends £1m on emergency financial advice as energy suppliers collapse
Contract for finance support as energy suppliers collapsed was awarded without a tender