Finance

NAO finds £32.7m of public spending so far, but BEIS says full calculation of costs to back shale gas extraction would not yet be "meaningful"

Think tank concludes that Conservative spending plans are closer to Labour’s 2017 election pledges than their own proposals

Highways England, Network Rail and HS2 will be expected to justify performance-related-pay awards to ministers

Harra takes over from Sir Jon Thompson, who has moved to the Financial Reporting Council

Stats watchdog says department has failed to answer questions about how the pledge will be funded

Chancellor will say work to improve UK infrastructure ‘must start here and now’

New boss sought for Treasury body that manages investments from Royal Bank of Scotland to Channel 4

Alison Pritchard also sets out vision for closer working with HM Treasury on next Spending Round

Government chief commercial officer says guidance will help officials "work towards eliminating modern slavery" in supply chains

Treasury is “too focused on ‘managing the numbers’" and not on impact of spending, IfG says

PAC finds contracts are being published late, heavily redacted or not at all

Appointment follows Johnson pledge for "thorough review" of the charge

Civil service chief says that assurance panel reflects the speed of the campaign launch

Offer by department intended to end dispute, but PCS seeks more information from ministers

Union bosses say Peter Schofield needs to understand staff anger after department opted not to seek extra pay flexibility from Treasury

Requiring households to have up to six refuse bins will be expensive to deliver and tough to enforce, committee warns

Spending Round cash comes amid shadow of Brexit dispute that risks permanent economic damage, one chief says

Chancellor confirms spending pledges made since Boris Johnson became prime minister, and says all departments will see day-to-day spending increase in line with inflation

Bernadette Kelly writes to NAO to provide departmental support for its inquiry into scheme as transport sec sets out cost hikes

Spending Round is unlikely to direct additional money to the public services most in need, according to Institute for Government

Javid says funding is "not just our responsibility but also our duty" in pre-Spending Round announcement

Making spending announcements without an updated fiscal forecast from the OBR risks "a return to the bad old days"

Civil service’s biggest union also calls on Sajid Javid to invest in staff boosts for revenue-raising departments and implement positive pensions changes 

Chancellor says move to hold review next week would help match spending to new government’s priorities