Finance

Department declares former minister’s resignation pledge project a success

Ten-member team to report on case for controversial £55.7bn project by December

Chancellor Sajid Javid says there is no time to delay as he announced auto sign up scheme

Department tells staff it hears their concerns as union reacts to imposition of 2019-20 settlement

Union dubs department tasked with enforcing National Living Wage ‘morally bankrupt’ for treatment of staff

Union says it has secured a pledge from Cabinet Office and demands funding rethink following Boris Johnson’s spending pledges

Figures from Prospect trade union come as government plans review of pension tax rules for public sector after NHS reforms

Unions say tax treatment of pension contributions is leading civil servants "to incur significant tax burdens simply by saving for the future"

International trade secretary Liz Truss names panel of advisers to consider location for up to 10 tax-free ports

Sajid Javid opens spending taps to boost border and customs operations, medical supplies and public information in no-deal Brexit

Spending Review delay would be “bad news for those planning and managing big public services”, but departments must prepare, IfG says

Union says pay award was imposed “without proper and meaningful consultation”

More people are accessing more online services, department claims, but 'large amount of uncertainty' remains around Brexit

Liz Truss says IR35 regulations for the whole public sector render specific oversight for departments unnecessary

Tussell analysis finds 90% of contracts worth £5m or more went to contractors that didn't pay their suppliers on time

Overpayments estimated at £1.46bn are 'highest rate since 2011-12' annual report reveals

Damning report says department has yet to “get a grip” on the troubled trans-capital rail line

PACAC concludes dual roles of producing and regulating official data compromise the public good in a climate of fake news 

Union says postponed revaluation of civil service scheme would have likely led to a cut in employee contributions

Department’s annual report details £46.5m rise against 700-strong boost in workers

Perm sec’s letter to MPs details £321m in adjustments and £900m prisons-repair backlog

Secretary of state Amber Rudd pledges “fresh and honest” examination with medical and charity input

Department has “no real understanding” of how well £12bn of pump-priming cash is being used, MPs warn

Appeal had led to delay in revelation of the civil service pension scheme