Finance

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

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