Finance

Permanent secretary Peter Schofield says department has “confidence in NAO” following row over Universal Credit

PACAC describes Manzoni and Treasury admissions on PFI as ‘shocking’

Department thinks ‘everything will work out in the end’ despite warning signs over councils’ financial health, say MPs

HMPPS delayed roll out of programme to reduce suicide, self-harm and violence levels because of ‘unanticipated’ spike in inmate numbers

Treasury chief secretary describes government bureaucracy as a creature ‘there is a temptation to feed after midnight’

ICO investigating tax agency after investigation by advocacy group Big Brother Watch 

Cipfa survey also finds three quarters of leaders are “more negative about Brexit now than last year”

Treasury insists new range is “not a cap” but unions deride “paltry” rise and failure to engage staff reps on decisions

Liz Truss to say that she believes there is still greater efficiencies to be made in existing government spending despite budget constraint since 2010

Civil servants think rank-and-file politicians need private briefings on Universal Credit implementation and other big changes 

Strategy launched to link up government actuaries, economists, engineers, operational researchers, scientists, social researchers, statisticians and data scientists

Tobias Elwood admits ‘shadow of Carillion hangs heavy over departments’ but insists 12-year contract is fully risk assessed