Finance

Government claims 10-year plan to converge back office services will save millions of pounds

Auditor general Amyas Morse confirms scrutiny plans following request from Treasury committee chair Nicky Morgan

Prospect says funding uncertainty puts UK’s world-class defence industry at risk

NAO report warns of stiff competition in recruitment and department’s funding and workload challenges

NAO investigates why department was forced to redraw contracts and increase projected payments to CRCs by £342m

Transparency data reveals pay bands and appointing ministers for Whitehall’s 88 spads

MPs slam department’s weak oversight after company made unauthorised redundancy payouts totalling £1.76m

Union berates department for being forced into the move to comply with National Living Wage

Auditor review of Green Investment Bank privatisation concludes efforts to ensure firm’s liabilities were off the public sector balance sheet could have reduced sale price

Government response to Public Accounts Committee report also confirms consultation plan for new regime to tackle unpaid VAT by online marketplaces

Post-implementation evaluation admits many employers see new system as a burden

 Public Accounts Committee criticises departments' “business as usual” assumption for 2019 and berates pace of pan-Whitehall Border Planning Group