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Treasury committee chair Andrew Tyrie wants a return to publishing Treasury analysis that shows how policies will impact household incomes
Chair of the government’s Social Security Advisory Committee says Budget and Autumn Statement deadlines have "regularly resulted in secondary legislation being presented to us without meaningful analysis of impact or interactions with other parts of the benefit system"
2,500 staff set to relocate to town-centre office block from summer 2017
New report from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact says DfID staff working in fragile and conflict-afflicted states are sometimes confused about how to manage risk
Spending watchdog says bosses failure to declare National Insurance Fund payments kept departmental revenue spending in the black
New report praises cross-government progress since 2010 but questions the value of Single Departmental Plans
Charity calls for good practice standards, as survey highlights concerns about unfair treatment by local authorities and Department for Work and Pensions
Common Agricultural Policy fines continue to hamper Defra accounts, while National Audit Office also points to the Ministry of Defence's non-compliance with international accounting standards
National Audit Office issues another qualification of department’s accounts and says fraud and error levels remain “unacceptably high”
Changes come as DH seeks to cut running costs by 30% by 2020
Speaking from the Treasury, chancellor says UK will face decision to leave European Union from a "position of strength" – but defers decision to cut spending and raise taxes
New chief executive and permanent secretary tells MPs that technology issues and new performance management regime are at the root of organisation’s problems
Think tank praises updated blueprint for public-sector procurement but warns new clause must be used
Acting permanent secretary poised to take on £340,000-a-year City of London role
Audited accounts of more than 5,500 public sector organisations are published after a delay – but the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants warns this "rich source" of data could get buried
Chancellor says Treasury civil servants planning for the impact of leaving the EU on financial stability in the UK – but Number 10 maintains no wider policy planning taking place
Specialist union's formal response to Cabinet Office's planned shake-up of Civil Service Compensation Scheme warns of impact on workforce management – and raises prospect of industrial action
Committee of MPs says department has “not made a diligent and credible case” for policy which aims to fund discounts for housing association properties by selling off council homes
PAC urges stronger cross-government effort to clamp down on fines incurred for errors in the way government spends EU funds
Department points out that shift to include spending on war pensions and intelligence gathering falls within Nato guidelines
Macpherson says IDS's resignation over Personal Independence Payments was an "interesting, postmodern" decision
Troup faces media scrutiny over role at Simmons & Simmons – as HMRC points out his role "has never involved responsibility for operational activities or direct dealings with companies on their tax affairs"
HMRC asks for access to the Panama Papers offshore leaks and vows to "relentlessly pursue" wrongdoing – but tax expert Richard Murphy says department "just hasn’t got the resources"
Second perm sec to announce he is leaving the civil service after vying for top Treasury job