Finance

Move part of scoping exercise for post-Brexit trading arrangements, MPs told

Jon Thompson says department’s accounts will be need to be “qualified” for as long as tax credits exist

Prison Officers Association rejects pay boost, as more public sector trade unions moot industrial action

Select committee chair seeks evidence base for “unfair” Staircase Tax

Cabinet Office to boost payments made under 2016 scheme after High Court challenge, but Manzoni moots replacement

NHS Professionals to remain in wholly public ownership after bidding process abandoned 

Cabinet Office says year-on-year hike from £29.7m to £73.6m is evidence of increased scrutiny

IfG review on boosting cross-government functions highlighted civil service 'must tackle perception that policy trumps specialisms' for career progression

New policy will base increases on cost of living while keeping public spending budgets in balance, says Nicola Sturgeon

Chancellor insists improved transport links in north is top priority but criticised for lack of clarity

Public sector areas with retention issues, such as senior civil servants, expected to be among first to get a pay rise

Lord Nick Macpherson in talks with UK Finance just 18 months after an 11-year stint as top Treasury official, according to reports