Finance

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