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The outsourcing firm says HMRC's decision – which comes amid pressure from MPs over wrongly halted tax credits – is an attack on its "professional credibility"

Labour Party-commissioned proposals demand more money for tax collection and new tier of governance for HM Revenue & Customs

PCS union says plan to move organisation employing more than 4,000 civil servants into the private sector appears to have been "quietly dropped" after it fails to appear in the new Neighbourhood Planning Bill

Treasury resistance hampered early planning, while over-stretched senior officials failed to spot warning signs that the project to overhaul benefits was failing, according to an in-depth report published by the Institute for Government

Elizabeth Denham says she will consider making it easier for the Information Commissioner's Office to step in when departments are slow to respond to public requests for info

Interim director Jess McEvoy sets out next steps for flagship user verification service – as analysts downplay HMRC's move to develop its own ID system

Report on electoral fraud recommends giving Whitehall oversight for the performance management of councils' electoral services

2,500 staff set to relocate to town-centre office block from summer 2017

Caroline Normand set to join Which?, while other moves see the government name Lowell Goddard’s abuse inquiry replacement and Charlie Bean lined up for the Budget Responsibility Committee

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

Official evaluation seen by Newsnight suggests much-heralded programme has had a limited impact on employment, criminality and truancy

Public sector organisations can now buy blockchain technologies through the government’s Digital Marketplace