Government Tax Profession

Independence fears prompt U-turn as Children and Social Work Bill enters report stage in House of Lords

Director general for defence and intelligence Sarah MacIntosh to take up posting next year

Latest National Fraud Initiative report shows 37% fall in properties recovered

Constitutional expert and Whitehall historian Lord Hennessy says work must begin now for an official history of the UK’s exit from the European Union

BME officials "need to be part of the decision-making process", says Civil Service Race Forum chair Rob Neil, as he warns that meritocracy remains a "dream" for too many staff

Institute for Government says ruling on Parliamentary approval for Article 50 trigger will “greatly impact” Theresa May’s plans to enact leave mechanism by March 2017

Arif Harbott and Emily Ackroyd joining the GDS, Kevin Cunnington announces

Iraq inquiry chair tells MPs that senior officials must "insist on their right to be heard and to record what their advice is" if they are to learn the lessons of the Iraq invasion

The UK in a Changing Europe​ says there will be "tensions if there is any further bifurcation of salaries in Whitehall" as a result of the drive to recruit specialists for Britain's EU exit. Meanwhile, Cabinet Office confirms Brexit-focused civil service-wide resource review is starting with the Senior civil Service

Public Accounts Committee welcomes sharper monitoring of programme to free up land for housebuilding – but says "slow start" by some departments may make it hard to hit 2020 target

FDA general secretary Dave Penman tells members he is "proud of what we have been able to achieve through tough negotiations" on shake-up of the civil service redundancy package

Exclusive: David Cameron’s policy guru and former Cabinet Office minister warns agains "jargon-ridden, non-sensical, useless, distracting management speak" and argues for better treatment of civil servants to compensate for pay restraints

Union for civil service specialists say 83.99% of members who took part voted to accept the government's offer on redundancy pay, with FDA result imminent and PCS arguing for extension of Cabinet Office deadline

Top digital officials tell the Institute for Government about the challenges government faces in recruiting and retaining specialists

New strategy unveiled by the chancellor to be broken up into three strands – "defence, deter and develop" 

New report by the Institute for Government flags skills gap, policy divide and officials' attitudes to digital as potential barrier to service transformation and big savings

Former cabinet secretary to be grilled on civil service reform next week

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues on Dods People

"We do not require wider education legislation in this session to make progress on our ambitious education agenda," says education secretary

 Exit of chief technology officer marks latest in a series of departures from Government Digital Service over the last three months

Amid debate over the future of the revolving door watchdog Acoba, Cabinet Office's Chris Skidmore warns against undermining "modern, dynamic" moves between public and private sector

Riddell says he has received “indications” that the government will consult his watchdog on its choice of panel members and drawing up new governance code for public appointments

HMRC chief says he will have "something to announce within the next few working days" about end of contract with US outsourcing firm, and says company "simply didn’t put enough people" on tax credit inquiry lines