Government Tax Profession

New figures from the Management Consultancies Association show another year-on-year rise in public sector consultancy spending – but totals remain well below 2009 peak

Prospect union identifies parts of government where temps and contractors account for more than a fifth of all staff spend – and warns of a structural reliance on non-salaried staff

HMRC's Mark Dearnley says new company – set up to employ staff moving over from the £10bn Aspire contract – will have to abide by the Treasury's 1% pay cap, as union warns terms and conditions leading to a "drain of staff"

Key government plan to create common digital platforms still needs explaining to civil service staff, new study finds

MPs on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs (PACAC) committee are told that the century-old Haldane convention has been undermined by decades-long shift towards managerialism in the civil service

Special report: With just days to go until the EU referendum, civil servants will soon have more on their plates – whichever way the nation votes. Colin Marrs speaks to former senior officials and top civil service experts about the challenges a Brexit decision would pose for Whitehall, and why the alternative won’t necessarily mean "business as usual"

Former cabinet secretary tells The House magazine that next week's vote is "merely advisory" and says MPs would be entitled to press for a second referendum

National Audit Office updates MPs on HMRC's progress to replace Aspire

Whitehall commentators and insiders at odds over expertise and timescales for “conscious uncoupling” with Europe

Cabinet Office minister says we must recognise “just how much” tech skills are rewarded outside the civil service

Party leaders call for deadline extension after government website crashes under pressure

Home Affairs Select Committee report contrasts staffing cuts with a 29% spike in asylum applications