Government Tax Profession

Ministry of Justice says it will announce "next steps in due course" amid reports Medway Secure Training Centre to be brought into public control

Business minister Anna Soubry says plan to reform relationship between tenants and big pubcos will not come into force next month as planned

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee chair Bernard Jenkin says legislation may be needed to make non-executive directors brought into government feel less disposable

Minister for the Cabinet Office likens freeing up of UK address data to Ronald Reagan's decision to open GPS up to civilian use

The Public Accounts Committee wants the most senior civil servants to play a greater role in approving major projects, and to publish their assessments of whether policies offer value for money

Spending watchdog to take its first detailed look at the central government procurement agency

Resolution Foundation report says welfare shake-up has "genuine potential" but could be less effective because of cost-cutting

Open Data Barometer finds that the UK government is still top for releasing open data – but France, Canada and Mexico are snapping at its heels

PCS study of almost 25,000 civil servants, including managers, finds widespread concern about the way performance management is working in practice

New body to be set up amid concerns over the use of big data, with Cabinet Office also drawing up new framework for government data science

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

Cabinet Office review prompts fresh distinctions between executive agencies (EAs), non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and non-ministerial departments (NMDs)