Government Tax Profession

Diplomatic source says “more likely” move to curb benefits will result in restrictions lasting “months rather than years”

Hancock bats away Labour questions on GDS turnover – and praises services that take "less time than boiling an egg"

DCMS perm sec Sue Owen says failure to meet new diversity objectives will be made "very public"

Work and pensions committee report calls for simplified payment structure and better categorisation of participants

More say over Assembly procedures, energy and transport promised in Draft Wales Bill

Foreign secretary tells the House of Commons that some cleaners contracted to FCO were made redundant because of estate downsizing – and not because they sent him a letter about their pay

Chancellor chairs first meeting of the public expenditure committee (PEX) — with DWP and DfID spending said to be under scrutiny

General secretaries of the PCS and FDA unions renew their call for a rethink on civil service pay after cabinet secretary tells CSW officials are "realistic" about the need to cut the deficit

Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock releases figures showing GDS exits since May represent 2% of its workforce – while Labour warns of "haemorrhaging" of digital talent

Civil servants not facing "doom and gloom" cabinet secretary tells CSW, as he hails "fantastic results” in spite of austerity

EVEL plans should be "piloted on statutory instruments"; pension freedoms could be putting savers at risk – the latest from the House of Commons select committees

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