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    Government Tax Profession

    Keep up-to-date with the latest Government Tax Profession news from Civil Service World
    HMRC home working ‘not to blame’ for self-assessment helpline delays
    25 Jan Government Tax Profession

    HMRC home working ‘not to blame’ for self-assessment helpline delays

    Perm sec blames unnecessary calls and last-minute rush to file tax returns for busy phone lines
    by Tevye Markson
    Hunt urged to 'think twice' about closing Office of Tax Simplification
    14 Mar Government Tax Profession
    Hunt urged to 'think twice' about closing Office of Tax Simplification
    HMRC boss: Cabinet Office could demand information on would-be ministers’ tax affairs
    26 Jan Government Tax Profession
    HMRC boss: Cabinet Office could demand information on would-be ministers’ tax affairs
    Nadhim Zahawi tax row: PM orders new ethics adviser to investigate
    23 Jan Government Tax Profession
    Nadhim Zahawi tax row: PM orders new ethics adviser to investigate
    Appointments reform ruled out
    16 Apr 2014 Government Tax Profession
    Appointments reform ruled out

    The Civil Service Commission won’t reform the appointment process for permanent secretaries without the backing of the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC), first civil service commissioner Sir David Normington has told CSW.


    Lord Butler criticises churn among perm secs
    02 Dec 2013 Government Tax Profession
    Lord Butler criticises churn among perm secs

    Permanent secretaries’ tenure is too short and the high turnover is sometimes to blame when “things go wrong”, according to former cabinet secretary Lord Butler, who also warned that civil servants “aren’t encouraged to speak truth to power”.


    Poll: 75% of former Cabinet ministers want inquiry into civil service
    02 Dec 2013 Government Tax Profession
    Poll: 75% of former Cabinet ministers want inquiry into civil service

    Three-quarters of former secretaries of state surveyed by Civil Service World support the calls for a commission to consider how the civil service should develop and reform.


    UK digital champion steps down
    29 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    UK digital champion steps down

    Baroness Martha Lane Fox is stepping down from her role as the government’s digital champion, after more than three years in the job.


    Editorial: The plan to float DE&S has sunk
    29 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    Editorial: The plan to float DE&S has sunk

    But if the Treasury gives way, civil servants could do the job.


    DE&S GoCo competition on its last legs as bidder withdraws
    29 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    DE&S GoCo competition on its last legs as bidder withdraws

    One of the two remaining consortia bidding to run the Ministry of Defence agency Defence Equipment & Support has pulled out of the competition, leaving chief of defence materiel Bernard Gray’s plans for a ‘Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated’ organisation in disarray.


    Select Committee criticises Home Office for failing to consult on khat ban
    29 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    Select Committee criticises Home Office for failing to consult on khat ban

    The Home Affairs select committee is today calling on the home secretary to rethink her decision to ban khat – a plant which has a stimulant effect when chewed – and warns that the decision has “not been taken on the basis of evidence or consultation”.


    Alexander: EU needs more Brits
    29 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    Alexander: EU needs more Brits

    The government should send more civil servants to the European Commission (EC) as part of their regular career paths, chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has said.


    MPA extends range to cover 100 more projects
    29 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    MPA extends range to cover 100 more projects

    The Major Projects Authority (MPA) is extending its range to cover 100 more projects from next year, CSW has learnt.


    HMRC announces plans to cut staff by 2,000 just as they win an award
    28 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    HMRC announces plans to cut staff by 2,000 just as they win an award

    HMRC has opened a voluntary redundancy scheme in an effort to lose around 2,000 staff. Three quarters work in personal taxes and compliance, while a further 480 work in debt management and banking.


    PM calls on civil service to ‘tell it like it is’ at Civil Service Awards
    28 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    PM calls on civil service to ‘tell it like it is’ at Civil Service Awards

    Prime minister David Cameron has called on civil servants to “talk truth to power and tell it like it is” in order to improve policy.


    Gov.uk to adapt after digital capability review spots comms ‘frustration’
    28 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    Gov.uk to adapt after digital capability review spots comms ‘frustration’

    The gov.uk website is to be adapted to ensure that the civil service communications profession can more easily use it to run campaigns, the government’s executive director for communications Alex Aiken (pictured below) has told Civil Service World.


    Heywood speaks up for Devereux
    27 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    Heywood speaks up for Devereux

    Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood has intervened in a bid to end the political briefings against work and pensions permanent secretary Robert Devereux.


    Open book clauses not used
    27 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    Open book clauses not used

    The civil service must “significantly” improve its ability to understand company accounts if it is to make effective use of open-book contracts, according to government chief operating officer Stephen Kelly and chief procurement officer Bill Crothers.


    CSPS: Training up, pay down
    27 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    CSPS: Training up, pay down

    The annual Civil Service People Survey (CSPS) shows increased satisfaction with training opportunities this year, but another fall in scores associated with pay and benefits.


    Civil Service Commission publishes Extended Ministerial Office guidance
    21 Nov 2013 Government Tax Profession
    Civil Service Commission publishes Extended Ministerial Office guidance

    The Civil Service Commission has published the rules under which individuals can be appointed as civil servants providing support in Extended Ministerial Offices (EMOs). The rules, welcomed by the FDA trade union, set out a number of safeguards designed to ensure that appointments do not compromise the independence of the civil service.


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