Government Tax Profession

Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd will set out plans to ensure that the benefits system is an ‘ally of disabled people’

Brexit department highlights use of fast streamers as among the reasons why over 500 civil servants have left the Department of Exiting the EU since its creation in July 2016

Committees endorse government's choice to lead environmental protection agency but tell Defra to "learn lessons" from recruitment round

Ex-government lawyer says government would have to have cleared “a very high bar in court” to defend no-deal Brexit ferry procurement

Nick Hewer hosted show “an excellent way to engage with current and potential exporters”, insists department

Watchdog says payment-by-results model will cost department at least £467m more than projected and has not delivered results

Cabinet secretary says government will boost messages to urge businesses and citizens to prepare for possible no-deal EU exit next month

Department ramps up number of locations offering support with applications to about 150 – although Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are comparatively poorly served

Tax agency says only 17% of businesses have vital trading registration for no-deal Brexit 

Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden hails nominees as examples for all of government as it works towards 2022 smart working target 

Kathryn Cearns will replace Angela Knight in the tax office next month

Tax agency says that it expects an increase in call centre inquiries as the UK leaves the European Union

Flagship scheme “under review” but expected to be relaunched in 2020, government confirms

Possible revival of care cap plan would ‘confer a significant benefit to the well-off at the expense of the general taxpayer’, Matt Hancock has told Theresa May

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

But department gives no details on security of funding following “successful pilot period”

Government will also provide free access to learning apps

First minister Nicola Sturgeon says she “is absolutely determined to increase the number of people from ethnic minorities who work in the organisation”

Formal reform plan published as Serco chief says outsourcer has recovered from “dark night of the soul”

Chair of CDEI also encourages public sector to ‘use AI in ways that delight the citizen’

Committee chair Rachel Reeves said BEIS had been “too passive” in ensuring suppliers address problems with the rollout

The Transport Select Committee had called for clearer oversight of rail timetabling changes

Justin Russell previously oversaw the MoJ's prisons, offender and youth justice policy

Troubled eight-year project reaches fruition as technology is to be deployed nationwide in the coming months