Government Tax Profession

New policy will base increases on cost of living while keeping public spending budgets in balance, says Nicola Sturgeon

Antonia Romeo tells CSW that the government is looking for areas where “win-win” deals can be reached quickly

Unions call for concrete action on scrapping the 1% pay cap for all public servants and just some 'cherry picked’ areas

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

Lack of progress with new deals risks stifling economic growth, councils claim

UK statistics chief Sir David Norgrove hits out at Home Office over “damaging” leak of student migration figures to media, in letter also copied to Sir Jeremy Heywood

Civil servants across the Home Office, MoJ and HMRC are today staging demonstrations over the continuation of the 1% cap on pay increases

Digital Marketplace Director says delay to publication was due to data migration and reaffirms commitment to openness

Agency is the second government enforcement arm to trial cameras for protection this month

PCS trade union has organised a day of protest against government pay policy on 31 August

Research shows 92 of 202 publications withheld despite commitment for open government

Return to work scheme intended to address gender pay gap, which increases sharply for women in their 40s

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

Home secretary also indicates that ONS will set out plan to improve government’s use of administrative data next month

Government Communications Service sets out role of departments in supporting government priorities, including getting greatest possible public support for EU exit deal

The digital, data and technology Fast Stream scheme will involve placements in up to six government departments

Role within Department for International Development will entail creation and management of new service for use across more than 20 departments

UK’s procurement spend on contracts over €100m is almost double rest of EU put together, meaning SMEs lose out

Sir Paul Jenkins says Brexit strategy would involve jurisdiction of European court in "all but name"

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

Union warns of further strikes as number of expected redundancies rises to 800

Sir Malcolm McKibbin is to join the board of Co-operation Ireland after five years as top civil servant in Northern Ireland

Supplier Capgemini to train civil servants and help departments develop robotic process automation using software in £4m project

Nick Timothy, who left government after the election, called for an expansion in technical qualifications