Government Tax Profession

Cabinet Office and Scottish Government among eight organisations given red rating for recruitment capability, while Treasury identified as paying 20% over an advertised salary range without seeking authorisation

ACOBA's annual report shows 27% hike in requests from former Crown servants to take up non-Whitehall roles

Prospect fears PCS victory could give Cabinet Office a platform for more draconian changes

High Court judges rule former minister Ben Gummer acted unlawfully by excluding some unions from negotiations over redundancy terms

Furious reaction over Philip Hammond's suggestion that staff enjoy “10% premium” over private sector counterparts

The chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee finds the Donmar’s new musical Committee a fair and compelling portrayal of the hearing on the collapse of Kids Company 

Civil service chief exec says he and colleagues are "very conscious" of the 1% cap on pay rises, and suggests officials could see a more regionalised and role-related approach to increases

Government signs 20-year lease on city centre office development to house 2,900 staff

Meanwhile, Conservative Bernard Jenkin retains helm of Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee, while Labour’s Meg Hillier keeps hold of Public Accounts Committee

Sir Amyas Morse goes public with concerns over government's 'uncoordinated' response to leaving the European Union

Prime minister applauds Grenfell Tower and terror responses, but calls on Whitehall staff to “be bold” in facing future challenges

National Audit Office says pioneer areas require ongoing support and scrutiny, while regeneration role may expand

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

Controversial element of so-called ‘Project Fear’ assumed no policy response to a leave vote, says NAO

Education secretary appoints former lawyer to helm of new higher education regulator

Study finds Whitehall is the world’s most effective civil service for generating policy, but falls down ranking in areas like financial management and digital services

Rupert McNeil said professions will play a key role in ensuring the civil service can offer pay packages that attract and retain talented people

New group will help “put in place the foundations” for recovery, says communities secretary

Union writes to ministers including Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt highlighting departments' ability to make case for pay deals above the 1% limit

Firms representing 40% of central government procurement spending agree to quicken payments to tackle £26bn backlog

PCS union reiterates call for return to national bargaining across the entire civil service

Taking a punt on a start-up is better than explaining costly failures to the Public Accounts Committee, according to Daniel Korski

Civil servants in Northern Ireland have been taking spending decisions for more than three months following deadlocked talks to create a new power-sharing executive

Public and Commercial Services union say ending the cap only for professions covered by pay review bodies would not be acceptable