Government Tax Profession

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

NAO says the department’s efforts to tackle online fraud are ‘not proportionate to the threat’

Plan would have formed part of government drive to encourage a cashless society

Institute for Government says High Speed 1 rail link and Thames Tideway tunnel are among projects where government may have made the wrong investment decision

Briefing of pay review branded a shambles as Number 10 then confirms no change to policy

Full range of responsibilities in the department, including for the civil service, yet to be set out

First ever analysis into pay differential by a Whitehall department sets example for government, says permanent secretary Jonathan Slater

Attorney general Jeremy Wright reveals the government is rethinking the plan, which had been criticised by some senior legal figures

Civil servants most likely to say office politics exist in their workplace, and men are more likely to think that’s a good thing

Department has also revealed that only two of 12 senior civil servants negotiating Brexit are women

Survey finding comes after former civil service chief Lord Kerslake and Number 10 chief of staff Gavin Barwell said the policy cost Conservatives election support