VOA: 125-year-old agency to be absorbed into HMRC
29 Apr Government Tax Profession

VOA: 125-year-old agency to be absorbed into HMRC

Union calls decision to move ALB's functions into HMRC a “slap in the face to hard-working civil servants”
by Tevye Markson
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
28 Nov Government Tax Profession
Union sounds alarm on Valuation Office Agency ‘integration’ with HMRC
'Successful transformation requires cultural change': What's in HMRC's Transformation Roadmap?
15 Aug Government Tax Profession
'Successful transformation requires cultural change': What's in HMRC's Transformation Roadmap?
SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
12 Jun Government Tax Profession
SR25: HMRC gets £1.7bn for big increase in compliance and debt management staff
National Insurance debacle highlights need for reform, says IfG
16 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
National Insurance debacle highlights need for reform, says IfG

Think tank argues chancellor’s bungled budget fundraiser makes case for better policymaking
One in four DExEU staff recruited from outside the civil service
16 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
One in four DExEU staff recruited from outside the civil service

Department also in the middle of big external recruitment push, perm sec tells MPs
GDS to expand Verify team as pressure to increase user numbers mounts
16 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
GDS to expand Verify team as pressure to increase user numbers mounts








The Government Digital Service is recruiting for a new service manager for its identity assurance programme Verify as as part of the push to increase users of the service by more than 20 million
Government urged to move departments out of Whitehall ‘to provide Brexit boost’
16 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
Government urged to move departments out of Whitehall ‘to provide Brexit boost’

A “radical” drive to move departments out of London would help regions adapt following Brexit, say consultants
Cabinet Office group to map government transformation projects
15 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
Cabinet Office group to map government transformation projects








The government is developing a dynamic mapping tool to help civil servants access information on transformation programmes, in a bid to cut out wasted effort and make sure projects are properly resourced
MoJ staff records transferred to shared services hub
15 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
MoJ staff records transferred to shared services hub

Cabinet Office says switch a key milestone in unlock £300m savings
Civil service remains at smallest size on record
15 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
Civil service remains at smallest size on record

Staff numbers at lowest level since 1999, but unchanged for last nine months
Civil service pay to hit 15-year real-terms low
15 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
Civil service pay to hit 15-year real-terms low

Real terms pay levels to be £1,700 below 2009/10 peak set before Osborne freeze
Olympics delivery lessons being examined for Brexit project management, says DExEU DG
14 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
Olympics delivery lessons being examined for Brexit project management, says DExEU DG

Sarah Healey says response to Brexit shows the civil service at its best
EU ambassador Sir Tim Barrow builds Brexit team with senior hires from BEIS and Number 10
14 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
EU ambassador Sir Tim Barrow builds Brexit team with senior hires from BEIS and Number 10

Simon Case and Katrina Williams join the UK Permanent Representation to the European Union, as government prepares to issue Article 50 notification
Beef up select committees to prevent 'disruptive' Whitehall rejigs – IfG
14 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
Beef up select committees to prevent "disruptive" Whitehall rejigs – IfG

Institute for Government report highlights “persistent weaknesses” that cause costly policy churn, prescribing a stronger role for MPs and the centre of government to stop unnecessary changes and secure institutional memory
GDS chief Kevin Cunnington sets out future of Whitehall's tech spend controls
14 Mar 2017 Government Tax Profession
GDS chief Kevin Cunnington sets out future of Whitehall's tech spend controls

Government Digital Service director general tells CSW's sister title Public Technology that his team is "moving away from the one-size-fits-all model" brought in under Francis Maude