Operational Delivery

Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has acknowledged that rollout of benefit reform could have contributed to large increase but says government has made changes to improve reform

Minister reveals that work is ‘deferred’ until after the UK leaves the EU

Committee inquiry demands action plan to fill skills gaps and calls for Treasury to set out how public value frameworks will be rolled out in Spending Review

Department kicks off a year of celebrations to mark 100 years since its creation

Deal reached to reduce company’s debt burden following talks with lenders and the Cabinet Office

Department seeks to engage with potential commercial partners

Updated no-deal planning sets out temporary period where border checks could be lifted from next month

Report author unable to find a single person in tax and benefits department who has confidence in the grievance process

Watchdog slams departmental response as ‘looking to obscure’ systemic weaknesses in the border and immigration system

Brexiteer MPs claim Theresa May had told them she would shake up the negotiating team, headed by Olly Robbins

Proposed funding shift will look to unlock philanthropists, investors and the general public to provide more private donations

Government accepts request by MPs as part of a number of recommendations to improve customer service

Revelation comes as select committee concludes that a no-deal Brexit "cannot be allowed to happen".

Department seeks supplier to help digitise services

The government claims it is ‘working constructively with Apple’

Department says the 10,000-claimant pilot will be sufficient to test the managed migration process

After a week of disruption, latest update reveals one in four courts staff still cannot access systems

Treasury Select Committee chair calls for government action to highlight potential risk to parents

Prime minister also sets out plans to brief MPs and devolved administrations more in future trade talks after Brexit

As the deadline for ditching the 22-year-old platform draws near, some major government departments are still using GSi email addresses – but all contend that they are on track for the March cut-off

MoD parliamentary statement reveals plans for armed forces’ reservists to be called up

IfG session also hears from Lord Robin Butler that internal competition has made managers “impotent” in planning their workforce.

Annual report flags hike in numbers but shows many ministries come up short

Fiona Spencer joins agency from the Home Office, where she was chief portfolio officer.