Operational Delivery

The fall of construction firm turned outsourcing giant Carillion comes at a time when criticism of private provision of public services is rising. Richard Johnstone looks at Whitehall’s response and takes soundings for the future

Call for changes to insolvency rules to make it easier for companies to recover from financial difficulties

Tax agency will move 2,700 staff to second Scottish regional centre by 2021

Head of the watchdog, Elizabeth Denham, says ICO will be expected to do “more of everything” as strict new data compliance law comes down the track

Labour warns of another outsourcing crisis after third major government contractor issues profit warning

Debate on how to deliver public services hears that the era of choice and competition may be coming to an end

Fewer than 10% of Community Rehabilitation Companies qualify for offender-reduction rewards

PCS calls for pause in programme and more resources for HMRC as it plans for post-Brexit customs landscape

Next stage in HMCTS modernisation programme could see eight closures

MPs get update on outsourced prisons contract as Cabinet Office reports public services are being maintained

Best practice in government statistics award renamed in honour of former RSS president Sir Harry Campion

David Lidington said it would not have been responsible for the government to bail out the firm that works on rail projects as well as managing prisons and providing school meals

Public Accounts Committee says that HMRC’s wide-ranging reform plans have been thrown into doubt by its extra Brexit workload

Select committee chair Frank Field told DWP that he could not guarantee the universal credit reports he has obtained will remain confidential 

Whitehall update on English devolution sets out details of devolved funding areas in 2016-17

Transport department insists that franchise will continue to meet financial terms to 2020 and has paid more to Treasury than previous state-owned operator

Prime minister announces rebranded Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department of Health and Social Care 

Reform hailed as evidence of One Team government approach to improving how Whitehall works

Department launches three-year plan to boost digital, data and technology offer

Treasury committee launches inquiry into the impact of childcare policy on the economy, which will include HMRC’s role

Department issues rebuttal to claims that it misled the public over the changes to the colour of passports following Brexit

Whitehall departments to be told there are ‘no excuses’ for lack of Brexit preparation

Tax department issues unprecedented statement after Cabinet ministers question tax decisions for Brexit-backing donors

Former planning and skills minister reflects on life in government and ‘too vague’ David Cameron