Operational Delivery

Tax collection agency says that work to tackle avoidance and evasion is paying off to tune of £12bn a year

National Audit Office warns shortage of key commercial and cost assurance experts could jeopardise £1.7bn savings target from non-competitive contracts

HMRC chief says the organisation will present a ‘reprioritisation’ plan to ministers next year, and plans to hire more staff as Brexit workload increases

PCS general secretary also claims that civil servants have implemented some government reforms “unwillingly”

Tax authority announces recruitment for top tax post will be limited to existing civil servants

Sinn Féin and DUP given two weeks to agree new power-sharing deal or face Westminster intervention on budget

David Williams tells MPs that Department of Health cannot calculate impact of delays to repairs and maintenance spending

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science granted planning permission for state-of-the art Lowestoft base

Funding will expand Partners in Practice peer support programme, while new “What Works Centre” will also be created 

PACAC chair calls for expanded role for Department for International Trade second perm sec Crawford Falconer in Brexit trade talks

SSAC chair tells CSW the body will monitor the merging benefits system to make sure it matches ministers' pledges

Former immigration enforcement chief describes scale of Brexit challenge as chancellor pledges 'minimum' customs arrangement by March 2019

Stephen Lovegrove told MPs that nuclear power plant deal with EDF would have collapsed had his department tried to renegotiate terms

Prime minister has confirmed the government is planning for every eventuality, including that no transition agreement is reach by 2019

Targeted marketing campaign results in “excellence in awareness-raising” gong

Louise Casey, Tory backbenchers and PCS union raise fears over implementation plans

City centre office block will house 3,600 civil servants

Analysis by GMB finds public sector now employs less than 17% of workers, with civil service headcount dropping by 18% since 2010

Tim Razzall tells Civil Service World he blames government for lack of vision on Brexit

Cabinet secretary describes speech by former minister as an "inaccurate portrayal" of civil service, while chief executive says Whitehall is "deepening and accelerating" reforms

Prison Officers Association rejects pay boost, as more public sector trade unions moot industrial action

NHS Professionals to remain in wholly public ownership after bidding process abandoned 

IfG review on boosting cross-government functions highlighted civil service 'must tackle perception that policy trumps specialisms' for career progression

Former civil service head also brands no Brexit deal a ‘complete disaster’ for Britain