Operational Delivery

Tax department chief reveals HMRC has requested but not received more details on the Paradise Papers document leak on offshore investment

Amyas Morse tells MPs that ministerial directions are too rare and departments must re-prioritise ahead of Brexit

DWP, HMRC, DCMS and Cabinet Office staff win 2017 Reimagine Challenge for joined-up approach to aiding poor people in financial crisis

David Davis says departments are preparing 300 Brexit-related programmes to be implemented with or without a deal

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