Project Delivery

The Work and Pensions Select Committee's inquiry comes after the government admitted Universal Credit would make some people “worse off” 

“If I were the Treasury I might be asking questions about how this was managed," committee chair Meg Hillier said.

Department says the calculation would require “significant time and investment” to calculate returns and would not be proportionate

Rising demand for services “will make it even harder to achieve the government’s ambition”, the watchdog said

The Institute for Apprenticeships was 'playing catch-up for the mistakes the department made before it was created', MPs said

“We have always said the timeline for implementing the Customs Declaration Service is tight," a spokesperson said

“We do not share your optimism" that HMRC will be ready for a no-deal Brexit, PAC chair Meg Hillier told perm sec Jon Thompson

PAC chair Meg Hillier says department has “very serious questions” to answer over delayed rollout of emergency communications system

The emergency services’ outgoing Airwave network will stay in place for at least three years 

Hillier also said project delivery skills should be valued more highly within civil service job structures

Initial planning was “optimistic”, resulting in missed milestones, report finds

Home Office’s “light touch approach” to running the country’s police forces means it does not understand the full impact of cuts to the service, the Government’s watchdog has warned