Project Delivery

Sir Jeremy Heywood defends civil service from Brexit attacks as he sets out the progress made since triggering of Article 50

MPs criticise “airy and irrelevant” responses from the department after committee raises questions over the projected employment boost from benefit reform​

Transition agreement hailed as a breakthrough but IfG warns that issues, including resolving the Irish border, remain

Update of 2012 rules explicitly identifies new entities being created as part of the UK’s departure from the European Union

Government Commercial Function professional standards handbook touted as ‘tool for career progression’

Independent review offers five recommendations to help department deliver aid more effectively

Details of additional Brexit funding also reveal £1m transfer of funds following Oliver Robbins’s move to the Cabinet Office

MPs credit department with bringing programme “back from the brink” but warn that biggest challenges are yet to come

Tailored review urges Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to give garden city development corporation more financial freedom

MPs criticise slow progress on “byzantinely complicated task” but Brexit department insists capability is constantly under review

Shadow body overseeing hubs programme and New Property Model expected to go live last year

Departments called on to be more open about policy challenges at five-year anniversary of the What Works Network