Project Delivery

PAC questions whether apprenticeships on offer are the “best use of the available funding in terms of adding genuine value to the economy”

Panel will consider businesses' claims of financial hardship after legislation reduces "Cash for Ash" payments

Home Office needs a “Plan B“ in case vital tech components aren't ready in time, says public spending watchdog

Report urges better communication of the scheme after finding some EU nationals confused about whether they need to apply

MPs say Cabinet Office, Treasury and Major Projects Review Group have questions to answer over bungled payment-by-results reforms

Leaked document warns "government does not have the strongest track record on delivery of large tech projects"

Worst-case scenario timescale emerges after MPs voice doubts about official 2020 target

Brexit negotiations were also undermined by politicians' distrust of civil servants, think tank says

May praises "professional and dedicated" civil service as she confirms no-deal planning will go ahead

MPs call on department to set out consequences faced by officials for £17.6bn rail project’s late running

Cabinet secretary admits he was "always uneasy" about the Home Office's overly ambitious ESN programme but insists it's not a failure

Department for Transport insists “HS2 is happening" as release of funds delayed

"We are proud of what you do," civil service chiefs say amid "unprecendented" challenges for officials

Confidential document warns no-deal "structure will quickly fall if too many decisions are unnecessarily escalated to the top levels"

Committee says department’s refusal to engage on key site for Richmond House redevelopment could also add £350m to project cost

Announcement comes as UC director say "roughly half" of Universal Credit claimants may have been transferred without transitional protection

PCS says department is only willing to temporarily ‘share the pain’ of welfare reform workload rather than provide permanent additional resources for over-stretched staff

Department ramps up number of locations offering support with applications to about 150 – although Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are comparatively poorly served

Formal reform plan published as Serco chief says outsourcer has recovered from “dark night of the soul”

Troubled eight-year project reaches fruition as technology is to be deployed nationwide in the coming months

An allowance for working overnight is among the package offered to entice staff to join coordinating group for EU exit

Union sets out five demands to cut workload of staff at Universal Credit service centres in Wolverhampton and Walsall

Brexit will remain a key focus as the NAO rebalances its resources to cope with its mounting workload

Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has acknowledged that rollout of benefit reform could have contributed to large increase but says government has made changes to improve reform