tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2025-03-20T14:58:19+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/darren-jones-speech-to-institute-for-government 2025-03-20T14:58:19+00:00 Darren Jones speech to Institute for Government In a speech at the Institute for Government today, Darren Jones laid out his plans to transform and upgrade the government’s central finance system. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/chief-secretary-announces-government-finance-systems-overhaul 2025-03-20T14:55:15+00:00 Chief Secretary announces Government finance systems overhaul In a speech at the Institute for Government today, Darren Jones laid out his plans to transform and upgrade the government’s central finance system. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/mass-cancellation-of-government-credit-cards-in-crackdown-on-wasteful-spend 2025-03-18T10:05:30+00:00 Mass cancellation of government credit cards in crackdown on wasteful spend The Cabinet Office instructs departments and their agencies to freeze almost all of around 20,000 Government Procurement Cards as part of plans to cut spending tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/thousands-of-small-businesses-to-benefit-from-new-government-buying-rules-boosting-local-jobs-growth-and-innovation 2025-02-13T10:29:35+00:00 Thousands of small businesses to benefit from new government buying rules, boosting local jobs, growth and innovation Thousands of small businesses across the country will have more opportunities to win valuable contracts with public sector organisations, kickstarting local economic growth and innovation tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/dao-0324-accounts-directions-2024-25 2025-01-10T14:43:05+00:00 DAO 03/24 Accounts Directions 2024-25 'Dear Accounting Officer' letters provide advice on accountability, regularity, propriety, value for money and annual accounting exercises. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/tom-hayhoe-appointed-as-covid-counter-fraud-commissioner 2024-12-20T10:46:35+00:00 Tom Hayhoe appointed as Covid Counter-Fraud Commissioner The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has appointed Tom Hayhoe as Covid Counter-Fraud Commissioner. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/chancellor-every-pound-spent-will-deliver-plan-for-change 2024-12-12T00:00:00+00:00 Chancellor: Every pound spent will deliver Plan for Change Chancellor of the Exchequer launches second phase of the Spending Review. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/gad-annual-report-and-accounts-for-2023-to-2024 2024-11-15T00:00:00+00:00 GAD Annual Report and Accounts for 2023 to 2024 We have published our Annual Report and Accounts which sum up the work of the Government Actuary’s Department in the 2023 to 2024 financial year. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/senior-salaries-review-body-remit-letter-2025-to-2026 2024-09-30T17:01:31+01:00 Senior Salaries Review Body remit letter: 2025 to 2026 Letter about the pay round for the financial year 2025 to 2026 from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to the Senior Salaries Review Body. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/nhs-pay-review-body-remit-letter-2025-to-2026 2024-09-30T17:01:26+01:00 NHS Pay Review Body remit letter: 2025 to 2026 Letter about the pay round for the financial year 2025 to 2026 from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/review-body-on-doctors-and-dentists-remuneration-remit-letter-2025-to-2026 2024-09-30T17:01:23+01:00 Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration remit letter: 2025 to 2026 Letter about the pay round for the financial year 2025 to 2026 from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to the Review Body on Doctors� and Dentists� Remuneration (DDRB). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/remit-letter-for-the-psprb-2025-england-and-wales-pay-round 2024-09-30T17:00:03+01:00 Remit letter for the PSPRB 2025 England and Wales pay round Remit letter from the Minister of State for Prisons and Probation to the Chair of the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/chancellor-i-will-take-the-difficult-decisions-to-restore-economic-stability 2024-08-07T10:18:13+01:00 Chancellor: I will take the difficult decisions to restore economic stability  Chancellor addresses House of Commons with a pledge to ‘restore economic stability� after revealing £22 billion of unfunded pressures inherited from the previous Government. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/transport-infrastructure-review 2024-07-30T17:01:15+01:00 Transport infrastructure review An internal review of DfT's capital spend portfolio will be commissioned to support a long-term strategy for transport. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/chancellor-statement-on-public-spending-inheritance 2024-07-29T20:27:33+01:00 Chancellor statement on public spending inheritance Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves statement to the House of Commons on 29/07/2024. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-introduces-new-fiscal-lock-law-to-deliver-economic-stability-and-protect-family-finances 2024-07-18T15:18:04+01:00 Government introduces new Fiscal Lock Law to deliver economic stability and protect family finances New law bringing economic stability introduced to the House of Commons following the King’s Speech. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/dao-0224-accounts-directions-2023-24 2024-06-13T13:01:33+01:00 DAO 02/24 - Accounts Directions 2023-24 'Dear Accounting Officer' letters provide advice on accountability, regularity, propriety, value for money and annual accounting exercises. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/contract-awarded-for-uks-first-all-electric-green-prison 2024-04-23T00:00:00+01:00 Contract awarded for UK’s first all-electric ‘green� prison Mitie Care & Custody has been awarded the contract to operate HMP Millsike, the UK’s first all-electric prison that will provide around 1,500 places.� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/c-leo-programme-kicks-off-with-60-million-for-satellite-constellation-ideas 2024-03-27T10:04:07+00:00 C-LEO programme kicks off with £60 million for satellite constellation ideas  Up to £60 million is available for innovations that will help boost the UK’s satellite communications sector, following the record number of global satellite launches in 2023. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/technology-working-group-publish-second-fund-tokenisation-report 2024-03-26T10:00:18+00:00 Technology Working Group publish second fund tokenisation report The City Minister’s industry group for examining the impact of technology on the UK’s investment management sector publishes its second report.