General Reports and Other Publications
MoD: The Ministry of Defence has welcomed the 2nd annual report examining the fairness, effectiveness & efficiency of the Service Complaints System.
The independent report by Service Complaints Commissioner, Dr Susan Atkins, commends the 3 Services for their commitment to tackling all forms of unacceptable behaviour and ensuring that Service men & women are treated well.
The independent report by Service Complaints Commissioner, Dr Susan Atkins, commends the 3 Services for their commitment to tackling all forms of unacceptable behaviour and ensuring that Service men & women are treated well.
It also includes a range of recommendations. A formal, detailed response to the SCC’s report will be issued once the recommendations have been considered fully by the MOD and the Services.
CO: The Intelligence and Security Committee's Annual Report for 2008-2009 was laid before Parliament last week by the Prime Minister.
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NAO: There has been much public discussion about the affordability of public service pensions. To inform that debate, the National Audit Office has published a report designed to bring greater transparency to, and understanding of, the cash costs involved.
The NAO will publish a second report later in 2010, examining the impact of recent changes on the overall cost of the UK public service pay-as-you-go pension schemes.
The NAO will publish a second report later in 2010, examining the impact of recent changes on the overall cost of the UK public service pay-as-you-go pension schemes.
PCS: The amount of money lost to the government through tax avoidance, evasion or uncollected tax exceeds £120bn according to a report by tax expert Richard Murphy. The report for PCS union makes the case for additional resources in Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to close the £120bn+ tax gap.
Launched at a tax justice seminar in parliament last week, it argues for a reversal of job cuts totalling 25,000 and a rethink on the closure of 200 tax offices across the UK to tackle the missing £bns.
In addition, he argues that recruiting new staff to HMRC has a very low real cost to the government at this time. When the tax the new employee pays & the cost of benefits saved is taken into account, the real cost to the government of employing a person on £25,000 a year at HMRC may be as low as £3,700 a year,
In addition, he argues that recruiting new staff to HMRC has a very low real cost to the government at this time. When the tax the new employee pays & the cost of benefits saved is taken into account, the real cost to the government of employing a person on £25,000 a year at HMRC may be as low as £3,700 a year,
