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Queen’s awards include Office of Tax Simplification 15 June 2016
Several public servants in the area of tax have been honoured by the Queen this year. They include John Whiting who is the Tax director for the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS).
John Whiting received an OBE for services to Tax Simplification.
CIPP comment The CIPP applaud the work of the OTS so far, and John Whiting’s contribution. He has been a regular attendee at many of our National Forums in which he has updated our members, but perhaps more importantly, he has sought their views on several different aspects under consideration to ensure the OTS makes fully informed recommendations.
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Tax Director of OTS steps down 20 June 2016
John Whiting has made the decision to step down from his position as Tax Director for the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS).
John Whiting recently received an OBE for services to Tax Simplification. As we mentioned at the time of the Queen’s birthday honours , John Whiting has been a regular attendee at many of our National Forums in which he has updated our members, but perhaps more importantly, has sought their views on several different aspects under consideration to ensure the OTS makes fully informed recommendations.
The CIPP applaud the work of the OTS so far, and John Whiting’s contribution and look forward to working with his replacement, when appointed.
The Treasury has started the recruitment process for a permanent Tax Director which closes to applications on 14 July 2016.
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National Audit Office Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report 2015-16 4 July 2016
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published their Diversity and Inclusion annual report which aims to summarise progress over the first year of the 2015-2018 strategy.
The NAO is an organisation with a far-reaching mission to secure improvements in the way public services are delivered and this first annual report has been published as part of their three-year diversity and inclusion strategy which highlights that the NAO have made good progress under each of the three strategic pillars:
Talent pipeline Inclusive work environment Diversity in the work of the NAO
In the press release that accompanied the reports publication, Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General says:
“There has been a strong focus in 2015-16 on inclusion in the workplace, and we have introduced a new approach to flexible working, trusting our people to work in a way which meets personal and business needs. Our support of Access Accountancy and the social mobility agenda has also continued with the introduction of a work experience
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