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News - September 2009
Scots reform Bill is missed opportunity, says CIPFA
Leading finance officers believe that the Scottish Government has missed the chance to radically reform public services
02 September 2009
Pilot projects float a new approach to area spending
The government's Total Place programme has a lot riding on it. But will scrutinising all public money spent in a location really lead to better but cheaper ways of providing services?
02 September 2009
Call for evidence as probe into 'boomerang bosses' launched
The Audit Commission has launched an investigation into severance payments for senior council officers, and is appealing for local government workers to provide evidence
03 September 2009
Cuts in charity funding 'will spell disaster'
Reducing the funding given to the third sector will 'spell disaster', according to the National Council for Voluntary Organisations
08 September 2009
Stronger relationships needed to preserve the Union
A new and more positive relationship needs to be developed between the devolved administrations and the UK government if the Union is to be preserved, leading academics and public officials have been told
09 September 2009
Almos establish task force to protect decent homes funding
Council-owned housing companies outside London are demanding they should not be forgotten after a task force was set up to protect decent homes work and other projects in the capital
09 September 2009
Doctors call for ban on alcohol advertising
The marketing and advertising of alcohol should be banned as part of the battle to reduce binge-drinking by young people, according to the British Medical Association
09 September 2009
Treasury steps in as parties row over cuts
The Treasury has given Whitehall departments until the end of the month to provide details of back-office costs
10 September 2009
Annual cuts of £50bn possible to reduce deficit, report claims
Savings of £50bn a year can be made through cutting 'non-performing schemes', 'over-extended government' and 'cutting out the middleman', according to a report out today
11 September 2009
Councils need to do more to stop fraud, says Audit Commission
The Audit Commission is urging councils to do more to fight fraud, warning that hundreds of millions of pounds are being lost each year due to false benefit claims and tax avoidance
15 September 2009
Leaked Treasury projections spark renewed row over cuts
Leaked government figures reveal that Treasury officials planned the 'tightest squeeze' on public services spending since Britain was bailed out by the International Monetary Fund in the 1970s, economists have said
17 September 2009
Medics 'should lead way in vaccination'
A leading authority on pandemics has said it is a matter of 'duty and honour' for doctors and nurses to lead by example and sign up for the swine flu vaccine when it is offered to them
18 September 2009
Whitehall must be held to business standards
Government departments should be benchmarked against private sector organisations and staff should be performance-managed, according to a report by MPs
18 September 2009
Public Services Bill gives ministers 'inappropriate powers'
ministers could undermine the independence and effectiveness of public bodies such as Audit Scotland, the Holyrood finance committee has been told
18 September 2009
Debt reaches 57.5% of GDP
Public sector debt has ballooned to 57.5% of gross domestic product, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show
18 September 2009
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