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Scots reform Bill is missed opportunity, says CIPFA
Pilot projects float a new approach to area spending
Call for evidence as probe into ‘boomerang bosses’ launched
Cuts in charity funding ‘will spell disaster’
Stronger relationships needed to preserve the Union
Almos establish task force to protect decent homes funding
Doctors call for ban on alcohol advertising
Treasury steps in as parties row over cuts
Annual cuts of £50bn possible to reduce deficit, report claims
Councils need to do more to stop fraud, says Audit Commission
Leaked Treasury projections spark renewed row over cuts
Medics ‘should lead way in vaccination’
Whitehall must be held to business standards
Bill gives ministers 'inappropriate powers'
Debt reaches 57.5% of GDP
LGA recommends council investment fund
Social enterprises ‘will complement the NHS’
Social enterprises ‘will complement the NHS’
CBI urges ministers to raise tuition fees
Pay public sector back, LGA tells bid-rigging builders
Holyrood firms up conflict of interest regulations
Plea to abolish regulators provokes angry response
Scots government launches radical review of civil service
Mental health services could lose out in restructured service
National Accounts system scaled back
FE borrowing rules ‘must be eased’
Scrap regional call centre plan, say fire authorities
RSL tenants not interested in owning homes, says TSA survey
Rivers manage to be cleanest for a century and fail EU tests
Failing public projects will be cancelled
Homes fund launched for former coalfields
CBI says market approach would improve public services
Fewer head teacher posts unfilled
Doubts raised about public sector carbon trading scheme
CBI urges incoming government to balance the budget
Councils to borrow to fund pay settlements
Labour rejects Tory deficit claims
Audit Commission brushes off CAA criticisms
SNP calls on opposition to back its budget
NHS Direct should strengthen its role in unplanned care, say auditors
NLGN digs for victory
Kelly on throne at King’s Fund
Recession preventing social movers and climbers
MPs dazed and confused by carers’ advice
IT system ‘helps saves environment and money’
Ten frozen housing schemes given £10m to finish the job
Wales revises jobs plan
Think-tank calls for reform of benefits in favour of the poorest
Student loans centre 'buckled under strain'
Infrastructure bank needed to improve roads, say civil engineers
Scottish council tax to remain the same for third year running
Watchdog calls for zero-tolerance of council tax and benefit cheats
Where does the Labour Party go from here?
Winners all: ten future leaders
NHS spend on management consultants ‘value for money’
Localism can help discover ‘untapped potential’
Forty-seven councils given the go-ahead to build 2,000 homes
Scots council scrutiny to be cut by a quarter
OECD urges education spending to aid recovery
Whitehall still risk-averse and repeating mistakes, says PAC
Long-term cuts of £2.5bn needed
Liverpool looms as unions prepare for bitter jobs battle
Audits to be taken four times a year
Hospitals refuse to give an inch over parking meters
Water, water everywhere
Surf’s up for Anglesey’s maritime businesses
High Court to rule on legality of PFI scheme
Forth bridge project to go-ahead
Reform of skills council could create crisis, says new chief
RAC tells ministers to take the privatisation road
Barnet airs cost-saving plans
Alcohol Asbos leave a bitter aftertaste
Technical schools not needed, say experts
Treasury lending unit ‘needs strengthening’
Spending decisions ‘must put sustainability first’
Schools face closure as rural idyll starts to fade
Recession hits right-to-buy home sales
Scotland’s public services reform Bill is ‘missed opportunity’, says CIPFA
Wales ahead of EU targets for recycling biodegradable waste
Total Place is here to stay, whoever’s in power
Institute inquiry to review Scottish local tax options
Wales proposes ‘shared responsibility’ for vulnerable children
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Better palliative data needed
British job-hunters must get ‘first crack of the whip’, ministers rule
Bury withdraws notice to sack and rehire staff
Byrne seeks smaller and smarter Whitehall
CAA will take financial downturn into account
CBI rallies against local income tax
Charities must plan for less cash from public contracts
Charity lists urgent social care reforms
Child experts ‘concerned over CAA’
CIPFA aims to simplify care payments system
CIPFA calls for pension changes
Cities must act to survive the recession
Climb-down on MPs’ expenses
Tories call for public takeover of stalled PFI projects
Single civil service needed, Calman Commission told
Council deposits ‘not on risk radar’ before crisis
One in ten council homes still ‘non-decent’
Council to review fiscal powers
Council unions call for above RPI pay deal
Councils expect toughest tax caps yet
Councils given green light to expand housing provision
Councils’ Iceland investments ‘prudent’
Councils justify their response to record snowfalls
Councils might offer mortgages
Councils prepare to slash jobs to balance their books
Councils need more efficient procurement
Councils need to invest more in websites
Councils not prioritising shared services, auditors warn
Councils reach new peak as inspection changes gear
Councils set to impose lowest tax rises since 1993
Courts ‘must do more to cut repossessions’
Red tape cuts fail to impress police
Darling could launch another £20bn fiscal stimulus, says IFS
DCLG funds charity to help homeless migrants
Defra forced to bin rubbish tax pilots
Diplomas ‘unsuitable for academic school students’
DoH backs £75m obesity drive
DoH supports independent living for adults
Doncaster mayor refuses to resign
‘Doom and gloom’ warning slammed
Eco-towns consultation extended
Education funding 'at risk from recession’
Emergency group set up to tackle road salt crisis
Councils must act over empty homes
Empty RSL buildings growing in number
England fails on numeracy and literacy
Essex faces damages claim after terminating BT contract
Essex rescues its districts from fares penalty
Essex short-lists outsourcing bidders
Families miss out on mortgage help
Finance directors would be second in command under Tories
Finance key to NHS reform, AMs say
Former PwC partner and MoD director to head the NAO
Treasury attempts to settle Forth Bridge row with Holyrood
Fuel scheme not helping those in need
Get ready for big cuts, Bundred warns public sector
Government use of consultants is inefficient, warns Audit Scotland
Government details apprenticeship schemes
Government not learning from experience
Government’s £42m boost for third sector ‘not enough’
Green jobs will aid Scots economy and environment
Help the Aged calls for urgent anti-ageist laws
Holyrood fiscal outlook 'grim'
Housing chief fired over homes scandal
Innumeracy is costing £2bn a year, says charity
More people using internet library services
Investment code ‘sound’, says CIPFA
Ireland in disarray as the Celtic Tiger loses its roar
Knighthood for Treasury mandarin
Landlords accused of encouraging debt
LGA appoints Ransford to top job after turmoil
LGA ditches ‘single services organisation’ plans
LGA says job cuts will fund Acas pay award
LGA chair ready to tackle Whitehall for more council cash
Local authority leaders publish top pay figures
Low pay rates ‘could hit 2006 levels’
Major NI PFI workplace scheme abandoned
Watchdog praises military health care
Medics ‘should have greater budgetary role’
Mental health care funding varies substantially
Ministers consider LGA plans for local economies
Mobiles ‘should be allowed in hospitals’
MoD IT delays ‘must not fail military staff’
Young promises ‘modern’ CQC
More authorities sign MAAs
More trusts say ‘no room in the maternity ward’
Mounting threat to jobs as councils plan new cutbacks
Move to restore faith in statistics
MPs must drop gesture politics to restore trust, says Graham
MPs slam defence research cuts
MPs slate DCLG’s ‘decidedly unimpressive performance’
MSPs overwhelmingly back Scottish budget second time around
New warning on PFI waste scheme delays
Government to provide £4bn for ‘state-of-the-art’ schools
Ministers agree to halve council home rent increases
Healey hits out at ‘unjustified’ attacks on council pensions
MPs slam flagship New Deal scheme
Post-recession cuts in NHS spending are ‘inconceivable’
‘New jobcentres not needed’, says chief executive
Jury’s out on ‘quantitative easing’ measures
News round-up – February 27
Welsh ambulance service ‘worsening’
Minister outlines slimmed-down role for the state
NHS Constitution is just a ‘document of platitudes’
NHS could let bodies choose own IT systems
NHS IT plans delayed until 2015
NHS payment by results tariff delayed yet again
NI district rates to rise by 5% this year
NI obesity levels are rising
‘No proof that capability reviews improve services’, warns NAO
Nottingham Almo recovers from scandal
NSPCC exposes gap in Home Office figures
Ofsted calls for prison skills schemes guidance
Online resources for learners are ‘patchy’
PASC calls for stricter rules on MP lobbying
Patients’ views could affect GP out-of-hours deals
Plan for unitary councils held up for five months
Michael Pitt set to chair new planning committee
Police review Nottingham housing row
Poor children have fewer life chances
Poor planning by NI finance department led to extra cost
Premature births ‘cost UK £939m a year’
Auditors criticise prison and probation services database scheme
Public bodies’ financial skills ‘must improve’
Public finances have worsened since PBR
Public services warned to prepare for three-year freeze
Public servants might have to publish pay details
Expect radical social care reforms, says Hope
Rail companies deny profiteering from fare rises
Recession forces rethink on welfare-to-work contracts
Recession is hitting councils’ capital projects
Recession is thrusting finance directors to the fore
Recession 'is no excuse to stop housing developments'
Recession will hit quality of public services, experts warn
Regeneration schemes hit by credit crunch
Reports of hospital errors and incidents have doubled
News round-up – March 13
RSLs face rocky financial future, says regulator
RSLs given £18m to buy homes from Bovis
School programme is on track, says Knight
School rebuilding scheme 'will not raid pension funds'
Schools building scheme has not improved results
Scotland funds RSLs to buy unsold homes
MSPs to look into effects of the recession
Scotland undeterred by Revenue’s warning against local income tax
Scotland could gain borrowing powers but lose grant
Scotland’s top public servants ‘should publish their expenses’
South Lanarkshire Council slated for lack of openness
Scots Labour backs review of Holyrood borrowing powers
Scottish Government ditches controversial local income tax plan
Scots health boards to receive £8.64bn
‘Social bank’ should support long-term jobless
Social housing tenants face huge rent rises
Spelman given Tory communities brief
Standards chief slammed for failing to tackle MPs over expenses
Statisticians ‘should assess Dius reports’
Subsidy system a 'godsend' to the BNP
Supply of new homes set to drop
Swinney defends local government agreement
Swinney defiant as casting vote defeats £33bn budget
Swinney slams public sector bonus payments
Swinney stands by his 'budget for recovery'
Tackling disadvantage might become a legal duty
Teachers demand end to school tests
Teaching of ICT remains patchy
Things can only get worse, Darling admits
‘Too many bodies negotiate council pay’
MPs begin banking crisis inquiry
Treasury to grab unspent capital funds for PFI rescue scheme
Treasury watchdog calls for stronger financial scrutiny
Treating mentally ill offenders could save up to £700m a year, experts say
Trust calls for youth support
Unison claims Essex move is illegal
University funding rises to £8bn
Unsold homes scheme 'should be extended'
WAG to help families of obese children
Wales gains more EU funds as pound falls
Wales launches £7m Neet project
Waste authority could pay more for PFI scheme
Watchdog claims social care progress is ‘patchy’
Welsh Ambulance Service to tackle poor response times
Welsh councils could cut 2,000 jobs
Welsh education has improved but needs to do more for poorer pupils
Welsh language powers may be transferred from Westminster
Welsh NHS successful in reducing sick days
Welsh university funding gap ‘must be addressed’
Welsh care bodies agree principles
Welsh RSLs failing to meet core standards
Recession requires ‘urgent change’ in UK governance
Costs will have to be cut further, says Treasury
US economic attitudes 'unsustainable'
Youth crime strategy in the dog house
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News - September 2009
Ten frozen housing schemes given £10m to finish the job
More than £10m is being spent on reviving ten private house building schemes that were mothballed because of the recession
18 September 2009
Wales revises jobs plan as it prepares to miss 80% target
The Welsh Assembly Government is revising its labour market strategy after conceding it is going to miss the key employment target
18 September 2009
Think-tank calls for reform of benefits in favour of the poorest
The benefits system needs to be radically reformed to get people back to work and protect the lowest paid, a think-tank has urged
17 September 2009
Student loans centre 'buckled under strain'
A growing student population, increased demand for courses and a new government processing agency ill-equipped to cope are to blame for the student loans fiasco, according to the National Union of Students
17 September 2009
Infrastructure bank needed to improve roads, say civil engineers
Growing public dissatisfaction with roads and highways can be resolved only by setting up a government-run bank for infrastructure projects, the Institution of Civil Engineers has said
17 September 2009
Scottish council tax to remain the same for third year running
Council tax payers in Scotland will have their bills frozen for a third successive year following budget plans announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney
17 September 2009
Watchdog calls for zero-tolerance of council tax and benefit cheats
Councils are losing hundreds of millions of pounds a year from tax and benefit fraud, the Audit Commission has warned
17 September 2009
Where does the Labour Party go from here?
This year's conference season will be dominated by cuts - uncomfortable ground for Labour. Far from providing a policy platform, it might only highlight the government's problems
24 September 2009
Winners all: ten future leaders
Public Finance has announced the winners of the 2009 Future Leaders competition, recognising ten outstanding potential leaders in public sector financial management
17 September 2009
NHS spend on management consultants 'value for money'
The Management Consultancies Association has said that the £300m spent by the NHS on work by its members last year is 'demonstrably value for money'
15 September 2009
Localism can help discover 'untapped potential'
The government must continue to devolve power to sub-regions and local authorities if it is to succeed in harnessing the 'untapped potential' in these areas, a think-tank has urged
10 September 2009
Forty-seven councils given the go-ahead to build 2,000 homes
Councils moved closer to regaining their role as house-builders this week after the government gave 47 the go-ahead to build more than 2,000 homes on land they already own
10 September 2009
Scots council scrutiny to be cut by a quarter
The scrutiny of Scotland's councils by inspectorates and audit bodies will be reduced by about 25% following streamlining of the audit process, the chair of the Accounts Commission in Scotland told MSPs last week
10 September 2009
OECD urges education spending to aid recovery
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has challenged governments to invest in education to ensure an effective recovery from the global recession
10 September 2009
Whitehall still risk-averse and repeating mistakes, says PAC
An influential MPs' committee has criticised Whitehall departments for stifling innovation and repeatedly failing to learn from mistakes
10 September 2009
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