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News - August 2011
Health unions' pensions campaign group to examine industrial action
Health trade unions have set up a new campaign group that will prepare for possible strike action in the NHS over the government's planned changes to public sector pensions.
26 August 2011
Benefit devolution gets mixed reaction
Giving local authorities control of Council Tax Benefit certainly fits in with ministers' localism plans. But by combining it with a 10% grant cut, the coalition is also passing the buck for cutting support to residents
30 August 2011
Government warned of valuation risk to bank sale
The government has been warned that its plans to privatise the nationalised banks may be undermined by financial institutions undervaluing the sale.
30 August 2011
Care home regulation risks missing financial problems, CIPFA warns
A significant gap exists in procedures for monitoring the financial viability of firms that provide care for elderly people, CIPFA has warned the Scottish Parliament.
30 August 2011
Warning of congestion cost from planning changes
Changes to the planning system could increase congestion on roads across the country, with a cost to the economy of £250m, campaigners have argued.
31 August 2011
Call for focus on alcohol addicted prisoners
A former government drugs czar is calling for a new focus on treating alcohol addiction in prisons after finding that as many as one in six prisoners in the UK may be alcoholics.
31 August 2011
Tenders for public audits to encourage new bidders
The tendering process to outsource millions of pounds worth of public sector audit contracts will aim to encourage new players to enter the market, Audit Commission bosses have told Public Finance
30 August 2011
MPs call for improvements at 'unacceptable' Revenue & Customs
A committee of MPs has found 'considerable dissatisfaction' with the service that Revenue & Customs provides to taxpayers and benefit claimants.
01 August 2011
Scottish Water will stay in public hands, say ministers
The Scottish Government has shrugged aside a plea from the outgoing water industry regulator to move Scottish Water out of public ownership and control.
01 August 2011
Bubb proposes third sector targets
Charities could set targets to ensure that third-sector involvement in public services increases, the chief executive of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations has told Public Finance
02 August 2011
Charities hit by council cuts
English local authorities have cut their funding to the voluntary sector by more than £110m this year, according to research published today.
02 August 2011
Town halls to take over council tax benefits
Plans to give local authorities full responsibility for council tax benefit payments were announced today.
02 August 2011
Staff put pensions before pay, survey shows
Almost half of public sector workers would rather take a cut in their pay than in their pension, according to a survey published today.
05 August 2011
Individual talks could stave off rise in pension costs
The chief executive of one of the biggest local government pension schemes has told Public Finance that he hopes to avoid passing the planned increase in contributions on to employees in full.
08 August 2011
Whitehall stalling on public property sharing
Local government ministers' attempts to help councils rationalise their assets and join up services continue to be hampered by other Whitehall agencies, Public Finance has learnt.
08 August 2011
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