Woking is targeting becoming “one of the most improved councils in the country” through its improvement and recovery plan – a draft of which has now been published.
The failure to meet best value duty has forced the government to step up its intervention in the London Borough of Croydon, giving the independent panel a statutory footing.
Government ambitions to integrate health and care services will only be achieved through successful local partnerships, working across organisations with a shared vision, writes Dr Eleanor Roy.
Central government inaction on giving councils in England the ability to hold remote meetings is preventing authorities from reducing the financial and environmental cost of transport,...
An Oxfordshire district council and the county authority are set to end their shared services arrangement after the new county administration decided the benefits “no longer outweigh the negatives”.
Falkirk Council has so far been unable to make “difficult decisions” it needs to in order to make the savings required for financial sustainability, according to a watchdog’s heavily critical report.
A recent PF/Workday roundtable discussion gathered a host of government finance leaders to share views on the challenges and opportunities for public bodies in implementing effective financial...
The government’s 'levelling up' ambitions will only be met if Whitehall releases its grip on power over infrastructure planning and reforms the funding system, according to its own infrastructure...
Three neighbouring authorities in Lincolnshire have approved plans to merge management and workforce teams, a move expected to save tens of millions of pounds over the next decade.
Council transformation relies on a strong digital core to enable self-service and data-driven insight, says Ian Owen, industry director, local government, at TechnologyOne.
Councils need to stop waiting for rules from central government and start working innovatively to transform their services and adapt to the future, a Public Finance Live 2021 panel heard.
Three years of hard work since Northamptonshire County Council’s financial collapse means the two unitary authorities that replaced it have been left with solid financial foundations, the government-...
A ‘levelling up’ white paper will be published later this year with the aim of clarifying the government’s agenda and ensuring public spending organisations are able to drive “meaningful change”.
City mayors need more resources and greater responsibilities, according to a think-tank head, revealing polling suggesting people in English city regions “overwhelmingly” support more devolution.
The government has thrown its weight behind the legal case arguing that councils should be allowed to continue to hold virtual meetings – but says authorities should continue to prepare to work...