Calum Rutter

Deputy editor

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Recent articles

Local audit crisis: Hundreds more modified opinions after latest backstop

Auditors have issued more than 200 disclaimed or qualified opinions on English local government... Read more
£129m assigned to Northern Irish public sector transformation projects

Six projects have been awarded the first tranche of transformation funding from the UK government... Read more
West of England Best Value notice expires

Better scrutiny arrangements have meant the expired Best Value notice issued to the West of England... Read more
Rayner promises ‘can-do attitude’ for councils discussing flexibility

Councils with ideas for approaching their finances “more flexibly” this year should feel able to... Read more
Government announces review to ‘build national consensus’ on care reform

The government has set up a cross-party review of adult social care to propose ways to transform... Read more
Know your place – and use it to build good decision-making

‘Place’ is everywhere at the moment, but how can the public sector use it to drive decisions that... Read more
Interest rates – the wrong tool for the job?

Record high inflation after the pandemic triggered the standard response of interest rate rises by... Read more
Local audit crisis pushes NAO to disclaim opinion on Whole of Government Accounts

The overwhelming lack of reliable financial data submitted by the English local authority sector to... Read more
Budget 2024: CIPFA says government’s work has only just begun

Owen Mapley has said the new government’s first Budget “will reassure some public service leaders... Read more
Budget 2024: Reeves blames fiscal inheritance for tax decisions

Rachel Reeves repeatedly blamed the economic and fiscal situation Labour took over after the... Read more

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