Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

PAC: Tax credit fraud set to rise as HMRC struggles to assert control

HM Revenue and Customs is struggling to control tax credit fraud and the “cracks are showing”, MPs... Read more
Government Finance Function ‘helped save Carillion jobs’

Whitehall’s cross-departmental finance function helped secure jobs when the outsourcing giant... Read more
Abolishing PFI ‘makes little difference’

Abolishing future private finance initiatives was more about grabbing headlines than actual change... Read more
CIPFA investment guidance ‘will help councils steer through challenges’

Forthcoming CIPFA guidance on commercial property investment will aim to keep local authorities ‘... Read more
Chancellor ‘should have consulted over business rates relief’

An umbrella-group has expressed disappointment Philip Hammond did not consult with local... Read more
Funding system ‘hampers counties’ social mobility efforts’

Shire counties have been “hamstrung” in their efforts to improve social mobility due to “outdated”... Read more
Budget 2018: IFS scotches talk of public service ‘bonanza’

There will be “no bonanza” for public services after this year’s Budget, economists have warned.
Scrapping outsourcing will cost councils, Localis warns

Bringing public service contracts back in-house would saddle councils with a “mammoth” £30bn bill,... Read more
Hammond hands out billions of pounds to public services

The chancellor told the Commons austerity is “coming to an end” today, announcing funding boosts... Read more
Council housing boom ‘could generate £320bn for economy’

Councils could generate up to £320bn for the wider economy in England and Wales over the... Read more

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