Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

Police should learn from tech to fight fraud threat

Police officers should be seconded to tech firms to learn how forces can reduce fraud, an industry... Read more
Northumbria police forced to make ‘unprecedented cuts’

A police chief has blamed real terms funding cuts from central government for having to make “... Read more
MHCLG data spotlights sharp rise in councils’ commercial activity

Local authority spending on commercial trading services has increased “significantly” over the last... Read more
WannaCry NHS cyber attack ‘cost £92m’

Last year’s major cyber attack on the NHS cost £92m in service disruptions and specialist IT help,... Read more
Campaigners urge broader look at tax-raising options

The government should look beyond income tax, National Insurance and VAT to find funding for the... Read more
Ofsted to ease judgements on school exam results

School inspections will relax the emphasis on grades and focus instead on the wider ‘quality of... Read more
Councils show loss of appetite for outsourcing, says survey

Local government’s desire to outsource public services is in decline, a think-tank study has shown.
Government passing on costs of services to public, says major study

Government is increasingly shifting the costs of public services on to citizens as the effects of... Read more
Northants is the biggest challenge of my career, says new FD

Northamptonshire Council’s incoming finance chief has told PF he is “looking forward” to the “... Read more
Think-tank proposes radical council tax replacement

An annual levy based on the up-to-date value of a property should replace council tax and stamp... Read more

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