Mark Williams

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Alternative service delivery network advisor at CIPFA

Recent articles

Councils can borrow to make a return – if the investment is right for the area

A local authority can borrow for commercial return, as long as it primarily benefits those people... Read more
Borrowing within the prudential code must be for public benefit

Senior consultant at CIPFA Mark Williams clears up what the Prudential Code for Capital Finance in... Read more
Making the net-zero business case

Two weeks before it hosts COP26, Glasgow City Council last week approved a £10bn plan to retrofit 1... Read more
Growth opportunity: Five tips to improve your business case

The UK Treasury has updated the Green Book – its methodology for assessing funding bids – to help... Read more
There are weaknesses in the government’s consultation on financing infrastructure

The UK’s infrastructure needs investment but the government’s consultation has failed to... Read more
Making the most of Whole of Government Accounts

Whole of Government Accounts provide a consolidated view of the UK’s finances that could be... Read more
It’s time to reappraise PFI

The Private Finance Initiative has come in for some harsh criticism over the years, decried as... Read more
Missing the whole picture

The Public Accounts Committee wants the Treasury to increase the use of Whole of Government... Read more

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