Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

Taxpayer paying ‘over the odds’ for UTCs, says PAC

The Public Accounts Committee has called on the Department for Education to set out a clear roadmap... Read more
Councils partner to launch community bank

Three councils in the North-West of England are to press on with the development of a community... Read more
CIPFA proposes amendments to section 114 guidelines

CIPFA has proposed a modification to its guidance for councils under budgetary pressure due to... Read more
Councils using data analytics to identify vulnerable people

A number of local authorities in England are using data-mining tools to help identify vulnerable... Read more
Review calls for mandatory procurement fraud training

A government review into the risks of fraud and corruption in local government procurement has... Read more
Funding alone will not fix ‘broken’ social care system

An increase to taxes and making more people eligible for free care will not be enough to fix the... Read more
Responding to Covid-19: How Hertfordshire Council’s finance team is tackling the crisis

Ralph Sangster, cabinet member for Resources and Performance at Hertfordshire County Council tells... Read more
Calls for post-Covid-19 homeless plan

More than half of frontline services have reported an increase in the need to provide support... Read more
Bristol City Council to sell loss-making energy company

Bristol City Council is to sell its council-owned energy company Bristol Energy, after it posted £... Read more
Council stops 300 fraudulent single-person discount claims in one year

West Suffolk Council prevented 299 fraudulent single-person Council Tax discounts last year –... Read more

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