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16 Aug 18
Stricken Northamptonshire County Council is looking for a new permanent finance director who will “roll their sleeves up” and is ready to make “hard decisions”.
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14 Aug 18
Northamptonshire Council’s plan to close 21 libraries to help make savings is unlawful, the High Court has found.
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7 Aug 18
Children’s services could suffer as more councils are revealed to be struggling financially, local government experts have warned.
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2 Aug 18
Northamptonshire Council has proposed “radical service reductions” in areas including care for vulnerable people as a response to its second 114 notice.
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30 Jul 18
A new service means public service bodies could find the process of migrating to a new bank simpler than ever before
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30 Jul 18
Local government must transform, innovate and work together to cope with the pressures of increased need for services with less central funding, according to two major accounting bodies.
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24 Jul 18
Barnet Council is to review its strategic partnership with the giant Capita group amid a changing market for outsourcing public services, the council’s cabinet has said.
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24 Jul 18
Northamptonshire County Council has issued an unprecedented second section 114 notice curbing all but essential spending, the council has revealed.
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19 Jul 18
CIPFA’s proposed resilience index for English local authorities will be a “blunt instrument” that will do little to alleviate financial pressure, county chiefs have claimed.
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17 Jul 18
Councils will take Barclays bank to court over controversial LOBO loans amid accusations of fraud, it has been revealed.
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16 Jul 18
Somerset County Council has played down talk of the need to take emergency financial measures despite a predicted overspend.
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13 Jul 18
Northamptonshire County Council has named its new chief executive as Theresa Grant.
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10 Jul 18
While they can’t magic away risk or conjure up resources, effective audit committees are essential for local authority success, says CIPFA governance adviser Diana Melville.
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28 Jun 18
Local authorities could be rated on their financial resilience to help them with financial management under proposals from CIPFA.
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22 Jun 18
Northamptonshire council and Public Health England have agreed that £8m will to be reinvested in public health services following a row over misspent grant, the local authority has confirmed....
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20 Jun 18
Mike O’Donnell has been appointed as CIPFA’s associate director of local government.
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11 Jun 18
Ireland’s biggest accountancy body is partnering with CIPFA to help accountants better manage public budgets in a fast-changing environment.
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11 Jun 18
Budget holders may be unable or even unwilling to accept they have financial reponsibilities. There are several ways to address this, says CIPFA’s Lisa Forster.
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6 Jun 18
Wigan Council came out top not only in community engagement category at this year’s Public Finance Innovation Awards but also overall - scooping the Grand Prix prize. Vivienne Russell talks to...
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4 May 18
Northamptonshire County Council will establish an independent board to focus on improving financial management.
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17 Apr 18
Northamptonshire County Council has agreed the sale and leaseback of its headquarters to asset managers Canada Life Investments.
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13 Apr 18
Troubled Northamptonshire County Council has appointed a new leader.
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5 Apr 18
The need for Scottish councils to find savings is “increasingly critical” against a backdrop of reduced funding and rising demand for services, the Scotland’s public spending watchdog has said.
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4 Apr 18
With austerity likely to continue, organisations need to be strong enough to build savings and stay ambitious. So they must prepare, not just patch up the piggy bank, says CIPFA’S Don Peebles.
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30 Mar 18
Northamptonshire County Council is to use just about all of its reserves in a “last resort” attempt to balance the budget this financial year.
14 Aug 18Northamptonshire Council’s plan to close 21 libraries to help make savings is unlawful, the High Court has found.
7 Aug 18Children’s services could suffer as more councils are revealed to be struggling financially, local government experts have warned.
30 Jul 18A new service means public service bodies could find the process of migrating to a new bank simpler than ever before
24 Jul 18Barnet Council is to review its strategic partnership with the giant Capita group amid a changing market for outsourcing public services, the council’s cabinet has said.
19 Jul 18CIPFA’s proposed resilience index for English local authorities will be a “blunt instrument” that will do little to alleviate financial pressure, county chiefs have claimed.
17 Jul 18Councils will take Barclays bank to court over controversial LOBO loans amid accusations of fraud, it has been revealed.
16 Jul 18Somerset County Council has played down talk of the need to take emergency financial measures despite a predicted overspend.
10 Jul 18While they can’t magic away risk or conjure up resources, effective audit committees are essential for local authority success, says CIPFA governance adviser Diana Melville.
20 Jun 18Mike O’Donnell has been appointed as CIPFA’s associate director of local government.
11 Jun 18Ireland’s biggest accountancy body is partnering with CIPFA to help accountants better manage public budgets in a fast-changing environment.
11 Jun 18Budget holders may be unable or even unwilling to accept they have financial reponsibilities. There are several ways to address this, says CIPFA’s Lisa Forster.
6 Jun 18Wigan Council came out top not only in community engagement category at this year’s Public Finance Innovation Awards but also overall - scooping the Grand Prix prize. Vivienne Russell talks to...
5 Apr 18The need for Scottish councils to find savings is “increasingly critical” against a backdrop of reduced funding and rising demand for services, the Scotland’s public spending watchdog has said.
4 Apr 18With austerity likely to continue, organisations need to be strong enough to build savings and stay ambitious. So they must prepare, not just patch up the piggy bank, says CIPFA’S Don Peebles.
