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14 Dec 18
If it wants to avoid another Carillion-style disaster, the government should urgently review the health of the outsourcing market, says Sarah Nickson of the Institute for Government.
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13 Dec 18
Austerity is not yet over for local government, representatives said as they criticised the government for failing to provide sustainability in the provisional finance settlement.
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12 Dec 18
Around one third of government spending – £284bn – is with external contractors and suppliers, Institute for Government research has revealed.
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6 Dec 18
Councils must not “throw out the rule book” as they redesign services to cope with increasing financial pressure, the sector’s ombudsman has warned.
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21 Nov 18
Government contractors have signed up to a ‘living wills’ pilot, aimed at ensuring contingency plans are in place if another company fails in the same way as Carillion.
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19 Nov 18
Local government in the UK has been “gutted” by government policies reflecting the “dismantling of the social safety net”, a United Nations report has found.
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19 Nov 18
Public systems should not be regarded as machines but as gardens that require cultivation rather than control, argues Adrian Brown of the Centre for Public Impact.
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15 Nov 18
MPs have rallied against proposals to transfer governance of a fire service to the West Midlands mayor.
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30 Oct 18
Bringing public service contracts back in-house would saddle councils with a “mammoth” £30bn bill, a think-tank has warned.
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24 Oct 18
There is still a lack of women in public administration, which can affect policy outcomes, says Portsmouth University professor Karen Johnston.
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12 Oct 18
Government is increasingly shifting the costs of public services on to citizens as the effects of austerity continue, a CIPFA-backed analysis out today has revealed.
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10 Oct 18
Partnerships between the public and private sector have a future but need another level of scrutiny - which could be done by the people themselves, says deputy director of NLGN Jessica...
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3 Oct 18
Local government finances are to come under greater pressure and there will be “few winners”, a CIPFA and Institute for Government fringe at the Conservative Party conference has heard.
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1 Oct 18
The government will secure a Brexit deal that will create a ‘dividend’ to keep taxes low and support public services, the chancellor told the Conservative conference today.
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26 Sep 18
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn promised to “confront the challenge of rebuilding our public services” after nearly a decade of austerity, at the party’s conference today.
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21 Sep 18
It’s time for local leaders to come together and lobby the government on issues of common concern, says think-tank Centre for Cities chief executive Andrew Carter.
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20 Sep 18
English county councils will cut frontline services next year as they try to make savings of nearly £1bn, an umbrella group has warned.
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17 Sep 18
Westminster is “shamefully” ignoring local government because it is “submerged by the Brexit debate”, former head of the civil service Bob Kerslake has claimed.
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22 Aug 18
The ruling over Northamptonshire’s library closure plans is a reminder that libraries are a statutory service – so more should be made of them, says Cilip’s Mark Taylor.
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16 Aug 18
Data analysis and sharing has the potential to transform services but public confidence needs to be upheld. The public sector should take the lead, argues Sarah Timmis of Reform.
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6 Aug 18
Have you and your team recently achieved outstanding success or come up with an exceptional idea to drive public finance innovation?
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6 Aug 18
Families rely more on food banks over the summer holidays because children do not have access to free school meals, according to an anti-poverty charity.
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3 Aug 18
Grenfell Tower will come under central government control, it has been announced.
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2 Aug 18
Councils face a race against the clock to prepare for Brexit, the chair of CIPFA’s Brexit Advisory Commission for Public Services has told PF.
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11 Jul 18
Day-to-day spending on public services will fall by 0.6% in real terms between 2020-21 and 2022-23, delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference heard this morning.
14 Dec 18If it wants to avoid another Carillion-style disaster, the government should urgently review the health of the outsourcing market, says Sarah Nickson of the Institute for Government.
13 Dec 18Austerity is not yet over for local government, representatives said as they criticised the government for failing to provide sustainability in the provisional finance settlement.
12 Dec 18Around one third of government spending – £284bn – is with external contractors and suppliers, Institute for Government research has revealed.
6 Dec 18Councils must not “throw out the rule book” as they redesign services to cope with increasing financial pressure, the sector’s ombudsman has warned.
21 Nov 18Government contractors have signed up to a ‘living wills’ pilot, aimed at ensuring contingency plans are in place if another company fails in the same way as Carillion.
19 Nov 18Local government in the UK has been “gutted” by government policies reflecting the “dismantling of the social safety net”, a United Nations report has found.
19 Nov 18Public systems should not be regarded as machines but as gardens that require cultivation rather than control, argues Adrian Brown of the Centre for Public Impact.
15 Nov 18MPs have rallied against proposals to transfer governance of a fire service to the West Midlands mayor.
30 Oct 18Bringing public service contracts back in-house would saddle councils with a “mammoth” £30bn bill, a think-tank has warned.
24 Oct 18There is still a lack of women in public administration, which can affect policy outcomes, says Portsmouth University professor Karen Johnston.
12 Oct 18Government is increasingly shifting the costs of public services on to citizens as the effects of austerity continue, a CIPFA-backed analysis out today has revealed.
3 Oct 18Local government finances are to come under greater pressure and there will be “few winners”, a CIPFA and Institute for Government fringe at the Conservative Party conference has heard.
1 Oct 18The government will secure a Brexit deal that will create a ‘dividend’ to keep taxes low and support public services, the chancellor told the Conservative conference today.
26 Sep 18Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn promised to “confront the challenge of rebuilding our public services” after nearly a decade of austerity, at the party’s conference today.
21 Sep 18It’s time for local leaders to come together and lobby the government on issues of common concern, says think-tank Centre for Cities chief executive Andrew Carter.
20 Sep 18English county councils will cut frontline services next year as they try to make savings of nearly £1bn, an umbrella group has warned.
17 Sep 18Westminster is “shamefully” ignoring local government because it is “submerged by the Brexit debate”, former head of the civil service Bob Kerslake has claimed.
22 Aug 18The ruling over Northamptonshire’s library closure plans is a reminder that libraries are a statutory service – so more should be made of them, says Cilip’s Mark Taylor.
16 Aug 18Data analysis and sharing has the potential to transform services but public confidence needs to be upheld. The public sector should take the lead, argues Sarah Timmis of Reform.
6 Aug 18Have you and your team recently achieved outstanding success or come up with an exceptional idea to drive public finance innovation?
6 Aug 18Families rely more on food banks over the summer holidays because children do not have access to free school meals, according to an anti-poverty charity.
3 Aug 18Grenfell Tower will come under central government control, it has been announced.
2 Aug 18Councils face a race against the clock to prepare for Brexit, the chair of CIPFA’s Brexit Advisory Commission for Public Services has told PF.
11 Jul 18Day-to-day spending on public services will fall by 0.6% in real terms between 2020-21 and 2022-23, delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference heard this morning.
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