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8 Jun 21
The cost of government responses to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland topped £6bn as both Stormont and Westminster worked to fight the health and economic crises caused by the virus.
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4 Jun 21
New procurement guidance that aims to push the wider benefits of public spending alongside value for money will only have “teeth” once legislation is adopted, according to experts.
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27 May 21
Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s former adviser, described the Department of Health’s procurement system as “completely useless” at dealing with Covid-19, but praised chancellor Rishi Sunak in...
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23 Apr 21
Public bodies must consider a number of areas of law when assessing the impact of Covid-19 on service agreements with their contractors
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17 Mar 21
Despite significant support from central government, the outlook for local authority finances is uncertain, says National Audit Office director Aileen Murphie.
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18 Feb 21
The National Audit Office has launched an inquiry into the timeliness of local authority audit in England last year, as sector audits continue to miss deadlines.
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18 Feb 21
Fraud hitting the public sector should be treated as a national security issue, a think tank has warned.
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18 Feb 21
North East public finance professional Peter Smith has died aged 84, following a long career in local government and the NHS.
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16 Dec 20
London Borough of Croydon has requested permission from the government to use borrowing earmarked for capital projects on filling its revenue budget gap instead.
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15 Dec 20
At the end of a traumatic year, PF asks local government figures whether government has done enough to shield the sector from the financial impact of Covid-19.
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15 Dec 20
Leeds City Council has withdrawn its application for permission to use capital resources on day-to-day services following a funding boost from government.
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14 Dec 20
Covid-19 has only increased the need for governments around the world to take a consistent approach to reporting their financial balance sheets, says Gillian Fawcett.
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14 Dec 20
Local authorities could be required to provide central government with extra details on their commercial property portfolios, according to a senior official.
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14 Dec 20
Finance officers have helped thwart an attempted £1.5m fraud at a Home Counties county council.
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27 Nov 20
A new three-step framework aimed at helping local government implement better strategies on adult social care has been released.
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25 Nov 20
Nobody expected the 2020 Spending Review to slam the brakes on, but a prolonged period with no formal fiscal framework will start causing the chancellor new headaches, says Dan Corry.
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25 Nov 20
Catch up with the main spending announcements in today’s settlement, which chancellor Rishi Sunak says represents the fastest revenue spending growth for 15 years, even excluding the Covid-19...
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20 Nov 20
London Borough of Bexley last week announced it is in discussions with Whitehall officials over an application to use capital borrowing to fund services. Council leader Teresa O'Neill and director of...
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20 Nov 20
The government must lay out a path towards significant transformational change if our public services are to survive the pandemic, says Rob Whiteman.
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20 Nov 20
The government borrowed a record £214bn between April and October – although the figure was £77bn less than projections by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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18 Nov 20
London Borough of Bexley is in discussions with government over a possible application to use £15m of capital resources to fund revenue spending.
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18 Nov 20
The government failed to meet standards of transparency on its emergency Covid-19 procurement, according to an investigation by the National Audit Office.
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16 Nov 20
The Local Government Association has launched an investigation into whether disciplinary action should be taken in relation to senior management actions at financially-stricken London Borough of...
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13 Nov 20
In February 2018, Mark McLaughlin became the first section 151 officer in almost 20 years to issue a section 114 notice. Writing exclusively for PF, Northamptonshire’s former finance director makes a...
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2 Nov 20
The monthly financial impact of Covid-19 on councils in England has fallen below £1bn for the first time since the start of the crisis, running at 60% of the £1.5bn peaks in April and May.
8 Jun 21The cost of government responses to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland topped £6bn as both Stormont and Westminster worked to fight the health and economic crises caused by the virus.
4 Jun 21New procurement guidance that aims to push the wider benefits of public spending alongside value for money will only have “teeth” once legislation is adopted, according to experts.
27 May 21Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s former adviser, described the Department of Health’s procurement system as “completely useless” at dealing with Covid-19, but praised chancellor Rishi Sunak in...
23 Apr 21Public bodies must consider a number of areas of law when assessing the impact of Covid-19 on service agreements with their contractors
17 Mar 21Despite significant support from central government, the outlook for local authority finances is uncertain, says National Audit Office director Aileen Murphie.
18 Feb 21The National Audit Office has launched an inquiry into the timeliness of local authority audit in England last year, as sector audits continue to miss deadlines.
18 Feb 21Fraud hitting the public sector should be treated as a national security issue, a think tank has warned.
18 Feb 21North East public finance professional Peter Smith has died aged 84, following a long career in local government and the NHS.
16 Dec 20London Borough of Croydon has requested permission from the government to use borrowing earmarked for capital projects on filling its revenue budget gap instead.
15 Dec 20At the end of a traumatic year, PF asks local government figures whether government has done enough to shield the sector from the financial impact of Covid-19.
15 Dec 20Leeds City Council has withdrawn its application for permission to use capital resources on day-to-day services following a funding boost from government.
14 Dec 20Covid-19 has only increased the need for governments around the world to take a consistent approach to reporting their financial balance sheets, says Gillian Fawcett.
14 Dec 20Local authorities could be required to provide central government with extra details on their commercial property portfolios, according to a senior official.
14 Dec 20Finance officers have helped thwart an attempted £1.5m fraud at a Home Counties county council.
27 Nov 20A new three-step framework aimed at helping local government implement better strategies on adult social care has been released.
25 Nov 20Nobody expected the 2020 Spending Review to slam the brakes on, but a prolonged period with no formal fiscal framework will start causing the chancellor new headaches, says Dan Corry.
25 Nov 20Catch up with the main spending announcements in today’s settlement, which chancellor Rishi Sunak says represents the fastest revenue spending growth for 15 years, even excluding the Covid-19...
20 Nov 20London Borough of Bexley last week announced it is in discussions with Whitehall officials over an application to use capital borrowing to fund services. Council leader Teresa O'Neill and director of...
20 Nov 20The government must lay out a path towards significant transformational change if our public services are to survive the pandemic, says Rob Whiteman.
20 Nov 20The government borrowed a record £214bn between April and October – although the figure was £77bn less than projections by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
13 Nov 20In February 2018, Mark McLaughlin became the first section 151 officer in almost 20 years to issue a section 114 notice. Writing exclusively for PF, Northamptonshire’s former finance director makes a...
2 Nov 20The monthly financial impact of Covid-19 on councils in England has fallen below £1bn for the first time since the start of the crisis, running at 60% of the £1.5bn peaks in April and May.
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