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6 Feb 19
PF’s Dominic Brady looks at the slowdown in local government outsourcing and asks if the collapse of Carillion will stop it altogether.
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5 Feb 19
As the public faces higher taxes, fundamental revisions are needed to public audit, argue John Tizard and David Walker.
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30 Jan 19
Preparing for Brexit without a definitive deal is “near impossible” for councils despite extra funding, CIPFA has warned.
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28 Jan 19
The council that is home to one of England’s key commercial ports is pinning its hopes on central government funding to ensure it can cope with Brexit pressures.
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8 Jan 19
Northamptonshire County Council is “on the right path” and has reduced its predicted overspend for this year by almost £20m – but a shortfall of £11m remains.
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19 Dec 18
London councils will continue to pilot business rates retention next year but at the lower rate of 75%, rather than the 100% they trialled in 2018-19, the draft local government settlement revealed...
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10 Dec 18
Facts and figures on public sector appointments, growth expectations and the costs of feeding Gladstone, the Treasury cat. From the December 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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7 Dec 18
Public library and staff numbers continue to decline as councils cut spending in this area, CIPFA’s annual library survey has revealed.
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19 Nov 18
As the opportunity for efficiency savings dwindles, experts call on government to be explicit about the cost of public services. Dominic Brady reports.
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15 Nov 18
Facts and figures from the November 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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30 Oct 18
There will be “no bonanza” for public services after this year’s Budget, economists have warned.
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26 Oct 18
Financial sustainability, the digital revolution and leaders surrounding themselves with people not afraid to ask questions were themes in Solace’s annual summit last week. The organisation’s...
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24 Oct 18
Local authority public health services in England need an extra £3.2bn a year to reverse the impact of government cuts, a health think-tank has warned.
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18 Oct 18
Glasgow Caledonian University’s senior equalities lecturer Angela O’Hagan talks about why gender budgeting was discussed at CIPFA’s Northern Ireland Conference last week.
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9 Oct 18
Nearly two-thirds of people in the UK would like to see public spending increased even if that means higher taxes, a survey has revealed.
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5 Oct 18
Reports of a former minister's ‘horror’ at being given £4.2bn to digitise the NHS without any plan in place show the need for greater transparency, accountability and scrutiny of how the government...
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4 Oct 18
Government needs to be more “dynamic” and “innovative” with its procurement practices, the MP in charge of Whitehall efficiency told the Conservative conference.
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28 Sep 18
Officers and members need to communicate and work together to find solutions to the many challenges facing local government, says Cliff Dalton, CIPFA’s head of advisory services
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26 Sep 18
Local government funding is “not fit for purpose” and council-run public finance scrutiny bodies are needed, the shadow communities secretary has told the Labour conference.
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18 Sep 18
Public services are “crying out for money” the Liberal Democrat leader has told the party’s annual conference.
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28 Aug 18
CIPFA’s proposed financial resilience index is too simplistic and will not provide a “meaningful assessment” of an authority’s financial health, local government chief executives have said.
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10 Aug 18
Most councils will not be able to provide discretionary services such as libraries and park maintenance in five years time, according to a survey of council leaders and chief executives.
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9 Aug 18
Northamptonshire County Council has voted to accept stripped-down spending plans.
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3 Aug 18
The value of local government outsourcing contracts in the UK dropped considerably in the first half of this year compared to same period in 2017, analysis has revealed.
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25 Jul 18
The third phase of business rate retention pilots will go ahead with just a 75% retention and the ‘no detriment’ clause scrapped, the government has announced.
6 Feb 19PF’s Dominic Brady looks at the slowdown in local government outsourcing and asks if the collapse of Carillion will stop it altogether.
5 Feb 19As the public faces higher taxes, fundamental revisions are needed to public audit, argue John Tizard and David Walker.
30 Jan 19Preparing for Brexit without a definitive deal is “near impossible” for councils despite extra funding, CIPFA has warned.
28 Jan 19The council that is home to one of England’s key commercial ports is pinning its hopes on central government funding to ensure it can cope with Brexit pressures.
8 Jan 19Northamptonshire County Council is “on the right path” and has reduced its predicted overspend for this year by almost £20m – but a shortfall of £11m remains.
19 Dec 18London councils will continue to pilot business rates retention next year but at the lower rate of 75%, rather than the 100% they trialled in 2018-19, the draft local government settlement revealed...
10 Dec 18Facts and figures on public sector appointments, growth expectations and the costs of feeding Gladstone, the Treasury cat. From the December 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
7 Dec 18Public library and staff numbers continue to decline as councils cut spending in this area, CIPFA’s annual library survey has revealed.
19 Nov 18As the opportunity for efficiency savings dwindles, experts call on government to be explicit about the cost of public services. Dominic Brady reports.
15 Nov 18Facts and figures from the November 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
30 Oct 18There will be “no bonanza” for public services after this year’s Budget, economists have warned.
26 Oct 18Financial sustainability, the digital revolution and leaders surrounding themselves with people not afraid to ask questions were themes in Solace’s annual summit last week. The organisation’s...
24 Oct 18Local authority public health services in England need an extra £3.2bn a year to reverse the impact of government cuts, a health think-tank has warned.
18 Oct 18Glasgow Caledonian University’s senior equalities lecturer Angela O’Hagan talks about why gender budgeting was discussed at CIPFA’s Northern Ireland Conference last week.
9 Oct 18Nearly two-thirds of people in the UK would like to see public spending increased even if that means higher taxes, a survey has revealed.
5 Oct 18Reports of a former minister's ‘horror’ at being given £4.2bn to digitise the NHS without any plan in place show the need for greater transparency, accountability and scrutiny of how the government...
4 Oct 18Government needs to be more “dynamic” and “innovative” with its procurement practices, the MP in charge of Whitehall efficiency told the Conservative conference.
28 Sep 18Officers and members need to communicate and work together to find solutions to the many challenges facing local government, says Cliff Dalton, CIPFA’s head of advisory services
26 Sep 18Local government funding is “not fit for purpose” and council-run public finance scrutiny bodies are needed, the shadow communities secretary has told the Labour conference.
18 Sep 18Public services are “crying out for money” the Liberal Democrat leader has told the party’s annual conference.
28 Aug 18CIPFA’s proposed financial resilience index is too simplistic and will not provide a “meaningful assessment” of an authority’s financial health, local government chief executives have said.
10 Aug 18Most councils will not be able to provide discretionary services such as libraries and park maintenance in five years time, according to a survey of council leaders and chief executives.
9 Aug 18Northamptonshire County Council has voted to accept stripped-down spending plans.
3 Aug 18The value of local government outsourcing contracts in the UK dropped considerably in the first half of this year compared to same period in 2017, analysis has revealed.
25 Jul 18The third phase of business rate retention pilots will go ahead with just a 75% retention and the ‘no detriment’ clause scrapped, the government has announced.
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