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12 Apr 19
Local authority pothole cash, the army and apprenticeship figures and areas that have seen the biggest wage rises - all in the Numbers Game from the April 2019 edition of Public...
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10 Apr 19
Local authorities need some funding certainty - especially around money intended to replace EU support, says Labour’s Andrew Gwynne.
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5 Apr 19
Collaboration between the public sector and key providers such as construction groups can be used to create wider social value, says Bev Hurley of the Institute of Economic Development.
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19 Mar 19
Sharon Renouf and Virginia Cooper, partners at law firm Bevan Brittan, give some advice to local authorities with Interserve contracts on what to do now.
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15 Mar 19
Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women’s Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
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13 Mar 19
Promises made in the Spring Statement hinge around avoiding a no deal Brexit, which seems fairly optimistic at this point, says New Philanthropy Capital chief executive Dan Corry.
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13 Mar 19
The chancellor has announced that assuming a Brexit deal is agreed and “uncertainty lifted”, he will launch a “full three-year spending review” before the summer break.
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12 Mar 19
Donald Trump’s presidential credentials, employment figures and rough sleeping stats, from the March 2019 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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25 Feb 19
Umbrella groups have expressed dismay deprivation has not been included in the fair funding formula.
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22 Feb 19
Government outsourcing guidelines have been released aimed at making the public sector a “more attractive client” to private suppliers.
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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.
12 Apr 19Local authority pothole cash, the army and apprenticeship figures and areas that have seen the biggest wage rises - all in the Numbers Game from the April 2019 edition of Public...
10 Apr 19Local authorities need some funding certainty - especially around money intended to replace EU support, says Labour’s Andrew Gwynne.
5 Apr 19Collaboration between the public sector and key providers such as construction groups can be used to create wider social value, says Bev Hurley of the Institute of Economic Development.
19 Mar 19Sharon Renouf and Virginia Cooper, partners at law firm Bevan Brittan, give some advice to local authorities with Interserve contracts on what to do now.
15 Mar 19Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women’s Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
13 Mar 19Promises made in the Spring Statement hinge around avoiding a no deal Brexit, which seems fairly optimistic at this point, says New Philanthropy Capital chief executive Dan Corry.
13 Mar 19The chancellor has announced that assuming a Brexit deal is agreed and “uncertainty lifted”, he will launch a “full three-year spending review” before the summer break.
12 Mar 19Donald Trump’s presidential credentials, employment figures and rough sleeping stats, from the March 2019 edition of Public Finance magazine.
25 Feb 19Umbrella groups have expressed dismay deprivation has not been included in the fair funding formula.
22 Feb 19Government outsourcing guidelines have been released aimed at making the public sector a “more attractive client” to private suppliers.
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.
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.
