The Ministry of Defence’s accounts have been qualified for the fourth successive year due to what auditor general Amyas Morse said was a failure to comply with International Financial Reporting...
The Cabinet Office has ordered a government-wide review of contracts held by G4S and Serco after an audit found that the Ministry of Justice had been billed for millions of pounds worth of electronic...
Government measures intended to help people save for their retirement are being managed ineffectively and could lead to higher costs for taxpayers in the future, the National Audit Office has found.
Local government is hesitant to develop projects using the government’s PF2 funding initiative due to the ‘limited’ number of schemes that can be taken forward, the chief executive of Local...
Public Finance talked to Owen Jones at the CIPFA Conference 2013 about why he rejects the premise of austerity and why council borrowing rules should be relaxed.
Lord Heseltine has described the government’s proposed funding for the local growth pot as a ‘significant start’, despite it being well below the figure recommended in his No stone unturned report
The High Speed 2 rail project should be scrapped and the money re-invested in a massive housebuilding drive, an influential Conservative commentator told the CIPFA conference
The youngest adults are the least likely to be sympathetic to poor people or proud of the welfare state, Ipsos Mori chief executive Ben Page has revealed today
Labour is set to announce proposals to revamp Local Enterprise Partnerships across England to improve their ability to help deliver economic growth, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has...
The new CIPFA president has called for a ‘proper conversation’ about the future of public services amid spending cuts in her speech to the CIPFA annual conference this morning
The government’s review of financial Whitehall management will examine the possible integration of functions across departments, the Treasury’s director general of public spending has revealed.
A majority of local authorities in Scotland say that an increase in rent arrears in council housing is a result of the government’s changes to the welfare system, including the so-called bedroom tax.
The National Audit Office has said it is unable to verify £10bn of government savings claimed by the Cabinet Office in the 2012/13 financial year due to uncertainties in the data used by departments...
As the June Spending Review extends austerity cuts across government, ‘smart skills’ will be essential for Whitehall finance staff to address the challenges
The government has been urged to halt work on the development of the High Speed 2 rail line until it has decided on the future of airport capacity in the southeast of England.
The £1.5bn plan to make superfast broadband available to 90% of UK homes and businesses will be achieved almost two years later than planned, auditors warned today.
Public sector workers are losing pride in their work and trust in their leaders as the government’s austerity programme bites, according to research published by management consultancy Hay Group.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has backtracked on plans to remove the choice of solicitor from defendants on legal aid. The move was expected to cut the £220m from the legal aid bill as part of...
