Liverpool City Council has submitted a £1.4bn post coronavirus recovery fund to the government, aimed to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession.
The Centre for Public Scrutiny and CIPFA have released a new guide for local authorities in England to support effective financial scrutiny following the Covid-19 pandemic.
The National Audit Office has published new guidance to help audit and risk committees advise their organisations on financial management and reporting during the coronavirus pandemic.
Northern Ireland’s economic recovery from Covid-19 is predicted to be a “long-term endeavour” and likely take longer than the rest of the UK and Ireland, according to a report from think-tank Pivotal...
Former chancellor Sajid Javid has urged the government to review the current tax system to help reinvigorate the economy in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, including cutting employers’ National...
Virtual working and the reallocation of workers to new roles has given Durham County Council’s staff a better understanding of how their council operates, according to John Hewitt, corporate director...
Ministers have been called to temporarily relax the borrowing rules for local authorities to cover-day-day spending, according to a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
The removal of dangerous cladding from buildings in the wake of the Grenfell disaster has slowed due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the National...
The incentive to continue homeworking post-pandemic is likely to be heightened by the financial benefits it offers, but is it a realistic long-term prospect for the public sector?
The government’s initiative to find emergency accommodation for rough sleepers during the pandemic offers an opportunity to make this the beginning of the end of homelessness, argues Crisis chief...
Bringing back outsourced services from the private sector could improve quality, increase reliability, and save money, according to a report from think-tank the Institute for Government.
A reform of the tax system could raise an additional £11bn a year to help fund public services post Covid-19, according to a report from the London School of Economics and Warwick University.
Calls have been made for the government to issue immediate help to more than one million people who have “fallen through the gaps of coronavirus support schemes”, according to a report by the...
Almost all of adult social care directors feel they require additional funding to help them cope with Covid-19, according to a survey from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Care.
Covid-19 has made the interdependence between social care and the NHS clear, and we need to move forward with that interdependence in mind, argues CIPFA's Dr Eleanor Roy.
Three councils in the North-West of England are to press on with the development of a community bank to help tackle financial inequality in the region, after the green light was given by the...
CIPFA has proposed a modification to its guidance for councils under budgetary pressure due to Covid-19, to give them the time and space to explore alternatives to freezing spending via section 114...
Cheshire West and Chester Council’s community-centred approach to planning and prioritising activity could offer a pathway to a ‘new normal’ for other local authorities, argues Natalie Abraham.
A number of local authorities in England are using data-mining tools to help identify vulnerable people in need of support, including those who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.