Ralph Sangster, cabinet member for Resources and Performance at Hertfordshire County Council tells PF how the authority is coping with the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and what it...
With the social care crisis having been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, CIPFA's health and social care policy manager Dr Eleanor Roy outlines some essential requirements to help the...
Alfie Dallas, lead finance officer at Derry City and Strabane District Council, tells PF that communication was key to implementing his council’s decision to furlough 250 staff.
A public sector fund run by fund manager CCLA has reached £1bn for the first time since its launch in 2011, due to the financial uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
Covid-19 has exposed problems in health and care systems, and we need to re-think how we view efficiency in the NHS, argues the Health Foundation’s Anita Charlesworth.
The government’s rollout of the Infection Control Fund for care homes has been branded “confusing” and “unnecessarily bureaucratic” by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Care Services.
The House of Lords Select Committee on Public Services has launched an inquiry into the role of public services during the coronavirus pandemic – with a view to ensuring any positive outcomes are fed...
Local authorities could need an extra £6bn to cover the costs of coping with the coronavirus pandemic this financial year, according to analysis from the Local Government Association.
Liverpool’s combined authority has warned its funding gap could hit £250m as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and has written to the government calling for ‘fairer funding’.
The Scottish Government has called for greater clarity from the Treasury over coronavirus-related funding after last minute grant adjustments left it with £70m less than expected.
The proposed new border in the Irish Sea is “unlikely” to be fully operational by the 31 December deadline, according to a report from think-tank the Institute for Government.
Spelthorne Borough Council has received 90% of its March quarter rent due on its commercial assets, despite the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The consequences of Covid-19 are profound and local government finance is looking at an extremely daunting and difficult future. The sector should reach a settled position on the big issues so we can...
The government has announced it will quadruple the size of loans available through the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme from £50m to £200m.
Measures put in place by the government to help reduce the impact of the coronavirus pandemic have cost £124.3bn, according to the National Audit Office.
Local authorities have turned processes upside-down overnight, but staying true to key principles will keep them on track, argues corporate director of resources at the London Borough of Newham...
With coronavirus prompting big questions about the kind of health and care system we need, Rachel Willcox asks whether it will lead to a fundamental restructuring of our NHS and improve the...
Just as the 2008 crash unleashed the forces of political populism, speculation is now beginning about how the economic and social impact of Covid-19 will transform politics, writes Richard Vize.
The coronavirus outbreak, and the policy response to mitigate its consequences, will have ramifications for public finances that will far outlast the immediate public health crisis. Although the full...