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7 Aug 19
Auditors have warned that the financial sustainability of NHS Lothian remains a “significant risk”, with a budget gap of £26m this year expected to spiral beyond £80m by 2021-22.
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4 Jul 19
Pivotal choices loom on local government funding but if we don’t address what we expect from our councils we risk a system that fails to meet needs, says the IFS’ David Phillips.
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4 Jul 19
Northamptonshire County Council has reported a budget underspend - as the prime minister tells MPs she will seek to reorganise the local authority “as soon as practical”.
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2 Jul 19
Ileana Steccolini, who is speaking at the CIPFA conference on 10 July, looks at whether organisational capacities make a difference to local government financial resilience.
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28 Jun 19
CIPFA’s Financial Management code will be reworked into a “leaner” document that retains key standards of good financial management.
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20 Jun 19
Scottish councils have defended their use of funds set aside for emergencies to pay for essential services after new figures showed general fund reserves would dip below £1bn next year.
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14 Jun 19
Financial performance among health providers has “improved significantly” but the sector is still too reliant on one-off efficiency savings, according to the latest data.
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6 Jun 19
Councils are concerned that a National Audit Office investigation into commercial property investment will criticise them, public finance experts have told PF.
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30 May 19
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea made a series of multi-million pound property deals while cutting costs on Grenfell Tower’s refurbishments, research has found.
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29 May 19
The BBC has named 11 English councils at risk of exhausting their reserves entirely by 2024 if they continue to raid them at current rates.
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29 May 19
Public sector deficits were highest in devolved regions in the financial year ending in 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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17 Apr 19
In dealing with the increased risks that accompany declining budgets, escalating demand and political uncertainty, public sector organisations across the UK have proven to be incredibly adaptable and...
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2 Apr 19
Public finance professionals have a vital role to play in building trust and resilience, the Scottish Government public finance minister has told CIPFA members.
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29 Mar 19
Northamptonshire County Council’s finances “remain fragile” due to a lack of robust reserves and require savings of £40m, its finance commissioner Brian Roberts has told PF.
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20 Mar 19
CIPFA is seeking views on guidance to steer local authorities through the “increasingly complex issues of public finance”.
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18 Mar 19
Handing public contracts to Interserve despite profit warnings was the “height of irresponsibility”, a union has said.
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22 Feb 19
Councillors have approved Northamptonshire County Council’s 4.99% council tax rise, the local authority has announced.
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18 Feb 19
A wide-reaching parliamentary inquiry is likely to be launched into local government finances, the chair of the housing, communities and local government select committee Clive Betts has revealed to...
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15 Feb 19
Spelthorne Borough Council will drop its controversial commercial property investment strategy to focus on housebuilding.
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8 Feb 19
Analysis of the Scottish draft budget has brought fresh questions over the role of tax policy in public spending north of the border.
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28 Jan 19
With the date for the UK’s departure from the EU approaching local authorities are drawing up contingency plans. But do they have the cash to fund them? Dominic Brady investigates.
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18 Jan 19
Growing waiting lists and budget deficits do not “paint a picture that is sustainable” for NHS finances, the National Audit Office has warned.
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15 Jan 19
The government must improve its oversight of governance in local authorities as they struggle with increased financial and demand pressure, England’s spending watchdog has urged.
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18 Dec 18
NHS commissioning needs a prolonged period of organisational stability after almost three decades of change, according to the UK’s spending watchdog.
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30 Nov 18
Northamptonshire County Council will be on a “more sustainable financial footing” after using capital receipts to balance its budget this year, the government has said.
7 Aug 19Auditors have warned that the financial sustainability of NHS Lothian remains a “significant risk”, with a budget gap of £26m this year expected to spiral beyond £80m by 2021-22.
4 Jul 19Pivotal choices loom on local government funding but if we don’t address what we expect from our councils we risk a system that fails to meet needs, says the IFS’ David Phillips.
4 Jul 19Northamptonshire County Council has reported a budget underspend - as the prime minister tells MPs she will seek to reorganise the local authority “as soon as practical”.
2 Jul 19Ileana Steccolini, who is speaking at the CIPFA conference on 10 July, looks at whether organisational capacities make a difference to local government financial resilience.
28 Jun 19CIPFA’s Financial Management code will be reworked into a “leaner” document that retains key standards of good financial management.
20 Jun 19Scottish councils have defended their use of funds set aside for emergencies to pay for essential services after new figures showed general fund reserves would dip below £1bn next year.
14 Jun 19Financial performance among health providers has “improved significantly” but the sector is still too reliant on one-off efficiency savings, according to the latest data.
6 Jun 19Councils are concerned that a National Audit Office investigation into commercial property investment will criticise them, public finance experts have told PF.
30 May 19The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea made a series of multi-million pound property deals while cutting costs on Grenfell Tower’s refurbishments, research has found.
2 Apr 19Public finance professionals have a vital role to play in building trust and resilience, the Scottish Government public finance minister has told CIPFA members.
29 Mar 19Northamptonshire County Council’s finances “remain fragile” due to a lack of robust reserves and require savings of £40m, its finance commissioner Brian Roberts has told PF.
20 Mar 19CIPFA is seeking views on guidance to steer local authorities through the “increasingly complex issues of public finance”.
18 Mar 19Handing public contracts to Interserve despite profit warnings was the “height of irresponsibility”, a union has said.
18 Feb 19A wide-reaching parliamentary inquiry is likely to be launched into local government finances, the chair of the housing, communities and local government select committee Clive Betts has revealed to...
15 Feb 19Spelthorne Borough Council will drop its controversial commercial property investment strategy to focus on housebuilding.
8 Feb 19Analysis of the Scottish draft budget has brought fresh questions over the role of tax policy in public spending north of the border.
28 Jan 19With the date for the UK’s departure from the EU approaching local authorities are drawing up contingency plans. But do they have the cash to fund them? Dominic Brady investigates.
15 Jan 19The government must improve its oversight of governance in local authorities as they struggle with increased financial and demand pressure, England’s spending watchdog has urged.
30 Nov 18Northamptonshire County Council will be on a “more sustainable financial footing” after using capital receipts to balance its budget this year, the government has said.
