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26 Apr 13
The Local Government Association is set to launch a radical reform plan for councils that will outline new ways of allocating public funding and providing services, chair Sir Merrick Cockell has...
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24 Apr 13
Whitehall's financial leadership remains weak and fragmented when it should be playing a major role in central decision-making and performance management, according to the Institute for Government.
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15 Apr 13
Most businesses still do not want to hire former public sector workers, an attitude that has remained unchanged for the past two years, according to a survey published by Barclays today.
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10 Apr 13
The Public Accounts Committee has urged the Treasury to increase the use of Whole of Government Accounts in Whitehall to improve value for money.
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10 Apr 13
Three-quarters of local government leaders say funding cuts are the most important issue facing their areas, according to an Ipsos Mori poll published today.
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4 Apr 13
Disputes and personality clashes are inevitable in every workplace but can be turned to your advantage. Phil Anderson guides public sector staff through the labyrinth of office politics
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3 Apr 13
This month, local authorities face one of their trickiest balancing acts yet. They have to meet the twin challenges of government changes to council tax support and business rates, without losing out...
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2 Apr 13
Local audit contracts worth £25m a year are to be retendered in a bid to find further savings, the Audit Commission announced today.
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27 Mar 13
The auditor general has qualified the last accounts of Firebuy, the now-defunct organisation set up to improve procurement at the fire and rescue service.
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22 Mar 13
There has been an ‘awful lot’ of progress in putting finance at the heart of government decision-making, according to the man responsible.
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22 Mar 13
The head of the Social Market Foundation has challenged the chancellor’s claim that Annually Managed Expenditure is ‘out of control’ and warned that the proposed reforms will be ‘tricky’ to implement.
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20 Mar 13
Public sector employment has fallen for the thirteenth consecutive quarter to just over 5.7 million, the Office for National Statistics reported today.
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18 Mar 13
The National Fraud Initiative has uncovered £1bn in incorrect and dishonestly obtained payments in the UK since its establishment in 1996, the Audit Commission announced today.
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15 Mar 13
The first internal audit standards to apply across the whole of the public sector will help ensure transparency and accountability at a time of spending cuts, CIPFA has said.
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15 Mar 13
Public finance systems in Scotland have failed to keep pace with the shift to results-based services taking place across the nation, a report from CIPFA Scotland has argued.
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13 Mar 13
Auditors have criticised Scottish councils’ management of major capital projects after finding most schemes were late and cost ‘significantly’ more than first estimated.
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13 Mar 13
Revenue & Customs could collect £8bn more in taxes if the government invested £300m in the department.
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13 Mar 13
Design principles should be incorporated into public services to help make them more streamlined, relevant and useful, according to a report published today.
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13 Mar 13
Whitehall’s central procurement team has come under fire for the way it chose marketing and advertising agencies to work with over the next three years.
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12 Mar 13
The four ‘whole place’ Community Budget pilots in England show that integrated spending could lead to cheaper and better services, the National Audit Office said today.
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12 Mar 13
Hiring in the public sector has received a surprise boost after several depressed quarters, according to recruiters Manpower.
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6 Mar 13
Negotiating is a vital business skill for all public sector managers and increasingly so for finance professionals. But many end up acting as if they’re haggling over a used car. Matt Copeland advises
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4 Mar 13
Ministers today announced the creation of four evidence-gathering bodies to measure the effectiveness of government policies and improve the value for money of £200bn worth of public spending.
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26 Feb 13
The Department for Culture, Media...
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21 Feb 13
More than £70m is being wasted across Whitehall every year because civil servants cannot understand the complex financial spreadsheets and models prepared by their colleagues, it has been claimed.
26 Apr 13The Local Government Association is set to launch a radical reform plan for councils that will outline new ways of allocating public funding and providing services, chair Sir Merrick Cockell has...
24 Apr 13Whitehall's financial leadership remains weak and fragmented when it should be playing a major role in central decision-making and performance management, according to the Institute for Government.
10 Apr 13The Public Accounts Committee has urged the Treasury to increase the use of Whole of Government Accounts in Whitehall to improve value for money.
10 Apr 13Three-quarters of local government leaders say funding cuts are the most important issue facing their areas, according to an Ipsos Mori poll published today.
4 Apr 13Disputes and personality clashes are inevitable in every workplace but can be turned to your advantage. Phil Anderson guides public sector staff through the labyrinth of office politics
3 Apr 13This month, local authorities face one of their trickiest balancing acts yet. They have to meet the twin challenges of government changes to council tax support and business rates, without losing out...
22 Mar 13The head of the Social Market Foundation has challenged the chancellor’s claim that Annually Managed Expenditure is ‘out of control’ and warned that the proposed reforms will be ‘tricky’ to implement.
12 Mar 13The four ‘whole place’ Community Budget pilots in England show that integrated spending could lead to cheaper and better services, the National Audit Office said today.
6 Mar 13Negotiating is a vital business skill for all public sector managers and increasingly so for finance professionals. But many end up acting as if they’re haggling over a used car. Matt Copeland advises
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