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19 Feb 19
The UK government is to give a £47m package of support to developing countries to boost their tax systems.
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5 Feb 19
The government’s “inconsistent” spending of its aid budget is undermining efforts to tackle extreme poverty, a campaign group has warned.
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20 Nov 17
The Paradise Papers leak has shone more light on secret companies used by the wealthy to avoid tax and launder corrupt wealth, says Steve Goodrich of Transparency International.
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30 Oct 17
The Cabinet Office has released £100bn of grant data for the first time – but the information still lacks necessary detail, the head of data and transparency at the Institute for...
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16 Jun 17
Ministers and civil servants will no longer have access to national statistics 24 hours ahead of official publication, it has been announced.
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6 Apr 17
Campaigners have called for greater transparency in British aid spending being channelled through an increasingly broad range of government departments.
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20 Mar 17
UK aid is to fund training courses in financial management, governance and cost effectiveness to smaller British organisations managing humanitarian projects around the world.
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17 Oct 16
The government has reported significant progress towards meeting transparency targets laid out in its open government action plan, according to an examination of progress.
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19 Sep 16
The G20 did not make strong enough commitments towards rebuilding public trust and integrity in government and public sector institutions, IFAC chief executive Fayez Choudhury has told PF.Read more...
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8 Mar 16
Former Labour minister Lord Mandelson has said the global corporate tax system will continue to be deemed inadequate until it is aligned with what the public considers fair.
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7 Mar 16
English local government has a “predictable and supportive” institutional framework that means the sector is transparent and stable, according to an analysis by the credit ratings agency...
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19 Nov 15
Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier has called on the government to “up its game” on transparency and produce more accessible information from across government to improve clarity...
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30 Sep 15
David Halpern says the Behavioural Insight Team has encouraged Whitehall to be more experimental
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3 Jul 15
As the government prepares to devolve more powers to local areas, leaders and decision-makers in public services must ensure that accountability is as local as the delivery
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2 Jul 15
Open-book accounting data is currently only available in a third of government contracts, a National Audit Office survey has revealed.
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11 Jun 15
Lazy and inaccurate use of the terminology around commissioning and outsourcing undermines efforts to have a mature dialogue with the public on service reform. This needs to change.
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20 May 15
Chris Naylor has moved from suburban Barnet, and the London borough’s controversial outsourcing of public services, to be chief executive at working class Barking & Dagenham, where he sees...
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25 Mar 15
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has set out plans to increase the transparency of government outsourcing contracts by introducing a presumption in favour of disclosing information, including...
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16 Mar 15
More than two-thirds of people think information about public sector outsourcing deals should be made more accessible and transparent, according to a survey.
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7 Jan 15
Large charities have been criticised for failing to be transparent about the amount of public money they receive.
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8 May 14
The regulator is getting tough with charities in England and Wales that file their accounts late. John Maddocks looks at the importance of transparency and new best practice for trustees due this...
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4 Oct 13
There are stirrings of a new mood in Parliament – now MPs need to square up to the executive on tax and spend
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25 Sep 13
Some councils appear to be taking advantage of what they see as a loophole in the legislation regarding the Housing Revenue Account. But such attempts are not only morally wrong, they are legally...
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9 Sep 13
The PASC has called for a new parliamentary commission on the future of the civil service. But a fresh inquiry will only be justified if it focuses on the nuts and bolts of how to make Whitehall...
19 Feb 19The UK government is to give a £47m package of support to developing countries to boost their tax systems.
5 Feb 19The government’s “inconsistent” spending of its aid budget is undermining efforts to tackle extreme poverty, a campaign group has warned.
20 Nov 17The Paradise Papers leak has shone more light on secret companies used by the wealthy to avoid tax and launder corrupt wealth, says Steve Goodrich of Transparency International.
30 Oct 17The Cabinet Office has released £100bn of grant data for the first time – but the information still lacks necessary detail, the head of data and transparency at the Institute for...
16 Jun 17Ministers and civil servants will no longer have access to national statistics 24 hours ahead of official publication, it has been announced.
20 Mar 17UK aid is to fund training courses in financial management, governance and cost effectiveness to smaller British organisations managing humanitarian projects around the world.
17 Oct 16The government has reported significant progress towards meeting transparency targets laid out in its open government action plan, according to an examination of progress.
19 Sep 16The G20 did not make strong enough commitments towards rebuilding public trust and integrity in government and public sector institutions, IFAC chief executive Fayez Choudhury has told PF.Read more...
8 Mar 16Former Labour minister Lord Mandelson has said the global corporate tax system will continue to be deemed inadequate until it is aligned with what the public considers fair.
7 Mar 16English local government has a “predictable and supportive” institutional framework that means the sector is transparent and stable, according to an analysis by the credit ratings agency...
19 Nov 15Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier has called on the government to “up its game” on transparency and produce more accessible information from across government to improve clarity...
30 Sep 15David Halpern says the Behavioural Insight Team has encouraged Whitehall to be more experimental
3 Jul 15As the government prepares to devolve more powers to local areas, leaders and decision-makers in public services must ensure that accountability is as local as the delivery
11 Jun 15Lazy and inaccurate use of the terminology around commissioning and outsourcing undermines efforts to have a mature dialogue with the public on service reform. This needs to change.
20 May 15Chris Naylor has moved from suburban Barnet, and the London borough’s controversial outsourcing of public services, to be chief executive at working class Barking & Dagenham, where he sees...
25 Mar 15Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has set out plans to increase the transparency of government outsourcing contracts by introducing a presumption in favour of disclosing information, including...
16 Mar 15More than two-thirds of people think information about public sector outsourcing deals should be made more accessible and transparent, according to a survey.
7 Jan 15Large charities have been criticised for failing to be transparent about the amount of public money they receive.
8 May 14The regulator is getting tough with charities in England and Wales that file their accounts late. John Maddocks looks at the importance of transparency and new best practice for trustees due this...
4 Oct 13There are stirrings of a new mood in Parliament – now MPs need to square up to the executive on tax and spend
25 Sep 13Some councils appear to be taking advantage of what they see as a loophole in the legislation regarding the Housing Revenue Account. But such attempts are not only morally wrong, they are legally...
9 Sep 13The PASC has called for a new parliamentary commission on the future of the civil service. But a fresh inquiry will only be justified if it focuses on the nuts and bolts of how to make Whitehall...
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