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16 May 18
The collapse of Carillion at the start of this year was “almost inevitable” given the model of outsourced service delivery pursued by successive governments, MPs said today.
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16 May 18
The government’s £23bn low-carbon heating initiative has failed to meet objectives or provide value for money, a cross-party group of MPs said today.
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2 May 18
Whitehall must provide certainty for councils to stop changes to business rates costing them ‘considerable sums’, according to local government groups.
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25 Apr 18
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s has made “virtually no attempt” to re-order its priorities to implement Brexit, the public finance watchdog has warned today.
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25 Apr 18
Councils should be allowed to keep cash from business rates increases as well as existing grants, a group of MPs has demanded.
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23 Apr 18
A group of MPs has called on the government to explain its U-turn on a promise to compensate councils fully for losses over changes to business rates.
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20 Apr 18
The government must create a “robust plan” for future research funding, a group of MPs has said.
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12 Apr 18
The 147 English councils in the 100% business rates pilot will receive about £870m in extra funding this financial year, a think-tank has said today.
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3 Apr 18
Outsourcing needs more than a refresh and rebrand, argues John Tizard. A pause to collect some evidence is urgently required.
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28 Mar 18
A diverse group of public service experts attended a CIPFA round table discussion to consider how outsourcing can be made to work better. Vivienne Russell reports.
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26 Mar 18
Local and strategic authorities must take over from central government in developing industrial strategies for their areas, Localis has said today.
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23 Mar 18
The UK could be “punished” by the European Union if it tries to lower corporate tax to attract business after leaving the bloc, tax avoidance campaigner Dame Margaret Hodge has told PF...
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20 Mar 18
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has ordered an independent review after mistakes were made by his department when calculating business rates retention levels.
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19 Mar 18
A group of MPs has told the government to “get its act together” regarding the governance of public-private partnerships set up to boost local economies.
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19 Mar 18
Collapsed public services and construction contractor Carillion paid £6.4m to business advisers the day before it asked taxpayers for a £10m bailout.
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21 Feb 18
Unison has called for private finance initiative companies to pay a ‘windfall’ tax to help pay for the UK’s public services.
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6 Feb 18
Two senior Labour MPs have poured scorn on Carillion’s senior management team, accusing them of delusional behaviour and blaming everyone but themselves for the company’s failure.
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6 Feb 18
Local government leaders have warned a group of MPs increasing business rate retention levels will not benefit all councils equally.
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6 Feb 18
The UK and China have agreed deals worth more than £9.3bn following a three-day trade mission in China by British prime minister Theresa May.
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5 Feb 18
Councils are increasingly investing in commercial assets. Is this a sensible way to generate cash or a risky gamble?
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25 Jan 18
The Department for International Trade is looking at both ‘deal’ and ‘no deal’ scenarios in the eight workstreams it is handling around the UK’s planned departure from the EU.
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24 Jan 18
The UK must remain an international leader in the fight against tax dodging as it leaves the European Union next year, an all-parliamentary group heard yesterday.
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19 Jan 18
CIPFA has agreed the revocation of its little-used status as an audit qualifying body under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006.
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18 Jan 18
The revamped version of the private finance initiative – dubbed PF2 – has been little used and has few major differences from its predecessor, the National Audit Office has found.
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17 Jan 18
The government has moved to reassure public sector clients of Interserve that the firm will not follow rival Carillion into collapse.
16 May 18The collapse of Carillion at the start of this year was “almost inevitable” given the model of outsourced service delivery pursued by successive governments, MPs said today.
16 May 18The government’s £23bn low-carbon heating initiative has failed to meet objectives or provide value for money, a cross-party group of MPs said today.
2 May 18Whitehall must provide certainty for councils to stop changes to business rates costing them ‘considerable sums’, according to local government groups.
25 Apr 18The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s has made “virtually no attempt” to re-order its priorities to implement Brexit, the public finance watchdog has warned today.
25 Apr 18Councils should be allowed to keep cash from business rates increases as well as existing grants, a group of MPs has demanded.
23 Apr 18A group of MPs has called on the government to explain its U-turn on a promise to compensate councils fully for losses over changes to business rates.
20 Apr 18The government must create a “robust plan” for future research funding, a group of MPs has said.
3 Apr 18Outsourcing needs more than a refresh and rebrand, argues John Tizard. A pause to collect some evidence is urgently required.
28 Mar 18A diverse group of public service experts attended a CIPFA round table discussion to consider how outsourcing can be made to work better. Vivienne Russell reports.
26 Mar 18Local and strategic authorities must take over from central government in developing industrial strategies for their areas, Localis has said today.
20 Mar 18Local government secretary Sajid Javid has ordered an independent review after mistakes were made by his department when calculating business rates retention levels.
19 Mar 18A group of MPs has told the government to “get its act together” regarding the governance of public-private partnerships set up to boost local economies.
21 Feb 18Unison has called for private finance initiative companies to pay a ‘windfall’ tax to help pay for the UK’s public services.
6 Feb 18The UK and China have agreed deals worth more than £9.3bn following a three-day trade mission in China by British prime minister Theresa May.
5 Feb 18Councils are increasingly investing in commercial assets. Is this a sensible way to generate cash or a risky gamble?
25 Jan 18The Department for International Trade is looking at both ‘deal’ and ‘no deal’ scenarios in the eight workstreams it is handling around the UK’s planned departure from the EU.
24 Jan 18The UK must remain an international leader in the fight against tax dodging as it leaves the European Union next year, an all-parliamentary group heard yesterday.
19 Jan 18CIPFA has agreed the revocation of its little-used status as an audit qualifying body under the provisions of the Companies Act 2006.
18 Jan 18The revamped version of the private finance initiative – dubbed PF2 – has been little used and has few major differences from its predecessor, the National Audit Office has found.
17 Jan 18The government has moved to reassure public sector clients of Interserve that the firm will not follow rival Carillion into collapse.
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