The next government must seize the opportunity to devolve financial powers to city regions in England, the Commons’ local government select committee has recommended.
CIPFA’s new president is said to be ‘fearless, but never reckless’, despite his enthusiasm for sports cars and speedboats. Mike Owen tells PF about his goals for the year ahead and...
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman has called on ministers to preserve current governance standards in local government rather than allow them to be eroded further
CIPFA has reiterated its opposition to a government proposal to ditch the independent protection against dismissal offered to council Section 151 officers, warning that it could undermine the post’s...
‘Freedom’ from council control does not mean an abdication of responsibility. Academies and free schools need to improve their approaches to both governance and financial probity
CIPFA’s chief executive continues his ‘listen and learn’ process by examining the current issues affecting accountability, the health and social care overlap and new ways to look at...
Public services in Northern Ireland are not subject to the burning platform of fiscal meltdown currently being experienced by English local government. But leaders in the province are taking this as...
The Public Accounts Committee wants the Treasury to increase the use of Whole of Government Accounts in Whitehall. How might this inform June’s Spending Review?