Local authorities across Britain have shelled out at least £6.8m in three years on plane tickets, according to research released today by a campaign group.
Northamptonshire council and Public Health England have agreed that £8m will to be reinvested in public health services following a row over misspent grant, the local authority has confirmed....
Budget holders may be unable or even unwilling to accept they have financial reponsibilities. There are several ways to address this, says CIPFA’s Lisa Forster.
Wigan Council came out top not only in community engagement category at this year’s Public Finance Innovation Awards but also overall - scooping the Grand Prix prize. Vivienne Russell talks to...
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council spent 25% of its usable reserves last financial year as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire, figures out today have revealed.
Sustainable management of Scotland’s public finances is at the heart of a keenly awaited report setting out the economic case for Scottish independence following the Brexit vote.
With a public distrust of taxation and how it is used, ring-fencing tax for specific purposes could simplify it and solve the problem of some people being reluctant to pay it, says Common Vision’s...
Scottish councils have turned a corner in their revenue funding allocation from the Scottish Government, with a small increase reversing a trend of decline in recent years, analysis has revealed.
The government has spent at least £239m on 26 inquiries since 2005 but does not monitor their effectiveness, the official public spending watchdog has revealed today.
The Committee of Standards in Public Life has made a timely intervention in the outsourcing debate. Its recommendations should be implemented without delay, says John Tizard.
Public sector bodies should protect themselves against the potential of highly costly fraud attacks, says ‘white collar’ crime solicitor Rahman Ravelli.
Quangos will need to “rise from the ashes” to replace “whole swathes of EU regulation” following Brexit, the Public Accounts Committee chair has predicted to PF.
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.
The NHS and adult social care sector should work more closely together – and the latter should be funded in a similar way to the health service, local government figures have heard.
The Ministry of Defence could be more than £20bn short of the funding it needs for equipment between 2017-2027, the Public Accounts Committee warned today.
