-
29 Jun 18
Penny Mordaunt has pledged to help Commonwealth veterans living in poverty through the British aid budget, in a speech at a think-tank yesterday.
-
27 Jun 18
MPs have slammed the government for its slowness in responding to a call for more transparent public spending and its apparent lack of commitment to scrutiny.
-
21 Jun 18
The decommissioning of the Sellafield nuclear site is likely to cost £913m more than expected, the public spending watchdog has said.
-
7 Jun 18
The NHS has wasted nearly £2.4m reviewing the handling of misdirected clinical correspondence, a group of MPs has found.
-
23 May 18
Public sector net borrowing has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to the Office for National Statistics.
-
21 May 18
Civil servants have a strong commitment to their work but are often blamed for the government’s inadequancy and morale amongst them is low, says professor Andrew Kakabadse from Henley Business School...
-
11 May 18
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.
-
4 May 18
We will be updating this story through the day.Please see here for our pre-election coverage.
-
25 Apr 18
Wigan Council scooped the Grand Prix at this year’s Public Finance Innovation Awards for their community-focused scheme, The Deal.
-
23 Apr 18
A health service membership body and union are locked in a row over controversial NHS subsidiaries.
-
17 Apr 18
Charities can no longer expect the public to give them the benefit of the doubt, new Charity Commission chair Baroness Stowell warned in her first major speech in the role.
-
17 Apr 18
Northamptonshire County Council has agreed the sale and leaseback of its headquarters to asset managers Canada Life Investments.
-
16 Apr 18
Contingency plans have been put in place to deal with the potential failure of the Scottish Government to deliver key welfare powers under devolution.
-
13 Apr 18
Troubled Northamptonshire County Council has appointed a new leader.
-
9 Apr 18
Two Suffolk district councils have halted plans to merge after the county council commissioned a review into a possible unitary authority.
-
4 Apr 18
With Sajid Javid paving the way for a small number of local authority restructures, the debate on council mergers has arisen once more. Solace’s Piali Das Gupta here gives a few...
-
3 Apr 18
The governance, accountability and financial management of academy trusts running schools in England “fall short”, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
-
29 Mar 18
Northamptonshire County Council will continue to make most of its own decisions, a letter from the local government secretary has revealed.
-
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.
-
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.
-
19 Mar 18
Finance professionals are being asked for their views on a new means of scrutinising place-based public services, says Ed Hammond
-
15 Mar 18
District councils in Buckinghamshire have responded angrily to government plans to abolish them.
-
15 Mar 18
Northamptonshire County Council should get a “new start” by being split into two separate councils following financial mismanagement, a government-commissioned inspection has said today.
-
13 Mar 18
What factors are responsible for the lack of affordable new homes? And does government intervention in the market help – or just push up prices more? asks Richard Disney.
-
13 Mar 18
Poverty has doubled among private tenants within a decade – a big factor in rising homelessness. What is to be done? asks Brian Robson.
29 Jun 18Penny Mordaunt has pledged to help Commonwealth veterans living in poverty through the British aid budget, in a speech at a think-tank yesterday.
27 Jun 18MPs have slammed the government for its slowness in responding to a call for more transparent public spending and its apparent lack of commitment to scrutiny.
21 Jun 18The decommissioning of the Sellafield nuclear site is likely to cost £913m more than expected, the public spending watchdog has said.
7 Jun 18The NHS has wasted nearly £2.4m reviewing the handling of misdirected clinical correspondence, a group of MPs has found.
23 May 18Public sector net borrowing has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to the Office for National Statistics.
21 May 18Civil servants have a strong commitment to their work but are often blamed for the government’s inadequancy and morale amongst them is low, says professor Andrew Kakabadse from Henley Business School...
11 May 18The 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.
4 May 18We will be updating this story through the day.Please see here for our pre-election coverage.
25 Apr 18Wigan Council scooped the Grand Prix at this year’s Public Finance Innovation Awards for their community-focused scheme, The Deal.
23 Apr 18A health service membership body and union are locked in a row over controversial NHS subsidiaries.
17 Apr 18Charities can no longer expect the public to give them the benefit of the doubt, new Charity Commission chair Baroness Stowell warned in her first major speech in the role.
17 Apr 18Northamptonshire County Council has agreed the sale and leaseback of its headquarters to asset managers Canada Life Investments.
16 Apr 18Contingency plans have been put in place to deal with the potential failure of the Scottish Government to deliver key welfare powers under devolution.
13 Apr 18Troubled Northamptonshire County Council has appointed a new leader.
9 Apr 18Two Suffolk district councils have halted plans to merge after the county council commissioned a review into a possible unitary authority.
4 Apr 18With Sajid Javid paving the way for a small number of local authority restructures, the debate on council mergers has arisen once more. Solace’s Piali Das Gupta here gives a few...
3 Apr 18The governance, accountability and financial management of academy trusts running schools in England “fall short”, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
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.
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.
15 Mar 18District councils in Buckinghamshire have responded angrily to government plans to abolish them.
13 Mar 18What factors are responsible for the lack of affordable new homes? And does government intervention in the market help – or just push up prices more? asks Richard Disney.
13 Mar 18Poverty has doubled among private tenants within a decade – a big factor in rising homelessness. What is to be done? asks Brian Robson.
11 Jul 18 to 12 Jul 18
25 Apr 18
