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4 May 18
We will be updating this story through the day.Please see here for our pre-election coverage.
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25 Apr 18
Wigan Council scooped the Grand Prix at this year’s Public Finance Innovation Awards for their community-focused scheme, The Deal.
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23 Apr 18
A health service membership body and union are locked in a row over controversial NHS subsidiaries.
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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.
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17 Apr 18
Northamptonshire County Council has agreed the sale and leaseback of its headquarters to asset managers Canada Life Investments.
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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.
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13 Apr 18
Troubled Northamptonshire County Council has appointed a new leader.
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9 Apr 18
Two Suffolk district councils have halted plans to merge after the county council commissioned a review into a possible unitary authority.
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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...
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3 Apr 18
The governance, accountability and financial management of academy trusts running schools in England “fall short”, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
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29 Mar 18
Northamptonshire County Council will continue to make most of its own decisions, a letter from the local government secretary has revealed.
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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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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
Finance professionals are being asked for their views on a new means of scrutinising place-based public services, says Ed Hammond
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15 Mar 18
District councils in Buckinghamshire have responded angrily to government plans to abolish them.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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28 Feb 18
A recent report suggested introducing a system of local public accounts committees? But how will they secure compliance, asks David Walker.
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28 Feb 18
Stricken Northamptonshire County Council is planning to impose further budgets cuts and has been told that its adult care service is close to being unsafe.
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28 Feb 18
A radical reorganisation of councils in Dorset is set to go ahead but with one dissident authority considering taking legal advice.
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9 Feb 18
The High Court has ruled that the controversial Haringey Council redevelopment scheme is not in breach of the Localism Act.
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7 Feb 18
A review of unprocessed correspondence may cost NHS England up to £2.4m, a National Audit Office report has revealed.
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6 Feb 18
Councils and NHS trusts need to start grappling with their responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act and ensure transparency and integrity in their supply chains, says Debbie Wood.
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1 Feb 18
Councils are having to be bold and brave in how they deliver services. The new prudential code addresses the cumulative risk inherent in this, says CIPFA's Jo Pitt.
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.
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.
19 Mar 18Finance professionals are being asked for their views on a new means of scrutinising place-based public services, says Ed Hammond
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.
28 Feb 18A recent report suggested introducing a system of local public accounts committees? But how will they secure compliance, asks David Walker.
28 Feb 18A radical reorganisation of councils in Dorset is set to go ahead but with one dissident authority considering taking legal advice.
9 Feb 18The High Court has ruled that the controversial Haringey Council redevelopment scheme is not in breach of the Localism Act.
7 Feb 18A review of unprocessed correspondence may cost NHS England up to £2.4m, a National Audit Office report has revealed.
6 Feb 18Councils and NHS trusts need to start grappling with their responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act and ensure transparency and integrity in their supply chains, says Debbie Wood.
1 Feb 18Councils are having to be bold and brave in how they deliver services. The new prudential code addresses the cumulative risk inherent in this, says CIPFA's Jo Pitt.
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