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.
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...
The governance, accountability and financial management of academy trusts running schools in England “fall short”, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Toby Young’s brief tenure on the board of the Office for Students should prompt the education secretary to reflect while choosing a replacement, argues the Institute for Government’s Daniel Thornton.
Carillion’s collapse shows public sector outsourcing is risky and limited. It’s time for a rethink and greater scrutiny and transparency, argue John Tizard and David Walker.