So farewell then Audit Commission and hello amateur bean counters. David Walker takes a look at the coalition's plans for 'super audit' - and wonders if they're outside most people's comfort zone
Is local government minister Bob Neill friend or foe? In an interview with Lucy Phillips, this amiable veteran of the sector robustly defends town hall cuts but pledges to improve relations with...
Scottish local authorities should be given a discretionary power to raise supplementary taxes, according to proposals for local taxation reform drawn up by leading revenue and valuation officials
The proposed General Power of Competence for councils will not on its own be enough to enable them to find innovative ways of saving money, a government advisor has told Public Finance
Concern is mounting that the Treasury is preparing for a series of 'quick win' reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme, expected to come into effect as soon as April next year
Is the abolition of the Audit Commission a welcome end to top-down, tick-box regulation or a false economy that will hold back scrutiny and research? Jaimie Kaffash reports
The Local Government Association could be put in charge of all funding for improving council services under proposals announced by local government minister Bob Neill.
The government is ‘very receptive’ to the idea of introducing ‘foundation councils’ that have greater financial freedoms and are exempt from regulatory burdens, a leading Conservative councillor has...
London Mayor Boris Johnson today pledged £4m of funding for sports projects that help tackle crime, unemployment and other social problems in the capital
The gender gap is closing in the public sector far quicker than in the private sector but the government's spending cuts could slow this down, according to the author of a report out today
The decision to scrap the Audit Commission was a 'logical' step in the coalition's agenda and should not have come as a shock to anyone, local government minister Bob Neill has told Public Finance
Environmentalists have accused the government of ‘not getting’ sustainable development after it announced the abolition of three local green initiatives.
Councils should divert some of the funds they use for pension fund deficits into supporting vulnerable frontline services, the New Local Government Network has said today
