The finance leader of Scotland’s biggest council has called for a pay freeze across the public sector to meet tightening spending targets and avoid widespread job cuts
Local authorities could recover a substantial amount of the almost £1bn they invested in Iceland’s failed banks, CIPFA’s Local Authority Accounting Panel has revealed
A city council believes it can save millions of pounds for local authorities by developing what it sees as a ground-breaking approach to shared council purchases
Council leaders and the Scottish Government have been accused of denying the public and MSPs vital information on the progress of a policy concordat by holding talks in secret
Adrian Pulham, CIPFA’s education and training director, has urged managers across the public services to nominate high-potential finance staff for the Future Leaders competition
Proposals to set up a councils’ mutual fund that could be used to invest in capital projects are set to be presented at the Local Government Association conference in June
Councillors at the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham have agreed to accept a recommendation from an independent remuneration panel for a freeze in their allowances
A significant proportion of local authority pension scheme investments do not meet ‘socially responsible’ risk management standards, an audit has revealed
The Scottish Government’s flagship plans to replace the Private Finance Initiative have suffered a setback following a decision by council leaders to look at ways of bypassing the scheme
Councils and teachers have dismissed claims by the Conservatives that some local authority areas in England are failing to enter pupils for separate science GCSEs
Former communities and local government secretary Hazel Blears has been praised for her commitment to community politics and public participation in decision-making
English councils should do more to track down the owners of empty homes as a first step towards bringing extra housing into use, the government has said
The forthcoming green paper on social care in England presents a chance to radically rethink the whole system, according to Phil Hope, the minister responsible
More people are using internet library services, according to the annual public library survey carried out by CIPFA for the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
