The government must improve the way it collates information on the health of people who live in rural areas, according to the Local Government Association and Public Health England.
As the government prepares to trigger Article 50, CIPFA is bringing together leading experts and practitioners to debate the future implications for public services.
London’s local government leaders have signed a memorandum of understanding with Whitehall that outlines a road map for further devolution to the city.
There were no big surprises in this Budget and little sense of any solutions to intractable policy problems. The chancellor should beware of trying to micromanage from the centre
The Treasury is to hand over £2bn to fund adult social services in England over the next three years – with £1bn of that being available in the next financial year.
Local authorities are to share a £300m pot for discretionary business rate reliefs to help firms facing higher bills due to next month’s revaluation of the levy, chancellor Philip Hammond...
Combined authorities should be given greater power over spending on services to create a more equal UK economy through ‘social contracts’, according to the final report of the Inclusive...
A small number of local authorities are to blame for half of all delayed discharges in the NHS, chancellor Philip Hammond said as he indicated this week’s Budget could provide targeted cash to tackle...
April’s business rate revaluation will see £400m transferred from London councils to authorities in the North, according to an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
CIPFA has called for public bodies to be exempt from insurance premium tax (IPT) in order to cushion the blow of a change in the discount rate applied to personal injury payments.
Public Sector Audit Appointments has filled a gap left by the Audit Commission, allowing councils to opt in to a national scheme for selecting auditors. It’s proving very popular. Could it go...
Public sector finances will be hit by a dramatic upcoming change to the discount rate applied to personal injury payments, a leading insurer has warned.
The government’s housing white paper marks a policy shift from home ownership to renting and a rehabilitation for housing associations. Yet how much has really changed?
There is not enough evidence to support the expansion of multi-academy trusts as part of the government’s aim for all schools to become academies, the education select committee has concluded.
Education spending by Scottish local authorities increased by 2.7% in real terms last year in spite of persistent teacher shortages and claims of under-resourcing, according to official annual...
