Proposed health and social care integration in the Health and Care Bill will not improve people’s lives unless structural issues including underfunding are addressed, according to a...
Councils need to stop waiting for rules from central government and start working innovatively to transform their services and adapt to the future, a Public Finance Live 2021 panel heard.
More auditor interventions through statutory recommendations and public interest reports to local authorities are likely to occur in coming years, an audit expert has warned.
The government is set to reduce the amount of funding pots allocated to councils through competitive bidding, communities secretary Robert Jenrick has promised.
Local authority net zero objectives are being hampered by a lack of funding, relevant skills and supportive government framework, delegates to the opening session of Public Finance Live 2021 heard...
The government’s Health and Care Bill will give more power for the health secretary to intervene in the running of health services in England and less local oversight, according...
Fundamental reform of UK local authority finances is likely to be delayed further by up to two years, to assess Covid-19’s impact on local taxation, according to CIPFA chief executive Rob...
Brighton and Hove City Council has deferred a £1.2m loan payment from Brighton i360, a 530ft viewing tower, to help with its cash flow – over fears the attraction’s failure would cost more in the...
The Municipal Bonds Agency – aimed at providing cheap borrowing to local authorities – faces doubts over its future after racking up pre-tax losses of £650,000 last year.
Government departments lack urgency in their efforts to measure fraud and error relating to Covid-19 spending, according to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee.
The government has proposed a three-year valuation period for business rates, alongside changes to the appeals process, in a bid to make the system more effective.
Peterborough City Council’s external auditors have raised serious concerns about the financial situation of the authority, which has become reliant on additional government support.
Mounting costs relating to a block of flats with dangerous cladding could lead to a local authority lending millions to a council-owned company – money it admits might not be fully paid back
The government has rejected a proposal by the government actuary that would have allowed greater flexibility in public pension funds’ response to rising costs.
The Government Actuary’s Department has proposed new measures to allow greater flexibility over action taken due to rises or falls in public pension fund costs.
