The new government has already announced £6bn worth of cuts and more are on the way. In the run-up to this month's emergency Budget, Public Finance held a round table to assess the risks ahead. David...
CIPFA's new president brings experience of both health and local government to the role, as well as a strong public sector ethos. She explains her goals to PF editor Mike Thatcher
Spending cuts to the Department for Communities and Local Government are only the first step on a very long journey, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Ministers’ promises to prioritise cash for new social homes amid broader cuts in communities spending has been questioned by experts and dismissed by the Opposition as ‘false’.
Peter Housden, the outgoing permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government, has been appointed Scotland’s top civil servant.
Councils and the Audit Commission are holding ‘constructive talks’ to set up a peer review system to replace the Comprehensive Area Assessment inspection regime, Public Finance can reveal
The formula which allocates public funding per head to people in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should be extended to regions in the north of England, according to a think-tank
Peter Housden, the senior civil servant at the heart of the row over local government reorganisation, has been appointed to the top job at the Scottish Executive
Comprehensive Area Assessments for local government will be scrapped according to the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition’s programme for government, published today
Local government finance directors will play an increasingly important role in the harsh financial times ahead – but they will need different skills, argues Rob Whiteman
The new coalition government this week pushed forward with its ‘Big Society’ approach to reforming public services, but critics claim the ideas are a smokescreen for cuts
The Department for Communities and Local Government has a political powerhouse as its new chief, but can he usher in a new era of autonomy for councils, asks David Williams
A High Court ruling that has given a grandmother the right to be paid the same amount as a foster carer for looking after her 15-year-old granddaughter could have wide-ranging implications for carers...
It is not surprising the electoral system has been a big issue this week, but few would have guessed reforms would have to incorporate the polling stations themselves. David Williams reports on a bad...
