Councils should take advantage of the benefits charities can bring, the chief executive of Wigan Council Donna Hall says, in response to the PF article Public Sector commissioners ‘driving out...
Liverpool City Council plans to set up a new housing company to build new homes, create jobs and manage demand for public services, says mayor Joe Anderson
A likely delay in 100% business rate retention has left councils facing a financial cliff edge in 2019-20, the Local Government Association has warned.
More than 1 million council workers could be in line for 2% pay increases in each of the next two years, following an offer set out by employers today.
Facts and figures from the December 2017 edition of Public Finance magazine highlighting findings from the second CIPFA-Institute for Government Performance Tracker report
The audit fees paid by most local authorities will be cut by almost a quarter for the 2018-19 financial year if proposals put forward by Public Sector Audit Appointments are approved.
Councils are looking at going beyond shared services to merging to form new authorities. What does this mean for finance and democratic accountability?
The way funding for local authorities in England is assessed could be simpler, fairer and more transparent, according to communities and local government committee-commissioned research.
A cross-party parliamentary group has been set up to lobby for progress on the Northern Powerhouse agenda, which was championed by George Osborne when he was chancellor.
Regulatory changes mean councils will need to look at potential gains and losses more prudently, and may mean higher reserves are needed, says CIPFA's Alison Scott.
The transport provider FirstGroup has announced plans to consolidate its pension scheme assets within the Local Government Pension Scheme, in the first move of its kind by a private sector employer.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation economist Dave Innes has marked Greg Clark’s homework and asks if the industrial strategy will create better, higher-paying jobs in every part of the UK.
