Councils should make their accounts more understandable and accessible by reducing ‘clutter’ and using summary financial statements to communicate with councillors and residents, according to the...
The 710,000 public sector job losses now expected by 2017 will hit the devolved nations and the Northeast hardest, the Trades Union Congress said today.
The government’s approach to providing and funding public services is ‘not appropriate for the modern day’, the Local Government Association said today.
Public sector fraud is on the increase globally, with organisations particularly at risk from their own employees and suppliers, according to research published today by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The government has not done enough to address concerns that the Private Finance Initiative is being used to keep the cost of major infrastructure projects off its balance sheet, the Commons’ Treasury...
Almost two-thirds of public sector organisations nationwide expect to experience some disruption as a result of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a survey published by BT...
Council funding reform will be a ‘wasted opportunity’ if ministers continue to exert control over business rates, local authorities in London warned today.
Plans to allow councils to retain a share of their business rates could disadvantage areas where service need suddenly increases, according to a group of 46 municipal local authorities.
One million housing association tenants currently excluded from the right to buy scheme should be given the opportunity to purchase their own home, according to a report published by the Institute...
Planned changes to the tax and benefit system will hit the incomes of families with children hardest and increase child poverty, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Two of the trade unions that suspended the agreement with government over changes to the local government pension scheme have announced that the reform deal is back on.
Fourteen areas have been selected to run Community Budget pilots – ten more than originally planned, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announced today.
The government has reached agreement with most trade unions on the main points of public sector pension reform, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has confirmed.
The first ever Whole of Government Accounts are a ‘big step forward’ for public sector financial management despite being qualified by the National Audit Office last month, according to the Treasury’...
The Scottish Government plans to offload at least a quarter of its property over the next four years, and has hinted strongly that it wants councils and health authorities to follow suit.
