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23 Jul 19
The government’s prevention green paper has been branded a “missed opportunity” by local government and health bodies.
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22 Jul 19
Reviews of outsourced public service contracts - as proposed by Labour - should involve a range of stakeholders, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
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19 Jul 19
The government must seek to broaden public spending allocations and undo “systemic bias” against rural Britain, according to a new coalition being launched in parliament today.
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15 Jul 19
The next prime minister has just 100 days to “save” local government, a think-tank has warned.
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15 Jul 19
Local authorities and NHS trusts have been handed responsibilities to tackle serious violence under new legislation announced by the home secretary.
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11 Jul 19
Public sector bodies should involve communities more in their decisions to commission services, a think-tank has said.
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11 Jul 19
Public sector bodies must band together to tackle climate change as it is them who will pay the price for the effects of a climate disaster, delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference have been told.
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11 Jul 19
A change of culture is necessary to tackle public sector fraud and corruption, counter fraud experts have urged.
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10 Jul 19
Communities secretary James Brokenshire announced the government is to examine local authority financial reporting and auditing, as he gave a ministerial address at CIPFA’s annual conference today.
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9 Jul 19
District councils are juggling a host of financial challenges as they face greater spending commitments at a time when funding is falling and when many of the challenges on the horizon are ‘unknowns’.
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9 Jul 19
Comptroller and auditor general Gareth Davies has praised local authorities for their management of finances and funding amid the period of austerity.
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8 Jul 19
London councils have demanded the fair funding and the Spending Review are delayed until “unprecedented political turbulence” settles.
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8 Jul 19
A self-proclaimed ‘person who gets things done’, Carolyn Williamson talks to Emily Twinch about the key themes of her upcoming CIPFA presidency.
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5 Jul 19
The fairer funding formula and Spending Review will allow us to build a stronger, sustainable future for local government, says communities secretary James Brokenshire.
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5 Jul 19
Accountability in England’s 38 Local Enterprise Partnerships is “a long way off”, MPs have warned.
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4 Jul 19
Pivotal choices loom on local government funding but if we don’t address what we expect from our councils we risk a system that fails to meet needs, says the IFS’ David Phillips.
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4 Jul 19
Northamptonshire County Council has reported a budget underspend - as the prime minister tells MPs she will seek to reorganise the local authority “as soon as practical”.
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4 Jul 19
There was a time when local markets were stalling, but local councils are starting to recognise that they could offer a way to boost a local economy and reverse high street decline. Kim Thomas...
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4 Jul 19
An immediate £8bn funding package must be introduced to tackle a social care system “riddled with unfairness”, a lords committee has said.
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3 Jul 19
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman raised concerns over a lack of diversity in council investments, at the annual Local Government Association conference today.
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3 Jul 19
Tory leadership contenders are falling over themselves to lavish money on public finances. Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff asks if they can put the money where their mouths are.
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3 Jul 19
The majority of local government finance officers have lost confidence in their future financial positions over the last year, a CIPFA survey has revealed.
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2 Jul 19
The next prime minister must produce a green paper to “look afresh” at local government, the communities secretary has said.
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2 Jul 19
A third of councils fear they will not have the funds to provide their minimum statutory duties for the next three years, a survey has found.
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2 Jul 19
MPs have called for a five-year funding deal for roads maintenance to tackle the “plague of potholes”.
23 Jul 19The government’s prevention green paper has been branded a “missed opportunity” by local government and health bodies.
22 Jul 19Reviews of outsourced public service contracts - as proposed by Labour - should involve a range of stakeholders, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
19 Jul 19The government must seek to broaden public spending allocations and undo “systemic bias” against rural Britain, according to a new coalition being launched in parliament today.
15 Jul 19The next prime minister has just 100 days to “save” local government, a think-tank has warned.
15 Jul 19Local authorities and NHS trusts have been handed responsibilities to tackle serious violence under new legislation announced by the home secretary.
11 Jul 19Public sector bodies should involve communities more in their decisions to commission services, a think-tank has said.
11 Jul 19Public sector bodies must band together to tackle climate change as it is them who will pay the price for the effects of a climate disaster, delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference have been told.
11 Jul 19A change of culture is necessary to tackle public sector fraud and corruption, counter fraud experts have urged.
10 Jul 19Communities secretary James Brokenshire announced the government is to examine local authority financial reporting and auditing, as he gave a ministerial address at CIPFA’s annual conference today.
9 Jul 19Comptroller and auditor general Gareth Davies has praised local authorities for their management of finances and funding amid the period of austerity.
8 Jul 19London councils have demanded the fair funding and the Spending Review are delayed until “unprecedented political turbulence” settles.
8 Jul 19A self-proclaimed ‘person who gets things done’, Carolyn Williamson talks to Emily Twinch about the key themes of her upcoming CIPFA presidency.
5 Jul 19The fairer funding formula and Spending Review will allow us to build a stronger, sustainable future for local government, says communities secretary James Brokenshire.
5 Jul 19Accountability in England’s 38 Local Enterprise Partnerships is “a long way off”, MPs have warned.
4 Jul 19Pivotal choices loom on local government funding but if we don’t address what we expect from our councils we risk a system that fails to meet needs, says the IFS’ David Phillips.
4 Jul 19Northamptonshire County Council has reported a budget underspend - as the prime minister tells MPs she will seek to reorganise the local authority “as soon as practical”.
4 Jul 19There was a time when local markets were stalling, but local councils are starting to recognise that they could offer a way to boost a local economy and reverse high street decline. Kim Thomas...
3 Jul 19CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman raised concerns over a lack of diversity in council investments, at the annual Local Government Association conference today.
3 Jul 19Tory leadership contenders are falling over themselves to lavish money on public finances. Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff asks if they can put the money where their mouths are.
3 Jul 19The majority of local government finance officers have lost confidence in their future financial positions over the last year, a CIPFA survey has revealed.
2 Jul 19The next prime minister must produce a green paper to “look afresh” at local government, the communities secretary has said.
2 Jul 19A third of councils fear they will not have the funds to provide their minimum statutory duties for the next three years, a survey has found.
2 Jul 19MPs have called for a five-year funding deal for roads maintenance to tackle the “plague of potholes”.
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