It can be lonely out there for local government digital leaders. Is it time to invest in a Whitehall-style support network, to drive forward digital change?
Finance professionals in public sector bodies must drive efficiency programmes in their organisations to ensure services are protected from ‘really challenging’ funding cuts, the head of a government...
People will only be able to be appointed as school governors if they have appropriate abilities and experience, such as financial skills, under proposed amendments to the school governance...
The Welsh auditor general has urged local authorities to ensure they have effective financial management arrangements in place after his annual audit review revealed that performance had slipped back
The Treasury is to create the new post of director general for spending and finance after a financial management review concluded the role would strengthen value for money across government.
More than a third of public sector organisations fear they do not have effective mechanisms in place to manage risk, which could leave them vulnerable to major financial and operational failures,...
The credibility of the Treasury’s Whole of Government Accounts continues to be ‘undermined’ by a number of errors and omissions that should be rectified, the Public Accounts Committee said today.
One in ten councils is struggling to deliver planned budgets, having either failed to make savings, overspent on some services or suffered shortfalls in income, according to the Audit Commission
The Local Government Association has reformed its governance structures to give its member councils a stronger voice and distinguish city from non-city interests
The Treasury’s review of financial management is Whitehall in likely to recommend the formation of a stronger central function in government, the head of the civil service has revealed
Difficult conversations are a common aspect of working life – particularly in the current belt-tightening environment. But rather than dreading these, managers can view them positively as stepping...
Councils could face a slew of employment claims unless ministers back down over plans to scrap the protection against dismissal given to chief finance officers, a senior lawyer has warned.
Public accounting and audit reforms will be required if moves to devolve more responsibility for public services to councils are to be successful, shadow local government secretary Hilary Benn has...
Ian Ball, the former chief executive of the International Federation of Accountants, has been appointed chair of CIPFA International, working with the institute on its global growth and development.
Many Welsh town and community councils have ‘common and fundamental issues’ of weak financial management that must be addressed, the auditor general for Wales said today
A recruitment drive in the NHS ahead of the coming winter is set to provide a boost to public sector employment in the fourth quarter of this year, a survey of hiring intentions has found.
Sophisticated forecasting techniques, such as the Monte Carlo method, can help predict future income and demand for services. But which approach is best?
Security and privacy can be conflicting needs, both on the international stage and at work. Employers must ensure their staff monitoring is legal and ethical
Public finance teams are under more pressure than ever before. There are more challenges from around the organisation, as everyone needs to absorb increased workloads in the face of reduced staff....
