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30 May 13
Whitehall’s finance function could undergo further reform as part of coalition efforts to modernise the civil service, Sir Bob Kerslake has revealed.
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29 May 13
First Minister Alex Salmond’s plans for an independent Scotland to stick to sterling and slash corporation tax have come under fresh fire.
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23 May 13
The idea that the Local Government Association will be able to replace the Audit Commission’s improvement work is ‘illusory’, the former chair of the body has warned.
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8 May 13
Women who are senior managers in the UK public sector are likely to be disproportionately affected by the government’s spending cuts, Ernst & Young has said.
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3 May 13
As technology advances and pressure mounts on the public sector to cut costs, virtual meetings are a possible solution. But to work effectively in this uncharted territory, leaders will need to adopt...
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2 May 13
Grant Thornton partner Sarah Howard has come top in the CIPFA council elections for 2013/14 with 1,118 votes.
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1 May 13
The public sector is a vastly more popular option for jobseekers than the private sector, despite the government’s cuts, according to a poll published today.
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26 Apr 13
A government business offering civil service-standard training and qualifications was launched today with the expectation of netting £500m for taxpayers over the next ten years.
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26 Apr 13
The Local Government Association is set to launch a radical reform plan for councils that will outline new ways of allocating public funding and providing services, chair Sir Merrick Cockell has...
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24 Apr 13
Whitehall's financial leadership remains weak and fragmented when it should be playing a major role in central decision-making and performance management, according to the Institute for Government.
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15 Apr 13
Most businesses still do not want to hire former public sector workers, an attitude that has remained unchanged for the past two years, according to a survey published by Barclays today.
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10 Apr 13
The Public Accounts Committee has urged the Treasury to increase the use of Whole of Government Accounts in Whitehall to improve value for money.
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10 Apr 13
Three-quarters of local government leaders say funding cuts are the most important issue facing their areas, according to an Ipsos Mori poll published today.
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4 Apr 13
Disputes and personality clashes are inevitable in every workplace but can be turned to your advantage. Phil Anderson guides public sector staff through the labyrinth of office politics
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3 Apr 13
This month, local authorities face one of their trickiest balancing acts yet. They have to meet the twin challenges of government changes to council tax support and business rates, without losing out...
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2 Apr 13
Local audit contracts worth £25m a year are to be retendered in a bid to find further savings, the Audit Commission announced today.
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27 Mar 13
The auditor general has qualified the last accounts of Firebuy, the now-defunct organisation set up to improve procurement at the fire and rescue service.
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22 Mar 13
There has been an ‘awful lot’ of progress in putting finance at the heart of government decision-making, according to the man responsible.
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22 Mar 13
The head of the Social Market Foundation has challenged the chancellor’s claim that Annually Managed Expenditure is ‘out of control’ and warned that the proposed reforms will be ‘tricky’ to implement.
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20 Mar 13
Public sector employment has fallen for the thirteenth consecutive quarter to just over 5.7 million, the Office for National Statistics reported today.
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18 Mar 13
The National Fraud Initiative has uncovered £1bn in incorrect and dishonestly obtained payments in the UK since its establishment in 1996, the Audit Commission announced today.
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15 Mar 13
The first internal audit standards to apply across the whole of the public sector will help ensure transparency and accountability at a time of spending cuts, CIPFA has said.
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15 Mar 13
Public finance systems in Scotland have failed to keep pace with the shift to results-based services taking place across the nation, a report from CIPFA Scotland has argued.
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13 Mar 13
Auditors have criticised Scottish councils’ management of major capital projects after finding most schemes were late and cost ‘significantly’ more than first estimated.
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13 Mar 13
Revenue & Customs could collect £8bn more in taxes if the government invested £300m in the department.