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27 Nov 12
The chair of the new Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn, talks to Mike Thatcher about the changes needed to improve access to higher education...
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26 Nov 12
The Welsh Public Accounts Committee has backed the principle of public audit reforms in Wales but said some proposals risk fettering the independence of the auditor general and should be ditched.
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21 Nov 12
Housing groups and councils have today called for borrowing powers to build 60,000 affordable homes, saying the investment would boost economic growth by 0.6%.
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20 Nov 12
The NHS needs to start recording the actual costs of hospital treatment services rather than using averages, Monitor said yesterday.
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12 Nov 12
Equal pay claims against Birmingham City Council are set to total at least £757m and will present a major financial challenge, the authority has revealed.
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7 Nov 12
The first NHS trust to be taken over by a private company will need to make ‘unprecedented’ savings in the next ten years to meet its target to become debt free, the National Audit Office warned...
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7 Nov 12
Female executives in the public sector earn almost £6,000 less a year on average than their male counterparts, a survey has revealed.
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5 Nov 12
Short-term public sector finance contracts are set to rise in the coming year, freelance accountants believe.
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5 Nov 12
Why does Whitehall find it so hard to reap the benefits of shared services? One reason is that departments still put their individual needs first
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2 Nov 12
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has hailed the passage of the Local Government Finance Act, claiming the reforms could deliver a £10bn economic gain.
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1 Nov 12
Auditors have qualified the Whole of Government Accounts for the second consecutive year due to ‘significant issues’ with the quality and consistency of the data used in the financial statements.
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31 Oct 12
As the slings and arrows keep coming, how can the public sector keep calm and carry on? Alex Davda and Vicki Culpin explain ten ways that managers can strengthen themselves and their organisations
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25 Oct 12
Halfway through its term in office, the coalition is still looking for a route map to recovery. The chancellor’s Autumn Statement must offer some way out of here, argues Steve Freer
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18 Oct 12
Whitehall’s budgeting system has improved but is still not good at demonstrating whether spending decisions represent value for money, the National Audit Office said today.
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10 Oct 12
Good planning, flexible resourcing, adaptable behind-the-scenes technology and a can-do attitude are a few of the gold-medal lessons to be learned from the success of the first ‘Twitter Olympics’
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8 Oct 12
Town halls in England are to be offered funding for a third successive council tax freeze next year but the amount available to each authority has been cut, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles...
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5 Oct 12
Many employees in local government and the NHS could be being paid in a way that can lead to tax avoidance, the Public Accounts Committee warned today.
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5 Oct 12
To survive and thrive in a harsh climate, public bodies need to nurture a sense of shared purpose with other sectors, which means adopting growth-friendly business practices and ensuring...
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4 Oct 12
Shared services cannot compensate for 28% cuts to local government grants. But they can help break down silos and deliver more seamless outcomes to the public, the LGA's Peter Fleming says
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3 Oct 12
Labour would create a ‘one budget’ health and social care system to ensure better integration between the different types of care, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said today.
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3 Oct 12
Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has launched a critique of Whitehall civil servants, claiming they do not always implement ministerial decisions.
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1 Oct 12
It is abundantly clear that George Osborne’s Plan A has failed. Instead of just waiting for something to turn up, he needs to use the Autumn Statement to launch a radical programme for economic...
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28 Sep 12
CIPFA chief executive Steve Freer is to step down within the next 12 months, it was announced today.
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18 Sep 12
Twenty-five economists have urged ministers to ditch national pay bargaining in the public sector, saying it is ‘bad for Britain’.
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12 Sep 12
Public servants are having to navigate the twists and turns of government policy as part of ministers’ efforts to increase Whitehall’s financial skills
27 Nov 12The chair of the new Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn, talks to Mike Thatcher about the changes needed to improve access to higher education...
26 Nov 12The Welsh Public Accounts Committee has backed the principle of public audit reforms in Wales but said some proposals risk fettering the independence of the auditor general and should be ditched.
21 Nov 12Housing groups and councils have today called for borrowing powers to build 60,000 affordable homes, saying the investment would boost economic growth by 0.6%.
5 Nov 12Short-term public sector finance contracts are set to rise in the coming year, freelance accountants believe.
5 Nov 12Why does Whitehall find it so hard to reap the benefits of shared services? One reason is that departments still put their individual needs first
31 Oct 12As the slings and arrows keep coming, how can the public sector keep calm and carry on? Alex Davda and Vicki Culpin explain ten ways that managers can strengthen themselves and their organisations
25 Oct 12Halfway through its term in office, the coalition is still looking for a route map to recovery. The chancellor’s Autumn Statement must offer some way out of here, argues Steve Freer
10 Oct 12Good planning, flexible resourcing, adaptable behind-the-scenes technology and a can-do attitude are a few of the gold-medal lessons to be learned from the success of the first ‘Twitter Olympics’
8 Oct 12Town halls in England are to be offered funding for a third successive council tax freeze next year but the amount available to each authority has been cut, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles...
5 Oct 12Many employees in local government and the NHS could be being paid in a way that can lead to tax avoidance, the Public Accounts Committee warned today.
5 Oct 12To survive and thrive in a harsh climate, public bodies need to nurture a sense of shared purpose with other sectors, which means adopting growth-friendly business practices and ensuring...
4 Oct 12Shared services cannot compensate for 28% cuts to local government grants. But they can help break down silos and deliver more seamless outcomes to the public, the LGA's Peter Fleming says
1 Oct 12It is abundantly clear that George Osborne’s Plan A has failed. Instead of just waiting for something to turn up, he needs to use the Autumn Statement to launch a radical programme for economic...
18 Sep 12Twenty-five economists have urged ministers to ditch national pay bargaining in the public sector, saying it is ‘bad for Britain’.
12 Sep 12Public servants are having to navigate the twists and turns of government policy as part of ministers’ efforts to increase Whitehall’s financial skills
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