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6 Jul 10
The Cabinet Office's proposed limits on civil service redundancy pay could be unlawful, lead to industrial action and end up costing the government more money, unions are warning
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5 Jul 10
Financial management at the Ministry of Justice continues to be inconsistent, the National Audit Office said today
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1 Jul 10
Ahead of the Spending Review, government departments face the tough task of making deep savings while protecting frontline services. Steve Freer offers ministers some timely advice
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1 Jul 10
We are told that private sector workers faced widespread pay freezes last year and now it's the turn of pampered public servants to feel the pain. But much of this argument is based on urban myths,...
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30 Jun 10
Whitehall’s method for assessing the likely costs and benefits of a particular policy is not robust enough, according to government auditors
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30 Jun 10
The preferred candidate for the role of Welsh auditor general has said he would make the Wales Audit Office an ‘accessible and responsive’ organisation that tries to connect more with people in Wales
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24 Jun 10
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith today announced more details on the government’s pension plans, including the increase in the state pension age to 66
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24 Jun 10
Unions have said that the two-year public sector pay freeze and review of senior salaries amount to a 'war' on public servants
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15 Jun 10
The Welsh public sector is being urged to make organisation-wide changes to improve its financial reporting
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14 Jun 10
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has argued that cuts to benefits and public sector pay and pensions are the most progressive option available to the government
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9 Jun 10
Frontline staff often blame finance professionals for stifling innovation because of their risk-averse attitudes, the CIPFA conference has been told
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9 Jun 10
Chief finance officers and their teams must be at the heart of efforts to reshape public services in the wake of spending cuts, CIPFA's new president Jaki Meekings Davis told the conference today
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8 Jun 10
A letter of intent signed at the conference yesterday heralded an era of greater co-operation and collaboration between CIPFA and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
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7 Jun 10
Public sector workers have been ‘insulated from the harsh realities of the recession’, the prime minister said today
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3 Jun 10
CIPFA's new president brings experience of both health and local government to the role, as well as a strong public sector ethos. She explains her goals to PF editor Mike Thatcher
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3 Jun 10
A government drive to make public sector salaries more transparent has come under fire from pay experts and unions
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27 May 10
Councils and the Audit Commission are holding ‘constructive talks’ to set up a peer review system to replace the Comprehensive Area Assessment inspection regime, Public Finance can reveal
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26 May 10
The government’s proposed changes to state pensions could significantly reduce benefits for working-age people, Public Finance understands
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24 May 10
The new chief executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission will be on a significantly lower salary than their predecessor Nicola Brewer
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21 May 10
The public sector could do much more to maximise its considerable purchasing power, auditors have said
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20 May 10
Prime Minister David Cameron’s pledges on low public sector pay have little significance, unions have warned.
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20 May 10
Four new members will join the CIPFA Council in June following the latest round of elections.
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17 May 10
Prime Minister David Cameron’s pledges on public sector pay have little significance, unions have warned
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10 May 10
A government move to cut civil service redundancy pay was unlawful, a high court judge has ruled
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5 May 10
An ‘almost unique’ council with serious money problems should ask the Audit Commission to devise a less onerous inspection regime for it, according to a local government finance expert
6 Jul 10The Cabinet Office's proposed limits on civil service redundancy pay could be unlawful, lead to industrial action and end up costing the government more money, unions are warning
1 Jul 10Ahead of the Spending Review, government departments face the tough task of making deep savings while protecting frontline services. Steve Freer offers ministers some timely advice
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