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13 Dec 10
Up to 73,000 local government jobs are currently at risk in England, while libraries and leisure services are likely to bear the brunt of budget cuts, according to research by CIPFA
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13 Dec 10
The London Borough of Lambeth wants to become the first 'co-operative council', using mutuals to pass power to the people. Finance and resources director Mike Suarez tells PF what this means and how...
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10 Dec 10
The Audit Commission is proposing to cut its audit fees by up to 20% next year, saving public bodies £11.8m
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8 Dec 10
There have been significant problems with the accounts of the Welsh Audit Office, two separate inquiries have found
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7 Dec 10
Changes to public sector pension schemes will provide significant savings and stabilise pension costs, auditors have concluded
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7 Dec 10
Plans to mutualise the Audit Commission's in-house audit practice are at risk of stalling because of waning support from government, Public Finance has learnt
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3 Dec 10
The revaluation of council tax bands in Wales planned for 2015 has been cancelled, as the powers for setting the dates are to be transferred to the Welsh government
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1 Dec 10
Councils have attacked Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles for suggesting that they could mitigate the effects of the recession by dipping into their reserves
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1 Dec 10
There is a 'strong case' for the maximum pay in public bodies to be linked to that of the lowest earners, the interim report on public sector pay said today
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29 Nov 10
Job satisfaction among public sector workers rose in the last quarter - despite the increasing threat of redundancy and rises in reported rates of stress, sickness and bullying
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23 Nov 10
The value of public sector pensions has fallen by a quarter even before reforms in Lord Hutton’s review are implemented, according to a study published today.
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22 Nov 10
Auditors have called for action to improve housing and support services for people with mental health needs in Wales, after finding an ‘unacceptable’ lack of progress on the issue
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18 Nov 10
Should the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers...
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17 Nov 10
The new arrangements for student tuition fees in England amount to a 'quick win' for the Treasury and are less fair and progressive than a graduate tax, Public Finance has been told
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16 Nov 10
NHS services worth an estimated £900m and employing a total of 25,000 staff are to be transferred to the social enterprise sector
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9 Nov 10
An independent review of the UK tax structure has condemned it as 'costly and inequitable' and recommended a package of reforms
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5 Nov 10
Public sector pay has started to stagnate while private sector salaries are showing signs of growth, according to an analysis of the latest pay data.
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4 Nov 10
It is debatable whether the coalition kept its promise to give the NHS a real-terms increase in funding. Even if it did, the rise was so small as to be almost undetectable, argues John Appleby
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2 Nov 10
Pressure on public bodies to outsource services to the private sector could exacerbate the pay gap between men and women, campaigners and trade unions have warned.
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21 Oct 10
Councils' treasury management is 'improving', but problems highlighted by the Icelandic banks fiasco have not yet been fully resolved, according to the chair of the communities and local government...
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18 Oct 10
The head of the trade union for council chief executives today condemned the government for interfering with senior pay awards.
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15 Oct 10
The salaries of thousands of civil servants were published for the first time today by the government
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13 Oct 10
There has been a sustained improvement in the financial management of NHS trusts in the past five years, the Audit Commission said today
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13 Oct 10
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today refuted claims that he was reconsidering his pledge to allow councils to choose their own auditors
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29 Sep 10
Auditors have called for a 'fundamental review' of special schools funding in Wales after an investigation revealed inconsistencies and weaknesses in funding arrangements
13 Dec 10Up to 73,000 local government jobs are currently at risk in England, while libraries and leisure services are likely to bear the brunt of budget cuts, according to research by CIPFA
13 Dec 10The London Borough of Lambeth wants to become the first 'co-operative council', using mutuals to pass power to the people. Finance and resources director Mike Suarez tells PF what this means and how...
1 Dec 10Councils have attacked Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles for suggesting that they could mitigate the effects of the recession by dipping into their reserves
1 Dec 10There is a 'strong case' for the maximum pay in public bodies to be linked to that of the lowest earners, the interim report on public sector pay said today
18 Nov 10Should the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers...
4 Nov 10It is debatable whether the coalition kept its promise to give the NHS a real-terms increase in funding. Even if it did, the rise was so small as to be almost undetectable, argues John Appleby
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