An Oxfordshire district council and the county authority are set to end their shared services arrangement after the new county administration decided the benefits “no longer outweigh the negatives”.
Falkirk Council has so far been unable to make “difficult decisions” it needs to in order to make the savings required for financial sustainability, according to a watchdog’s heavily critical report.
A recent PF/Workday roundtable discussion gathered a host of government finance leaders to share views on the challenges and opportunities for public bodies in implementing effective financial...
The government’s 'levelling up' ambitions will only be met if Whitehall releases its grip on power over infrastructure planning and reforms the funding system, according to its own infrastructure...
Three neighbouring authorities in Lincolnshire have approved plans to merge management and workforce teams, a move expected to save tens of millions of pounds over the next decade.
Council transformation relies on a strong digital core to enable self-service and data-driven insight, says Ian Owen, industry director, local government, at TechnologyOne.
Councils need to stop waiting for rules from central government and start working innovatively to transform their services and adapt to the future, a Public Finance Live 2021 panel heard.
Three years of hard work since Northamptonshire County Council’s financial collapse means the two unitary authorities that replaced it have been left with solid financial foundations, the government-...
A ‘levelling up’ white paper will be published later this year with the aim of clarifying the government’s agenda and ensuring public spending organisations are able to drive “meaningful change”.
City mayors need more resources and greater responsibilities, according to a think-tank head, revealing polling suggesting people in English city regions “overwhelmingly” support more devolution.
The government has thrown its weight behind the legal case arguing that councils should be allowed to continue to hold virtual meetings – but says authorities should continue to prepare to work...
Local authority finance officers joined a recent webinar hosted by TechnologyOne and CIPFA to assess the role of digital technology adoption in helping councils respond to Covid-19.
As we design the way the NHS and wider public sector will work in the future, we should remember the collaborative successes achieved during the pandemic, argues the Healthcare Financial Management...
CIPFA’s incoming president predicts a shift ‘in the architecture of the public sector’ as he explores how the pandemic could shape the future at the NHS trust he heads up, as well as his role at the...
The UK needs to be more ready for future emergencies and less worried about the cost of being prepared, argues Cranfield University director of defence and strategy Dr Simon Harwood.
With coronavirus prompting big questions about the kind of health and care system we need, Rachel Willcox asks whether it will lead to a fundamental restructuring of our NHS and improve the...
A group of bodies working in and around local government are surveying public sector workers, with a view to sharing best-practice and helpful guidance for operating through the current crisis.
Short-term deficit fixes have made some parts of the NHS financially unsustainable, and new proposals to restructure and write off debt are only part of the solution, argues the Healthcare...
