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15 Aug 13
More than half of the Welsh public want the National Assembly for Wales to gain more powers, but they are divided on which areas should transfer, a survey has found.
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2 Aug 13
The Wales Audit Office examined the accounts of more than 800 bodies last year. It found cases of unlawful pay increases and rate setting and had to issue two public interest reports.
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18 Jul 13
The UK government has launched a short consultation on devolving stamp duty to the National Assembly for Wales in advance of its formal response to the Silk Commission proposals on greater financial...
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16 Jul 13
Auditors have issued a stark warning that the NHS in Wales will struggle to live within its means and sustain the current level and quality of services, unless there is a significant change in...
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3 Jul 13
The Welsh Assembly is working with CIPFA on a programme of financial scrutiny training for Assembly members and their staff, believed to be the first of its kind in a parliamentary context.
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25 Jun 13
The Housing Revenue Account subsidy system is to be scrapped in Wales and councils put on a par with their English counterparts and made self-financing in terms of housing, the Treasury announced...
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11 Jun 13
‘Innovative’ finance schemes allowed the Welsh Government to spend around £1.3bn more on infrastructure projects in the past year than it originally planned, Finance Minister Jane Hutt has announced.
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4 Jun 13
Finance Minister Jane Hutt is marshalling Wales’ response to austerity. She talks to Public Finance about the Labour-led nation’s battle for new fiscal powers, and why she’s not...
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23 May 13
The Welsh Government is to end its two-year involvement in the running of Isle of Anglesey County Council at the end of the month, handing control back to councillors following elections earlier this...
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19 Apr 13
Welsh local government could be reorganised again after First Minister Carwyn Jones announced a review of the way public services in Wales are governed and held accountable.
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5 Mar 13
The way senior managers’ pay rises were decided at Caerphilly County Borough Council last year was unlawful, auditors have ruled in a public interest report.
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25 Feb 13
The Welsh government appears complacent as school performance continues to deteriorate. Ministers need to think radically and should start by introducing some competition into the education system
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30 Jan 13
Plans to allow police chiefs from overseas to lead forces in England and Wales have been announced by the Home Office.
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18 Jan 13
The Welsh Government has taken £22m from reserves to allow local authorities to keep Council Tax Benefit payments at pre-cut levels in 2013/14.
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14 Dec 12
The Wales Audit Office has criticised Pembrokeshire County Council for failing to improve its child protection arrangements quickly enough.
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6 Dec 12
Auditors have found a lack of clarity over who is responsible for co-ordinating responses to civil emergencies in Wales.
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3 Dec 12
Most Welsh councils failed to prepare their draft Whole of Government Accounts returns on time, a situation the auditor general called ‘very disappointing’.
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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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19 Nov 12
Wales should be given enhanced tax-raising and borrowing powers, according to ‘significant and historic’ proposals published today by a government-appointed commission.
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25 Oct 12
The Welsh Government is set to be given capital borrowing powers after the administration reached an agreement with Westminster over future funding plans.
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5 Oct 12
Welsh councils will be spending less per person by the end of the decade than they do now, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has predicted.
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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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14 Sep 12
The Cardiff and London governments should collaborate closely to close the Welsh ‘broadband gap’, the Commons Welsh affairs select committee said today.
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27 Jul 12
The Wales Audit Office last year shaved £1m off its operating costs, and increased its income by £1.4m, according to its annual report and accounts.
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16 Jul 12
Transport Secretary Justine Greening today outlined plans for £4.2bn of new investment in Britain’s railways, including the extension of electrification across the network.
15 Aug 13More than half of the Welsh public want the National Assembly for Wales to gain more powers, but they are divided on which areas should transfer, a survey has found.
4 Jun 13Finance Minister Jane Hutt is marshalling Wales’ response to austerity. She talks to Public Finance about the Labour-led nation’s battle for new fiscal powers, and why she’s not...
5 Mar 13The way senior managers’ pay rises were decided at Caerphilly County Borough Council last year was unlawful, auditors have ruled in a public interest report.
25 Feb 13The Welsh government appears complacent as school performance continues to deteriorate. Ministers need to think radically and should start by introducing some competition into the education system
19 Nov 12Wales should be given enhanced tax-raising and borrowing powers, according to ‘significant and historic’ proposals published today by a government-appointed commission.
18 Sep 12Twenty-five economists have urged ministers to ditch national pay bargaining in the public sector, saying it is ‘bad for Britain’.
14 Sep 12The Cardiff and London governments should collaborate closely to close the Welsh ‘broadband gap’, the Commons Welsh affairs select committee said today.
16 Jul 12Transport Secretary Justine Greening today outlined plans for £4.2bn of new investment in Britain’s railways, including the extension of electrification across the network.
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