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6 Mar 19
Few would question the aims of universal credit – to deliver a more streamlined welfare system that pays benefits directly to claimants. But a series of funding cuts and failings mean it may never...
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4 Mar 19
It may be that your organisation has no option but to change, however there are ways to make the process positive, productive and relatively pain-free, says CIPFA’s Brendan McCarron.
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4 Mar 19
Mental health funding cuts and a fragmented service provision are piling the pressure on public services. Kim Thomas reports.
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8 Feb 19
Ministers have laid the foundations for a new era in council housebuilding and say it is up to authorities to deliver. What plans are afoot, and are councils ready to step up? Neil Merrick...
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6 Feb 19
PF’s Dominic Brady looks at the slowdown in local government outsourcing and asks if the collapse of Carillion will stop it altogether.
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5 Feb 19
Financial instability amongst councils, gender pay gaps and house building numbers are all in this month’s Numbers Game.
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5 Feb 19
Each year, disengaged workers cost the UK economy up to £60bn, and there is a correlation with performance. Ashridge Business School’s Dr Amy Armstrong looks at how to get your team all moving in the...
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5 Feb 19
Thanks to all of you who played our Christmas quiz. Congratulations go to our winner, Jonathan Tymms of Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group, who achieved a perfect score and wins £150 in M&S...
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4 Feb 19
Between financial controversies and more fundamental questions about sustainability, the academies sector is crying out for transparency, writes Rachel Willcox.
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28 Jan 19
With the date for the UK’s departure from the EU approaching local authorities are drawing up contingency plans. But do they have the cash to fund them? Dominic Brady investigates.
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12 Dec 18
An organisation can only be as good as the people that work there, so make sure yours are topping up their talent and maximise your return on investment with these tips from CIPFA’s Brendan McCarron.
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10 Dec 18
Between cuts and process inefficiencies, there is a strong case for bringing criminal justice into the digital age. But with the system already at breaking point the jury is out on the odds of...
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7 Dec 18
Dickensian debtors prisons are a thing of the past, but outdated debt collection practices still risk driving the most financially vulnerable into further difficulty. Victor Smart reports.
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3 Dec 18
The police are often the first line of response, but as real-terms cuts continue, how can already ‘badly overstretched’ services possibly offer a response that meets public expectations? Emily Twinch...
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27 Nov 18
Although the Scottish Government has taken a ‘step in the right direction’, panellists at CIPFA’s Public Finance Debate warned the NHS in Scotland is unsustainable. Kerry Lorimer reports.
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15 Nov 18
Managers need to set goals that give team members opportunity to grow without over-burdening them, but this can often be a complicated balance to strike, says consultant Thomas Sullivan.
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14 Nov 18
Amid huge uncertainty about funding services beyond 2020, councils are turning to commercial property as an income stream, but are they managing the risks? Rachel Willcox reports.
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12 Nov 18
The government’s announcement of mandatory pooling of local government pension schemes certainly made waves, but, three years on, how are the new mega pools shaping up? Karen Day reports.
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17 Oct 18
Although most countries are united in the desire to shift to accrual accounting, many fail in their aim. But there are some simple ways to keep the process on track, says international public...
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15 Oct 18
Vivienne Russell reminds us what happened in Liverpool in 1985 when the city council tried to set an illegal budget after Labour’s Dawn Butler recently revived memories of the row.
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5 Oct 18
managing director of education and members at CIPFA
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4 Oct 18
CIPFA and the Institute for Fiscal Studies recently hosted a round tabled debate on the questions and issues thrown up by the government’s fair funding review. Vivienne Russell reports.
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10 Sep 18
Rob Winter brought in a new approach to embed good governance and control for the South Yorkshire Police that was simpler to use and would provide management information. Simone Rensch...
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7 Sep 18
Huw Vaughan Thomas, former auditor general for Wales, talks to PF’s Vivienne Russell about how the Wales Audit Office has evolved and the implications of the country’s new fiscal...
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6 Sep 18
Migration and integration remain tricky issues in many communities. Councils can help build cohesion, reports Russell Hargrave.
6 Mar 19Few would question the aims of universal credit – to deliver a more streamlined welfare system that pays benefits directly to claimants. But a series of funding cuts and failings mean it may never...
4 Mar 19It may be that your organisation has no option but to change, however there are ways to make the process positive, productive and relatively pain-free, says CIPFA’s Brendan McCarron.
4 Mar 19Mental health funding cuts and a fragmented service provision are piling the pressure on public services. Kim Thomas reports.
8 Feb 19Ministers have laid the foundations for a new era in council housebuilding and say it is up to authorities to deliver. What plans are afoot, and are councils ready to step up? Neil Merrick...
6 Feb 19PF’s Dominic Brady looks at the slowdown in local government outsourcing and asks if the collapse of Carillion will stop it altogether.
5 Feb 19Financial instability amongst councils, gender pay gaps and house building numbers are all in this month’s Numbers Game.
5 Feb 19Each year, disengaged workers cost the UK economy up to £60bn, and there is a correlation with performance. Ashridge Business School’s Dr Amy Armstrong looks at how to get your team all moving in the...
5 Feb 19Thanks to all of you who played our Christmas quiz. Congratulations go to our winner, Jonathan Tymms of Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group, who achieved a perfect score and wins £150 in M&S...
4 Feb 19Between financial controversies and more fundamental questions about sustainability, the academies sector is crying out for transparency, writes Rachel Willcox.
28 Jan 19With the date for the UK’s departure from the EU approaching local authorities are drawing up contingency plans. But do they have the cash to fund them? Dominic Brady investigates.
12 Dec 18An organisation can only be as good as the people that work there, so make sure yours are topping up their talent and maximise your return on investment with these tips from CIPFA’s Brendan McCarron.
10 Dec 18Between cuts and process inefficiencies, there is a strong case for bringing criminal justice into the digital age. But with the system already at breaking point the jury is out on the odds of...
7 Dec 18Dickensian debtors prisons are a thing of the past, but outdated debt collection practices still risk driving the most financially vulnerable into further difficulty. Victor Smart reports.
3 Dec 18The police are often the first line of response, but as real-terms cuts continue, how can already ‘badly overstretched’ services possibly offer a response that meets public expectations? Emily Twinch...
27 Nov 18Although the Scottish Government has taken a ‘step in the right direction’, panellists at CIPFA’s Public Finance Debate warned the NHS in Scotland is unsustainable. Kerry Lorimer reports.
15 Nov 18Managers need to set goals that give team members opportunity to grow without over-burdening them, but this can often be a complicated balance to strike, says consultant Thomas Sullivan.
14 Nov 18Amid huge uncertainty about funding services beyond 2020, councils are turning to commercial property as an income stream, but are they managing the risks? Rachel Willcox reports.
12 Nov 18The government’s announcement of mandatory pooling of local government pension schemes certainly made waves, but, three years on, how are the new mega pools shaping up? Karen Day reports.
17 Oct 18Although most countries are united in the desire to shift to accrual accounting, many fail in their aim. But there are some simple ways to keep the process on track, says international public...
15 Oct 18Vivienne Russell reminds us what happened in Liverpool in 1985 when the city council tried to set an illegal budget after Labour’s Dawn Butler recently revived memories of the row.
5 Oct 18managing director of education and members at CIPFA
4 Oct 18CIPFA and the Institute for Fiscal Studies recently hosted a round tabled debate on the questions and issues thrown up by the government’s fair funding review. Vivienne Russell reports.
10 Sep 18Rob Winter brought in a new approach to embed good governance and control for the South Yorkshire Police that was simpler to use and would provide management information. Simone Rensch...
7 Sep 18Huw Vaughan Thomas, former auditor general for Wales, talks to PF’s Vivienne Russell about how the Wales Audit Office has evolved and the implications of the country’s new fiscal...
6 Sep 18Migration and integration remain tricky issues in many communities. Councils can help build cohesion, reports Russell Hargrave.
