Setting up a trading company to provide services is one way to reduce costs, and several matters need to be considered to ensure your company is viable and a success
Whether you are starting out or experienced, it pays to enhance your profile to attract employers’ attention. There are plenty of tricks to make yourself more visible
The cost of fraud is far higher than previous estimates, and procurement accounts for most of this. With cuts to internal audit and procurement teams focused on savings, local authorities need all...
Manchester’s city leaders are eager to show local people that devolution is making a difference by improving services. However, without quick results and a reasonably strong local economy, the...
Any grant-awarding body can be subject to fraud, which may damage service delivery and public trust. Putting safeguards in place can help to protect against this
Hundreds of infrastructure projects are in the pipeline for the next five years. However, some have become mired in delays, and more are needed beyond 2021 to inspire industry confidence
Under EU rules, certain public sector contracts have to be advertised across Europe, although there is flexibility to give local providers an advantage. Would Brexit change how procurement is carried...
The public sector has a duty to ensure equality, yet few women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds are reaching the upper echelons of public finance. What can be done to change this?
LinkedIn is the world’s main professional social networking site, and there are several steps you can take to get the most out of it and improve your working life
As budgets continue to dwindle, blue light services are having to collaborate to cut costs. A snapshot of how emergency services are working together shows this trend is likely to continue and...
The EU has a great influence on who can work in the UK and how these staff are treated. Would the UK’s public sector be better or worse off without this source of labour and employment...
All schools are due to become academies by 2022, yet arguments still rage over their effects on standards, their financial management and whether they provide value for money
Older workers are still ambitious and eager to learn, but often end up on a slow path to retirement. Employers should tap into their long-developed skills and knowledge
The planning system is under attack, as the government is set on delivering more housing for owner-occupiers, sidelining local councils, allowing homes to be created without consent and pushing...
A number of action points emerge from exploring the role of public sector non-executives. The challenge will be making them happen, observes Ann Reeder
Charities are coming under increasing scrutiny over their governance and fundraising tactics, just as they are taking on more vital work once performed by public organisations
The EU’s Court of Auditors recognises change is in the air with crises over the euro, migration and Brexit. So it is considering a “wholly new approach” to financial management
Up to 20,000 Syrian refugees could enter the UK in the next five years under a government scheme. How do councils manage the arrival of refugees, and do they receive sufficient funding from central...
The ability to anticipate demands will improve planning and financial efficiency, and collecting and analysing data will enable the public sector to look ahead
Government finance professionals have gone from advising on protecting money to being policy advisers and leaders, involved in high-profile work, David Allen tells PF