Nearly 80% of councils in England require low-income households to pay some of their council tax bill, four years after the support system was localised to town halls, a report has found today.
Public sector infrastructure procurement, including tenders from councils and the NHS, will need to specifically consider using British steel, the government has announced as part of moves to shore...
Employers in the Local Government Pension Scheme could face a cumulative £1bn increase in contributions from next year as a result of a valuation process that began last week, an analysis by...
Wales had a net fiscal deficit of £14.7bn in 2014/15, equivalent to almost a quarter of its estimated GDP, according to an analysis of its public finances.
Scotland’s public services ombudsman has warned the Scottish Parliament that he may need additional funding to meet a rising tide of complaints from the public.
Today’s devolution of NHS funding to Greater Manchester has been hailed as a “historic new era” for health and care by senior local government and health figures in the region.
David Cameron has pledged the UK government will do “everything we can” to keep the steel plant at Port Talbot in Wales open, but indicated nationalisation of the facility was not likely.
The performance of companies carrying out health and disability assessments for the Department of Work and Pensions is still below par and a source of undue anxiety for claimants, the Public Accounts...
Local government select committee chair Clive Betts has called on Greg Clark to confirm that four-year funding deals offered to local authorities will not be affected by business rate exemptions...
NHS trusts, GP practices and adult social care providers face hefty increases in the registration and inspection fees they pay to the Care Quality Commission from today.
A number of local authorities have raised objections about devolution deals with Whitehall, with councils across the north east of England delaying approval of an agreement and councillors in...
Developments of 10 homes or more will need to ensure one-fifth of properties are allocated to the flagship government housing scheme for first-time buyers, housing minister Brandon Lewis has said.
A survey by the Local Government Association has found that nearly £250m of damage was caused to key infrastructure like roads, bridges and drainage systems by this winter’s flooding.
Plans for a £33bn asset pool across 11 local government pension schemes have been formally launched following last month’s submission of an outline plan to government.
The OECD should no longer be responsible for undertaking reviews of the global tax system, a UK parliamentary group examining changes to the international taxation has been told.
An independent commission has concluded that reform to council funding in Wales, including authorities raising a far greater share of their income from local taxes, would deliver “significant...
Local government minister Marcus Jones and the CIPFA Counter Fraud Centre have today set out recommendations to help local authorities tackle fraud, which is estimated to cost councils £2.1bn a...
The lack of accountability for taxpayer funds spent through local enterprise partnerships is putting value for money at risk, government auditors have warned.
The total repair backlog on the local road network in England and Wales fell slightly in the last year, but still stands at £11.8bn according to the annual survey of local authorities.
Public sector borrowing is £14bn lower in the eleven months of the financial year to date compared to 2014/15, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, with the...
Communities secretary Greg Clark has opened up a new bidding round for funds available under the government’s ‘single pot’ growth fund deals, with around £1.8bn available for...
George Osborne’s decision to raise the threshold for the higher 40p rate of income tax will not be followed in Scotland if the Scottish National Party wins May’s Holyrood election, first...
The latest PF Perspectives publication, Holding Public Services to Account: the Role of Non-Executives, offers a wealth of firsthand insight from some of the UK’s leading NEDs, as well as other...
