Public bodies need to ensure they possess appropriate commercial skills before embarking on payment-by-results contracts, according to new CIPFA guidance.
A care leader has voiced disappointment that a government pledge of £300m to help the NHS prepare for winter has not been matched by similar funding for care homes.
Nottingham City Council’s strategic director of finance raised concerns over the quality of information provided by a standalone energy company which has made £34.4m of losses, according to auditors.
The recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has led to the biggest fall in the UK's quarterly gross domestic product since records began, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Council health departments must be properly funded to make a new localised approach to Covid-19 test and tracing work effectively, according to the body representing directors of public health.
Thousands of new nurses will be trained in the next few years, the government has said while announcing £172m of funding for apprenticeship schemes, but experts in the field have warned that plans do...
Nearly £300m of funding for public transport has been announced by the government as it hopes to get people back to work and education following the easing of lockdown measures.
The public sector in the UK mandates high ethical standards from those who work within it, and for those working directly with taxpayers’ money in particular.
Councils could speed up infrastructure and affordable housing delivery by borrowing against its proposed new infrastructure levy according to the government’s consultation on planning reform.
Proposed planning reforms announced today could raise more money for affordable homes and infrastructure by replacing the current system of developer contributions, according to the government.
Cornwall Council is to become the first council in England to pass on government funding and provide financial support for parish and town councils impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bank of England will continue to review the potential of negative interest rates, to help stimulate the UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19, it said today.
Bristol City Council has relaunched a tender for a partnership deal to help with the decarbonisation of energy in the city, after the initial process was criticised by bidders.
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has promised to lobby the Treasury “very strongly” to ensure councils receive the funding they need at the Comprehensive Spending Review.
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has approved an action plan after a CIPFA report highlighted a lack of transparency around the financial implementation of capital schemes.
The Welsh government is to allocate an additional £22.7m in funding for adult social care services, to help meet the additional costs resulting from Covid-19.
