Multi-year, cross-departmental funding commitments will be a critical part of new place-based approaches if the over-centralisation and culture clashes of the past are to be avoided, a think-tank has...
Overstretched children’s social care services have led to an “alarming” number of young people leaving the care system not in employment, training or education, with many rapidly becoming homeless, a...
The government is missing out on billions of pounds of savings a year by failing to exploit the potential of data analytics to tackle fraud and error, according to a new study.
Four ministerial envoys have been sent into Warrington Borough Council after a failed commercial investment strategy left it reeling with debts of £1.8bn – five times its total service expenditure.
Government proposals to tackle inequality and discrimination in the Local Government Pension Scheme may not be delivered if they place unrealistic burdens on already overstretched authorities, a...
Government changes to the immigration system risk exposing migrant workers to exploitation, as well as encouraging more people to break visa rules, a report has warned.
Three times as many people receive charitable help as five years ago, despite a fall in donations as households feel the pinch, according to a new study.
Greater fiscal devolution to fund local priorities is backed by the public, with support being particularly strong for taxes that would fund transport improvements, according to a new poll.
A new reporting regime will see councils monitored on 15 priority outcomes in order to “radically simplify” how the sector’s performance is measured, Angela Rayner announced alongside greater...
Support hubs for young families are to be rolled out in every council in England, beginning next year, education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced.
Plans to “reinvent the NHS’ financial model” and turn it from a service treating sickness to one that truly makes people healthy form the basis of the government’s 10 Year Plan.
English councils hold the key to unlocking potential growth of £276bn if they are allowed genuine stewardship of their local economies, according to a study.
The ‘triple lock’ makes the state pension too expensive and unpredictable and ministers should replace it with a new target level and wider overhaul of the pensions system, a study has recommended.
Improving the “bureaucratic and labour-intensive” Spending Review process could lead to more effective public spending and even a less disillusioned public, a report from the Tony Blair Institute has...
The government’s employment support shake-up must take complex regional variations in capacity and need into account if it is to avoid making England’s North-South divide even worse, think-tank...
The government’s planned benefits system overhaul could cut welfare spending by £11bn a year when fully implemented – but the health-related benefits bill will still far exceed pre-pandemic levels,...
The Scottish Government has said it plans to shed thousands of public sector jobs as part of a package of measures to plug a projected annual budget gap of £4.7bn.
CIPFA chief executive Owen Mapley celebrated both Public Finance Live and his own first year in the office by pointing to a variety of initiatives that members can look forward to in the months ahead.
Fixing the English local government audit crisis for good could take “radical” ideas, and those involved in reform are willing to consider them, Public Finance Live heard.
Safeguards for standards and integrity become vital when officials cannot always be relied upon to do the right thing, delegates at Public Finance Live heard.
Three perspectives on the state and potential of England’s devolution journey kicked off the breakout session panels at this year’s PF Live in Birmingham.
