The 18-week target for elective NHS treatment should be a priority when the health service receives its annual £20.5bn boost, according to 70% of British adults in a poll.
Public confidence in the police is being damaged as “crude cuts” are being made to forces while they deal with the effects of other public services being squeezed, according to MPs.
A PF snapshot survey has revealed 93% of councils across England are planning to borrow more against their housing revenue account now the cap has been lifted.
Scottish councils have called for a 2.5% increase in funding in the forthcoming budget, saying recent tight settlements and a lack of fiscal autonomy have left local government with “no room to...
Local government has a “vital” role to play as the government pivots towards preventive healthcare – but cuts to public health budgets need to be reversed.
Almost two thirds of governments around the world will shift to accrual-based accounting within the next five years, CIPFA and the International Federation of Accountants have predicted.
The number of local authorities that missed the accounts publication deadline has more than doubled – although they had to contend with an earlier date.
The communities secretary is set to give the green light to a single unitary authority for Buckinghamshire despite opposition from the county’s district councils.
Whitehall’s cross-departmental finance function helped secure jobs when the outsourcing giant Carillion collapsed earlier this year, its chief has claimed.
An umbrella-group has expressed disappointment Philip Hammond did not consult with local authorities before announcing in the Budget business rates relief for high street retailers.
Shire counties have been “hamstrung” in their efforts to improve social mobility due to “outdated” funding methods that favour cities over rural areas.
