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1 Sep 20
Moving to a four-day working week for the public sector would boost productivity, create jobs and benefit the regions hit hardest by austerity, a report has argued.
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28 Aug 20
Moray Council risks depleting its entire fund reserves in just four years as it attempts to offset annual deficits, the Scottish Accounts Commission has warned.
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28 Aug 20
Northamptonshire County Council has approved proposals for West Northamptonshire to be the administering authority of its pension fund when the authority comes into force next year.
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28 Aug 20
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman introduces a report into the criminal justice system during Covid-19.
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28 Aug 20
Single unitary councils in England could deliver £3bn in savings over five years, according to a report commissioned by the County Council Network.
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27 Aug 20
Scottish debt rose to £15.1bn last year, around £2bn more than last year, according to statistics released by the Scottish Government.
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27 Aug 20
Local Government Pensions Schemes will be given greater flexibility to review contributions rates under new proposals from the government following Covid-19.
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27 Aug 20
CIPFA members who receive the print edition of Public Finance will notice a big change to the magazine when it lands on their doormats this week.
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26 Aug 20
Croydon Council has said it cannot guarantee it will not issue a section 114 notice this year, amid reports it is seeking permission to use capital resources to fund services.
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26 Aug 20
Local authorities in the UK are set to experience higher fiscal pressures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic than other leading European nations, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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25 Aug 20
Trade unions have agreed to a 2.75% pay increase for council workers this year, despite Unite workers voting against the proposals.
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25 Aug 20
Former CIPFA president Tony Redmond will discuss his independent review into local authority audit and scrutiny at the annual Public Finance Live Conference in October, which is going online for the...
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24 Aug 20
The UK Treasury has denied reports that it is to drop the recently-implemented digital services tax amid fears it could jeopardise a post-Brexit trade deal.
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24 Aug 20
The government has rejected more than 30,000 claims under its furlough scheme, it has confirmed, with many believed to be fraudulent.
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24 Aug 20
Crossrail has announced further delays to the full opening of its service, meaning the line will not be fully operational until early 2022 and adding an additional £450m to the cost of the scheme.
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24 Aug 20
Emails purporting to be from public bodies make up half of the top 10 Covid-19-related scams, according to the body representing UK banking and finance bodies.
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21 Aug 20
A second local authority has signed up to a lending platform enabling it to fund business loans to local firms and build its cash reserves.
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21 Aug 20
Northampton Borough Council has approved proposals to borrow an additional £50m to help with the acquisitions of properties, in a bid to reduce homelessness in the borough.
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21 Aug 20
Warrington Borough Council is set to become the second authority to launch a community municipal investment, following West Berkshire in May.
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21 Aug 20
UK public sector net debt reached £2trn for the first time in July, in part down to the increased borrowing resulting from Covid-19.
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20 Aug 20
Economists’ predictions for the contraction in the UK’s GDP following Covid-19 became more pessimistic in August, according to the latest independent forecasts published by the Treasury.
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20 Aug 20
The UK Municipal Bonds Agency has agreed a second bond with Lancashire County Council, just six months after approving its first bond in February.
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20 Aug 20
Michael Brodie, chair of CIPFA’s Health and Social Care Board has been appointed as interim chief executive of Public Health England, as the government launches the National Institute for Health...
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20 Aug 20
Business rate income for local authorities halved in the first quarter, while council tax income stayed steady, according to the first official figures on the impact of Covid-19 on council income.
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19 Aug 20
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has cancelled a £75m fire procurement project after an internal review identified a number of “structural flaws”.
1 Sep 20Moving to a four-day working week for the public sector would boost productivity, create jobs and benefit the regions hit hardest by austerity, a report has argued.
28 Aug 20Moray Council risks depleting its entire fund reserves in just four years as it attempts to offset annual deficits, the Scottish Accounts Commission has warned.
28 Aug 20Northamptonshire County Council has approved proposals for West Northamptonshire to be the administering authority of its pension fund when the authority comes into force next year.
28 Aug 20CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman introduces a report into the criminal justice system during Covid-19.
28 Aug 20Single unitary councils in England could deliver £3bn in savings over five years, according to a report commissioned by the County Council Network.
27 Aug 20Scottish debt rose to £15.1bn last year, around £2bn more than last year, according to statistics released by the Scottish Government.
27 Aug 20Local Government Pensions Schemes will be given greater flexibility to review contributions rates under new proposals from the government following Covid-19.
27 Aug 20CIPFA members who receive the print edition of Public Finance will notice a big change to the magazine when it lands on their doormats this week.
26 Aug 20Croydon Council has said it cannot guarantee it will not issue a section 114 notice this year, amid reports it is seeking permission to use capital resources to fund services.
26 Aug 20Local authorities in the UK are set to experience higher fiscal pressures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic than other leading European nations, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
25 Aug 20Trade unions have agreed to a 2.75% pay increase for council workers this year, despite Unite workers voting against the proposals.
25 Aug 20Former CIPFA president Tony Redmond will discuss his independent review into local authority audit and scrutiny at the annual Public Finance Live Conference in October, which is going online for the...
24 Aug 20The UK Treasury has denied reports that it is to drop the recently-implemented digital services tax amid fears it could jeopardise a post-Brexit trade deal.
24 Aug 20The government has rejected more than 30,000 claims under its furlough scheme, it has confirmed, with many believed to be fraudulent.
24 Aug 20Crossrail has announced further delays to the full opening of its service, meaning the line will not be fully operational until early 2022 and adding an additional £450m to the cost of the scheme.
24 Aug 20Emails purporting to be from public bodies make up half of the top 10 Covid-19-related scams, according to the body representing UK banking and finance bodies.
21 Aug 20A second local authority has signed up to a lending platform enabling it to fund business loans to local firms and build its cash reserves.
21 Aug 20Northampton Borough Council has approved proposals to borrow an additional £50m to help with the acquisitions of properties, in a bid to reduce homelessness in the borough.
21 Aug 20Warrington Borough Council is set to become the second authority to launch a community municipal investment, following West Berkshire in May.
21 Aug 20UK public sector net debt reached £2trn for the first time in July, in part down to the increased borrowing resulting from Covid-19.
20 Aug 20The UK Municipal Bonds Agency has agreed a second bond with Lancashire County Council, just six months after approving its first bond in February.
20 Aug 20Michael Brodie, chair of CIPFA’s Health and Social Care Board has been appointed as interim chief executive of Public Health England, as the government launches the National Institute for Health...
20 Aug 20Business rate income for local authorities halved in the first quarter, while council tax income stayed steady, according to the first official figures on the impact of Covid-19 on council income.
19 Aug 20London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has cancelled a £75m fire procurement project after an internal review identified a number of “structural flaws”.
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