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29 Mar 19
Northamptonshire County Council’s finances “remain fragile” due to a lack of robust reserves and require savings of £40m, its finance commissioner Brian Roberts has told PF.
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28 Mar 19
More than 200,000 nurses have quit the NHS since 2010, according to research by the Labour Party.
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28 Mar 19
Government should review the regulations that govern outsourcing but not ban private and third sector involvement altogether, a think-tank has said.
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28 Mar 19
Northamptonshire County Council’s commissioners have called for the local authority’s section 114 notice to be lifted, saying it should move from “under the shadow of this failure”.
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28 Mar 19
Government’s £386m spending on Jobcentre-based support for disabled people has not reduced the number who are out of work, the spending watchdog has found.
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27 Mar 19
Local government audit is “in need of improvement”, CIPFA’s chief executive has told MPs.
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27 Mar 19
Local authorities in England will put up the average band D council tax by 4.7% next financial year, government stats have shown.
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26 Mar 19
Communities secretary James Brokenshire has hinted local authorities might be able to secure extra funding for Brexit in future from the Treasury.
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26 Mar 19
A new devolution settlement is required after Brexit, a Scottish cabinet minister has said.
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26 Mar 19
Councils have “a lot more to do” to prepare public services for Brexit, a CIPFA conference has heard.
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26 Mar 19
The Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to close down the last £1bn of its LOBO loan portfolio by the end of this year, The Guardian has reported.
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26 Mar 19
The business case behind the creation of Scotland’s single police service was not robust, according to a parliamentary report, which has identified “systematic problems” facing the force.
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25 Mar 19
An MP has pleaded guilty to two charges of false expenses claims.
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25 Mar 19
Brexit will have a “huge impact” on devolution with the process of handing down powers to the regions still continuing 20 years on, a think-tank has warned.
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22 Mar 19
Tackling NHS workforce shortages in England will require £900m a year until 2023-24, think-tanks have said.
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22 Mar 19
Confronting “outrageous” tax abuse by tech giants could provide £700m for public services, a think-tank has claimed.
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22 Mar 19
Councils warn of a “rising threat” of modern slavery as referral rates have exploded over the past five years, data has shown.
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22 Mar 19
Improving NHS waiting time performance requires “significant investment”, the public spending watchdog has said.
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21 Mar 19
The UK is giving a total of £18m of aid to support the survivors of the cyclone, which has devastated Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
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21 Mar 19
Scottish councils could face further financial pressure as a result of fiscal devolution north of the border, according to the public spending watchdog for local government.
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21 Mar 19
Councils could benefit from £19.3bn extra a year if they were able to collect a local income tax, economists have estimated.
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20 Mar 19
CIPFA is seeking views on guidance to steer local authorities through the “increasingly complex issues of public finance”.
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19 Mar 19
Council leaders have urged the government to keep funding a programme that supports families with complex problems.
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19 Mar 19
Local authorities have been told to step up planning for community tensions after Brexit.
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19 Mar 19
Local government employment in the UK has slumped to a record low, official figures have revealed.
29 Mar 19Northamptonshire County Council’s finances “remain fragile” due to a lack of robust reserves and require savings of £40m, its finance commissioner Brian Roberts has told PF.
28 Mar 19More than 200,000 nurses have quit the NHS since 2010, according to research by the Labour Party.
28 Mar 19Government should review the regulations that govern outsourcing but not ban private and third sector involvement altogether, a think-tank has said.
28 Mar 19Northamptonshire County Council’s commissioners have called for the local authority’s section 114 notice to be lifted, saying it should move from “under the shadow of this failure”.
28 Mar 19Government’s £386m spending on Jobcentre-based support for disabled people has not reduced the number who are out of work, the spending watchdog has found.
27 Mar 19Local government audit is “in need of improvement”, CIPFA’s chief executive has told MPs.
27 Mar 19Local authorities in England will put up the average band D council tax by 4.7% next financial year, government stats have shown.
26 Mar 19Communities secretary James Brokenshire has hinted local authorities might be able to secure extra funding for Brexit in future from the Treasury.
26 Mar 19A new devolution settlement is required after Brexit, a Scottish cabinet minister has said.
26 Mar 19Councils have “a lot more to do” to prepare public services for Brexit, a CIPFA conference has heard.
26 Mar 19The Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to close down the last £1bn of its LOBO loan portfolio by the end of this year, The Guardian has reported.
26 Mar 19The business case behind the creation of Scotland’s single police service was not robust, according to a parliamentary report, which has identified “systematic problems” facing the force.
25 Mar 19An MP has pleaded guilty to two charges of false expenses claims.
25 Mar 19Brexit will have a “huge impact” on devolution with the process of handing down powers to the regions still continuing 20 years on, a think-tank has warned.
22 Mar 19Confronting “outrageous” tax abuse by tech giants could provide £700m for public services, a think-tank has claimed.
22 Mar 19Councils warn of a “rising threat” of modern slavery as referral rates have exploded over the past five years, data has shown.
22 Mar 19Improving NHS waiting time performance requires “significant investment”, the public spending watchdog has said.
21 Mar 19The UK is giving a total of £18m of aid to support the survivors of the cyclone, which has devastated Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
21 Mar 19Scottish councils could face further financial pressure as a result of fiscal devolution north of the border, according to the public spending watchdog for local government.
21 Mar 19Councils could benefit from £19.3bn extra a year if they were able to collect a local income tax, economists have estimated.
20 Mar 19CIPFA is seeking views on guidance to steer local authorities through the “increasingly complex issues of public finance”.
19 Mar 19Council leaders have urged the government to keep funding a programme that supports families with complex problems.
19 Mar 19Local government employment in the UK has slumped to a record low, official figures have revealed.
