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25 Jul 19
Record highs in prison assault and self harm levels in England and Wales have sparked calls for new prime minister Boris Johnson to invest in prison safety.
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25 Jul 19
Robert Jenrick has been appointed secretary of state for housing, communities and local government following the sacking of James Brokenshire.
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25 Jul 19
The appointment of Alok Sharma as the UK’s new international development secretary appears to have scotched uncertainty over the department’s future.
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25 Jul 19
Between 2010 and 2017 60% - £4.6bn - of the UK’s support for energy in developing countries went towards fossil fuel sources, according to analysis by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development....
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25 Jul 19
Potentially avoidable ailments like chest infections, pressure sores and urinary tract infections accounted for 41% of hospital admissions in England in 2016-17.
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24 Jul 19
The UK’s fraud watchdog has won nearly £23m from an outsourcing company over a scandal involving erroneous electronic tagging of offenders.
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23 Jul 19
The government’s prevention green paper has been branded a “missed opportunity” by local government and health bodies.
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23 Jul 19
Incoming prime minister Boris Johnson has vowed to improve education, infrastructure and policing in the UK.
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22 Jul 19
CIPFA member Sir Jon Thompson will take over as chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council in the autumn, the government has announced.
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22 Jul 19
Labour’s proposals for an overhaul to public service outsourcing are “redundant”, PF has been told.
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19 Jul 19
The government is expected to confirm today details of a £2bn pay rise for public sector workers such as teachers, police and soldiers.
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19 Jul 19
The government must seek to broaden public spending allocations and undo “systemic bias” against rural Britain, according to a new coalition being launched in parliament today.
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19 Jul 19
HMRC missed its target for reducing fraud and error in personal tax credit overpayments last year, the public spending watchdog has said.
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19 Jul 19
Devolution has “struggled to take root in England” compared to other UK countries, according to Akash Paun, senior fellow at the Institute for Government think tank.
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18 Jul 19
The expansion of special educational needs duties has left councils facing a “financial crisis”, council leaders have warned.
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18 Jul 19
Taxpayers and commuters have been let down by the persistent delays and growing costs of Crossrail, MPs have said.
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18 Jul 19
Austerity has an “inescapable” link to rising levels of serious organised crime, MPs have heard.
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18 Jul 19
Public sector bodies have been urged to pay outsourced suppliers on time after the sector registered £2.5m in late payments.
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18 Jul 19
Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire has been “far too slow” and could risk another tragedy, MPs have warned.
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17 Jul 19
Local authorities must be given the “freedom to tailor their approach” to comply with the government’s waste strategy, the local government minister has been told.
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17 Jul 19
A survey launched by CIPFA is seeking views about the problems citizens face when looking at local authority accounts.
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16 Jul 19
Cost benefits of a new emergency services communication system are “rapidly evaporating”, MPs have said.
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16 Jul 19
Landmark legislation to tackle domestic abuse must be backed with proper resources, councils have urged.
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16 Jul 19
UK public sector pension fund administrators remain in the dark despite the government accepting defeat in a landmark pension ruling, PF has learned.
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15 Jul 19
Food bank usage is expected to rise again when schools break up this summer, a charity has said.
25 Jul 19Record highs in prison assault and self harm levels in England and Wales have sparked calls for new prime minister Boris Johnson to invest in prison safety.
25 Jul 19Robert Jenrick has been appointed secretary of state for housing, communities and local government following the sacking of James Brokenshire.
25 Jul 19The appointment of Alok Sharma as the UK’s new international development secretary appears to have scotched uncertainty over the department’s future.
25 Jul 19Between 2010 and 2017 60% - £4.6bn - of the UK’s support for energy in developing countries went towards fossil fuel sources, according to analysis by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development....
25 Jul 19Potentially avoidable ailments like chest infections, pressure sores and urinary tract infections accounted for 41% of hospital admissions in England in 2016-17.
24 Jul 19The UK’s fraud watchdog has won nearly £23m from an outsourcing company over a scandal involving erroneous electronic tagging of offenders.
23 Jul 19The government’s prevention green paper has been branded a “missed opportunity” by local government and health bodies.
23 Jul 19Incoming prime minister Boris Johnson has vowed to improve education, infrastructure and policing in the UK.
22 Jul 19CIPFA member Sir Jon Thompson will take over as chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council in the autumn, the government has announced.
22 Jul 19Labour’s proposals for an overhaul to public service outsourcing are “redundant”, PF has been told.
19 Jul 19The government is expected to confirm today details of a £2bn pay rise for public sector workers such as teachers, police and soldiers.
19 Jul 19The government must seek to broaden public spending allocations and undo “systemic bias” against rural Britain, according to a new coalition being launched in parliament today.
19 Jul 19HMRC missed its target for reducing fraud and error in personal tax credit overpayments last year, the public spending watchdog has said.
19 Jul 19Devolution has “struggled to take root in England” compared to other UK countries, according to Akash Paun, senior fellow at the Institute for Government think tank.
18 Jul 19The expansion of special educational needs duties has left councils facing a “financial crisis”, council leaders have warned.
18 Jul 19Taxpayers and commuters have been let down by the persistent delays and growing costs of Crossrail, MPs have said.
18 Jul 19Austerity has an “inescapable” link to rising levels of serious organised crime, MPs have heard.
18 Jul 19Public sector bodies have been urged to pay outsourced suppliers on time after the sector registered £2.5m in late payments.
18 Jul 19Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire has been “far too slow” and could risk another tragedy, MPs have warned.
17 Jul 19Local authorities must be given the “freedom to tailor their approach” to comply with the government’s waste strategy, the local government minister has been told.
17 Jul 19A survey launched by CIPFA is seeking views about the problems citizens face when looking at local authority accounts.
16 Jul 19Cost benefits of a new emergency services communication system are “rapidly evaporating”, MPs have said.
16 Jul 19Landmark legislation to tackle domestic abuse must be backed with proper resources, councils have urged.
16 Jul 19UK public sector pension fund administrators remain in the dark despite the government accepting defeat in a landmark pension ruling, PF has learned.
15 Jul 19Food bank usage is expected to rise again when schools break up this summer, a charity has said.
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