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5 Nov 18
A total of 11 local authorities will pilot new voter identification methods next year in an attempt to stamp out electoral fraud.
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5 Nov 18
Tributes have been paid to former Cabinet secretary and civil service head Jeremy Heywood who died yesterday at the age of 56.
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5 Nov 18
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.
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2 Nov 18
Prisons operating on a “shoestring” budget are failing to provide sufficient healthcare for inmates, MPs have found.
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2 Nov 18
The number of local authorities that missed the accounts publication deadline has more than doubled – although they had to contend with an earlier date.
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2 Nov 18
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.
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2 Nov 18
HM Revenue and Customs is struggling to control tax credit fraud and the “cracks are showing”, MPs have said.
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1 Nov 18
Whitehall’s cross-departmental finance function helped secure jobs when the outsourcing giant Carillion collapsed earlier this year, its chief has claimed.
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1 Nov 18
Education spending has undergone a “remarkable shift” in focus towards poorer pupils, Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has found.
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1 Nov 18
CIPFA has updated its guidance on ethics to support members and spread international best practice.
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31 Oct 18
Abolishing future private finance initiatives was more about grabbing headlines than actual change, a public services commentator has told PF.
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31 Oct 18
Forthcoming CIPFA guidance on commercial property investment will aim to keep local authorities ‘out of the headlines’.
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31 Oct 18
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.
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31 Oct 18
Shire counties have been “hamstrung” in their efforts to improve social mobility due to “outdated” funding methods that favour cities over rural areas.
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30 Oct 18
There will be “no bonanza” for public services after this year’s Budget, economists have warned.
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30 Oct 18
Philip Hammond’s Budget offered ‘sticking-plaster funding’ with no sustainable solution for local government.
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30 Oct 18
Bringing public service contracts back in-house would saddle councils with a “mammoth” £30bn bill, a think-tank has warned.
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29 Oct 18
The chancellor told the Commons austerity is “coming to an end” today, announcing funding boosts for the Ministry of Defence to the tune of £1bn and adult social care of £650m.
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29 Oct 18
Philip Hammond has announced an extra funding boost for the government’s flagship universal credit welfare scheme and said the system is “here to stay”, despite criticism.
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29 Oct 18
The government has met both of its fiscal rules three years early marking a “turning point” in the UK’s economic recovery, chancellor Philip Hammond said today.
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29 Oct 18
The chancellor has announced a digital services tax to ensure “global giants” pay their fair share of tax on their UK profits, which he expects will raise £400m a year for the public purse.
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29 Oct 18
Ambitious plans to merge health and social care in Scotland are being hampered by a lack of leadership within the new integrated authorities, a parliamentary committee has warned.
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29 Oct 18
Councils could generate up to £320bn for the wider economy in England and Wales over the next 50 years if they were given the investment in the Budget today for a “new generation” of social...
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26 Oct 18
London’s troubled Crossrail project will receive a £350m bailout from central government to maintain “full momentum”.
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26 Oct 18
Policing “urgently” needs more funding in the Budget to avoid “dire consequences” for public safety, MPs have warned.
5 Nov 18A total of 11 local authorities will pilot new voter identification methods next year in an attempt to stamp out electoral fraud.
5 Nov 18Tributes have been paid to former Cabinet secretary and civil service head Jeremy Heywood who died yesterday at the age of 56.
5 Nov 18Almost 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.
2 Nov 18Prisons operating on a “shoestring” budget are failing to provide sufficient healthcare for inmates, MPs have found.
2 Nov 18The number of local authorities that missed the accounts publication deadline has more than doubled – although they had to contend with an earlier date.
2 Nov 18The communities secretary is set to give the green light to a single unitary authority for Buckinghamshire despite opposition from the county’s district councils.
2 Nov 18HM Revenue and Customs is struggling to control tax credit fraud and the “cracks are showing”, MPs have said.
1 Nov 18Whitehall’s cross-departmental finance function helped secure jobs when the outsourcing giant Carillion collapsed earlier this year, its chief has claimed.
1 Nov 18Education spending has undergone a “remarkable shift” in focus towards poorer pupils, Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has found.
1 Nov 18CIPFA has updated its guidance on ethics to support members and spread international best practice.
31 Oct 18Abolishing future private finance initiatives was more about grabbing headlines than actual change, a public services commentator has told PF.
31 Oct 18Forthcoming CIPFA guidance on commercial property investment will aim to keep local authorities ‘out of the headlines’.
31 Oct 18An 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.
31 Oct 18Shire counties have been “hamstrung” in their efforts to improve social mobility due to “outdated” funding methods that favour cities over rural areas.
30 Oct 18There will be “no bonanza” for public services after this year’s Budget, economists have warned.
30 Oct 18Philip Hammond’s Budget offered ‘sticking-plaster funding’ with no sustainable solution for local government.
30 Oct 18Bringing public service contracts back in-house would saddle councils with a “mammoth” £30bn bill, a think-tank has warned.
29 Oct 18The chancellor told the Commons austerity is “coming to an end” today, announcing funding boosts for the Ministry of Defence to the tune of £1bn and adult social care of £650m.
29 Oct 18Philip Hammond has announced an extra funding boost for the government’s flagship universal credit welfare scheme and said the system is “here to stay”, despite criticism.
29 Oct 18The government has met both of its fiscal rules three years early marking a “turning point” in the UK’s economic recovery, chancellor Philip Hammond said today.
29 Oct 18The chancellor has announced a digital services tax to ensure “global giants” pay their fair share of tax on their UK profits, which he expects will raise £400m a year for the public purse.
29 Oct 18Ambitious plans to merge health and social care in Scotland are being hampered by a lack of leadership within the new integrated authorities, a parliamentary committee has warned.
29 Oct 18Councils could generate up to £320bn for the wider economy in England and Wales over the next 50 years if they were given the investment in the Budget today for a “new generation” of social...
26 Oct 18London’s troubled Crossrail project will receive a £350m bailout from central government to maintain “full momentum”.
26 Oct 18Policing “urgently” needs more funding in the Budget to avoid “dire consequences” for public safety, MPs have warned.
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