Local authorities should be given the power to set council tax rates as part of a major shake-up to make local taxation fairer and more sustainable, a leading think-tank has said.
Local housebuilding targets are to become mandatory as part of an overhaul of the planning system to help deliver the government’s target of 1.5m new homes by 2029.
The government scrapping “underfunded” adult social care charging reforms to save money does not solve major challenges the sector faces, and short-term fixes – including more funding – are needed...
New backstop dates for local government audits will clear the backlog in the next few years, as part of government efforts to solve the problems plaguing the system of assurance in the sector.
Over 300,000 people have been pushed into poverty by rising mortgage interest rates, according to a new report warning policymakers could be misled by poverty statistics which mask the true scale of...
Local authorities are being put under unsustainable financial pressure by their duty to tackle homelessness, with some warning that the demand for temporary accommodation risks pushing them into...
The scale of the financial issues English health services face now and in the coming years is “unprecedented”, the National Audit Office has claimed in a report – with the government claiming the NHS...
The Bank of England faces calls to cut inflation at its next Monetary Policy Committee meeting after inflation was found to be at its target rate for the second consecutive month.
CIPFA’s new chief executive, Owen Mapley, says he is focused on refreshing the member proposition and ensuring CIPFA is seen as a “career companion” as he takes the reins of the organisation.
Public sector decision-makers need to acknowledge that the sector is now unlikely to meet many of its carbon-reduction targets – and use that acknowledgement as a ‘reset moment’ for change going...
As the awareness of the climate crisis grows around the world, governments are battling to put in place mitigation measures that involve large amounts of public investment. But these efforts are in...
With the arrival of a new government, it was fitting that PF Live kicked off with one of the key questions facing the new administration: is the UK ready to reckon with the challenge of...
A new government does not bring a new start for public services, but could provide the opportunity to do things differently and deliver better outcomes.
