-
5 Jul 19
The long-awaited social care green paper is being delayed by “partisan politics”, the health secretary has claimed.
-
5 Jul 19
A council tax recovery pilot scheme could be a “double edged sword”, a debt charity has warned.
-
5 Jul 19
Domestic fraud and corruption cases are going unnoticed, an anti-fraud group has warned.
-
5 Jul 19
Accountability in England’s 38 Local Enterprise Partnerships is “a long way off”, MPs have warned.
-
4 Jul 19
The “clock is ticking” on replacing EU regional funding, council leaders have warned.
-
4 Jul 19
Boris Johnson will not reverse damage done to staff morale and salaries with a promise to end public sector wage freezes in the future, unions have said.
-
4 Jul 19
Northamptonshire County Council has reported a budget underspend - as the prime minister tells MPs she will seek to reorganise the local authority “as soon as practical”.
-
4 Jul 19
Scotland’s Auditor General and the Accounts Commission are embarking on a major audit of the country’s early learning and childcare system to understand the impact of expanding services.
-
4 Jul 19
An immediate £8bn funding package must be introduced to tackle a social care system “riddled with unfairness”, a lords committee has said.
-
3 Jul 19
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman raised concerns over a lack of diversity in council investments, at the annual Local Government Association conference today.
-
3 Jul 19
The majority of local government finance officers have lost confidence in their future financial positions over the last year, a CIPFA survey has revealed.
-
2 Jul 19
The next prime minister must produce a green paper to “look afresh” at local government, the communities secretary has said.
-
2 Jul 19
A third of councils fear they will not have the funds to provide their minimum statutory duties for the next three years, a survey has found.
-
2 Jul 19
MPs have called for a five-year funding deal for roads maintenance to tackle the “plague of potholes”.
-
2 Jul 19
In a feature article and editorial published online and in the June 2019 edition of Public Finance, we referred to a “litany” of high profile “audit failures” in recent years, including Lehman...
-
1 Jul 19
The Crown Estate generated a record £343.5m in profit last year, official accounts have shown.
-
1 Jul 19
Government figures show English councils are likely to make a £913m profit from parking charges in 2019-20.
-
1 Jul 19
Council leaders have warned of a child mental health crisis after the number of disorders recorded in England increased by more than half in just four years.
-
28 Jun 19
Fraud and errors related to payments made by the Department for Work and Pensions have reached record highs and are set to grow due to universal credit.
-
28 Jun 19
The Treasury could be forced to make extra public sector pension payments of £4bn a year due to a landmark supreme court ruling on Thursday.
-
28 Jun 19
CIPFA’s Financial Management code will be reworked into a “leaner” document that retains key standards of good financial management.
-
28 Jun 19
“Serious concerns” remain over the finances of Clackmannanshire Council, which faces a budget gap of £23m over the next three years.
-
28 Jun 19
Funding arrangements to tackle serious and organised crime has been labelled “inefficient and uncertain” by the public spending watchdog.
-
27 Jun 19
Proposals in the long-term plan are too ‘NHS-centric’ and should allow local authorities equal decision-making powers for integrated care systems to work, MPs have said.
-
27 Jun 19
The prime minister and the housing secretary have put forward a raft of proposals to tackle the UK’s housing issues.
5 Jul 19The long-awaited social care green paper is being delayed by “partisan politics”, the health secretary has claimed.
5 Jul 19A council tax recovery pilot scheme could be a “double edged sword”, a debt charity has warned.
5 Jul 19Domestic fraud and corruption cases are going unnoticed, an anti-fraud group has warned.
5 Jul 19Accountability in England’s 38 Local Enterprise Partnerships is “a long way off”, MPs have warned.
4 Jul 19The “clock is ticking” on replacing EU regional funding, council leaders have warned.
4 Jul 19Boris Johnson will not reverse damage done to staff morale and salaries with a promise to end public sector wage freezes in the future, unions have said.
4 Jul 19Northamptonshire County Council has reported a budget underspend - as the prime minister tells MPs she will seek to reorganise the local authority “as soon as practical”.
4 Jul 19Scotland’s Auditor General and the Accounts Commission are embarking on a major audit of the country’s early learning and childcare system to understand the impact of expanding services.
4 Jul 19An immediate £8bn funding package must be introduced to tackle a social care system “riddled with unfairness”, a lords committee has said.
3 Jul 19CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman raised concerns over a lack of diversity in council investments, at the annual Local Government Association conference today.
3 Jul 19The majority of local government finance officers have lost confidence in their future financial positions over the last year, a CIPFA survey has revealed.
2 Jul 19The next prime minister must produce a green paper to “look afresh” at local government, the communities secretary has said.
2 Jul 19A third of councils fear they will not have the funds to provide their minimum statutory duties for the next three years, a survey has found.
2 Jul 19MPs have called for a five-year funding deal for roads maintenance to tackle the “plague of potholes”.
1 Jul 19The Crown Estate generated a record £343.5m in profit last year, official accounts have shown.
1 Jul 19Government figures show English councils are likely to make a £913m profit from parking charges in 2019-20.
1 Jul 19Council leaders have warned of a child mental health crisis after the number of disorders recorded in England increased by more than half in just four years.
28 Jun 19Fraud and errors related to payments made by the Department for Work and Pensions have reached record highs and are set to grow due to universal credit.
28 Jun 19The Treasury could be forced to make extra public sector pension payments of £4bn a year due to a landmark supreme court ruling on Thursday.
28 Jun 19CIPFA’s Financial Management code will be reworked into a “leaner” document that retains key standards of good financial management.
28 Jun 19“Serious concerns” remain over the finances of Clackmannanshire Council, which faces a budget gap of £23m over the next three years.
28 Jun 19Funding arrangements to tackle serious and organised crime has been labelled “inefficient and uncertain” by the public spending watchdog.
27 Jun 19The prime minister and the housing secretary have put forward a raft of proposals to tackle the UK’s housing issues.
9 Jul 19 to 10 Jul 19
1 May 19
