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16 Oct 18
Police officers should be seconded to tech firms to learn how forces can reduce fraud, an industry group has recommended.
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15 Oct 18
A police chief has blamed real terms funding cuts from central government for having to make “unprecedented” cuts in his force’s officer and staff numbers.
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15 Oct 18
Penny Mordaunt has proposed plans to change the rules on aid to include millions of pounds from private investment and “reduce the ask on the public purse”.
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12 Oct 18
Local authority spending on commercial trading services has increased “significantly” over the last four years, government data has revealed.
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12 Oct 18
Last year’s major cyber attack on the NHS cost £92m in service disruptions and specialist IT help, according to government estimates.
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12 Oct 18
The government should look beyond income tax, National Insurance and VAT to find funding for the NHS, a tax campaign group has argued.
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12 Oct 18
School inspections will relax the emphasis on grades and focus instead on the wider ‘quality of education’, according to Ofsted head Amanda Spielman.
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12 Oct 18
Local government’s desire to outsource public services is in decline, a think-tank study has shown.
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12 Oct 18
Finance staff at Newham council in London have voted to take four days of strike action in a dispute over job evaluation and pay.
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12 Oct 18
Improving local health system is the best way of improving efficiency in the NHS, a report from a trade association has said.
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12 Oct 18
Data analytics are transforming public audit, NAO executive leader Max Tse told a conference on technology and public finance.
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12 Oct 18
Government is increasingly shifting the costs of public services on to citizens as the effects of austerity continue, a CIPFA-backed analysis out today has revealed.
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11 Oct 18
Northamptonshire Council’s incoming finance chief has told PF he is “looking forward” to the “biggest challenge” of his career.
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11 Oct 18
Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay has set out plans to consult on a discretionary local visitor tax ahead of the draft budget.
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11 Oct 18
The UK government must be tougher on multinationals so they pay their “fair share” of tax and contribute to the public services their employees use, Margaret Hodge has told PF.
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11 Oct 18
The UK’s public finances are among the weakest in the world after the 2008 financial crash, behind Gambia, Uganda and Kenya, an IMF assessment of assets and liabilities has revealed.
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10 Oct 18
An annual levy based on the up-to-date value of a property should replace council tax and stamp duty, a think-tank has urged.
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9 Oct 18
Northamptonshire County Council has appointed a new finance chief to take up the reins, the local authority has confirmed to PF.
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9 Oct 18
The UK will become a “global leader” in fraud prevention by launching a public sector counter fraud profession, the government has announced.
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9 Oct 18
Nearly two-thirds of people in the UK would like to see public spending increased even if that means higher taxes, a survey has revealed.
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8 Oct 18
Post-Brexit funding for councils promised by the government must be fully funded and devolved to avoid a “damaging” funding gap, northern metro mayors have said.
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8 Oct 18
Health boards in Scotland are to have their debts written off as part of a new, more flexible three-year financial framework.
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8 Oct 18
The government must inspect financially struggling councils to ensure they are fulfilling their social care duties, an umbrella group for disability charities has urged.
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8 Oct 18
The NHS and councils need to collaborate to develop a system to support children with mental health problems, the Local Government Association has said.
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5 Oct 18
The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has written to the chief executive of HM Revenue & Customs concerned only a “fraction” of online fraud VAT was being clawed back.
16 Oct 18Police officers should be seconded to tech firms to learn how forces can reduce fraud, an industry group has recommended.
15 Oct 18A police chief has blamed real terms funding cuts from central government for having to make “unprecedented” cuts in his force’s officer and staff numbers.
15 Oct 18Penny Mordaunt has proposed plans to change the rules on aid to include millions of pounds from private investment and “reduce the ask on the public purse”.
12 Oct 18Local authority spending on commercial trading services has increased “significantly” over the last four years, government data has revealed.
12 Oct 18Last year’s major cyber attack on the NHS cost £92m in service disruptions and specialist IT help, according to government estimates.
12 Oct 18The government should look beyond income tax, National Insurance and VAT to find funding for the NHS, a tax campaign group has argued.
12 Oct 18School inspections will relax the emphasis on grades and focus instead on the wider ‘quality of education’, according to Ofsted head Amanda Spielman.
12 Oct 18Local government’s desire to outsource public services is in decline, a think-tank study has shown.
12 Oct 18Finance staff at Newham council in London have voted to take four days of strike action in a dispute over job evaluation and pay.
12 Oct 18Improving local health system is the best way of improving efficiency in the NHS, a report from a trade association has said.
12 Oct 18Data analytics are transforming public audit, NAO executive leader Max Tse told a conference on technology and public finance.
12 Oct 18Government is increasingly shifting the costs of public services on to citizens as the effects of austerity continue, a CIPFA-backed analysis out today has revealed.
11 Oct 18Northamptonshire Council’s incoming finance chief has told PF he is “looking forward” to the “biggest challenge” of his career.
11 Oct 18Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay has set out plans to consult on a discretionary local visitor tax ahead of the draft budget.
11 Oct 18The UK government must be tougher on multinationals so they pay their “fair share” of tax and contribute to the public services their employees use, Margaret Hodge has told PF.
11 Oct 18The UK’s public finances are among the weakest in the world after the 2008 financial crash, behind Gambia, Uganda and Kenya, an IMF assessment of assets and liabilities has revealed.
10 Oct 18An annual levy based on the up-to-date value of a property should replace council tax and stamp duty, a think-tank has urged.
9 Oct 18Northamptonshire County Council has appointed a new finance chief to take up the reins, the local authority has confirmed to PF.
9 Oct 18The UK will become a “global leader” in fraud prevention by launching a public sector counter fraud profession, the government has announced.
9 Oct 18Nearly two-thirds of people in the UK would like to see public spending increased even if that means higher taxes, a survey has revealed.
8 Oct 18Post-Brexit funding for councils promised by the government must be fully funded and devolved to avoid a “damaging” funding gap, northern metro mayors have said.
8 Oct 18Health boards in Scotland are to have their debts written off as part of a new, more flexible three-year financial framework.
8 Oct 18The government must inspect financially struggling councils to ensure they are fulfilling their social care duties, an umbrella group for disability charities has urged.
8 Oct 18The NHS and councils need to collaborate to develop a system to support children with mental health problems, the Local Government Association has said.
5 Oct 18The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has written to the chief executive of HM Revenue & Customs concerned only a “fraction” of online fraud VAT was being clawed back.
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