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11 Nov 99
A simplification of the statutory capital controls framework for local authorities is needed, according to CIPFA.
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4 Nov 99
Ofsted will have no real difficulty in respect of the influx of private sector firms running schools, chief inspector Chris Woodhead said this week.
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4 Nov 99
Only a small number of primary care trusts (PCTs) may be formed next year, following the British Medical Association's insistence that the new bodies should receive support from at least two-thirds...
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4 Nov 99
As political pledges go, there are harder ones.
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4 Nov 99
Cabinet Office minister Ian McCartney was put in charge this week of spearheading attempts to prevent further failures in government IT contracts.
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4 Nov 99
The reputation of government executive agencies has been dealt another blow this week after auditor general Sir John Bourn accused the Courts Funds Office of financial mismanagement and losing track...
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4 Nov 99
The NHS will be spared the rigid Best Value regime imposed on local government and will focus on back-room support rather than clinical services.
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4 Nov 99
The government has issued guidance on how to judge whether a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deal makes sense or not.
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21 Oct 99
Last weekend, the European Union made its first attempt to develop 'an area of freedom, security and justice'. EU leaders gathered at a special summit in Tampere, Finland, to commit to a common...
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21 Oct 99
Local health schemes, such as the development of diabetes care or minor injuries units, face the axe as a result of the government's change of direction on funding.
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21 Oct 99
Winning money for new recruits from the crime-fighting fund could be conditional on police authorities signing up to the new national communications project.
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21 Oct 99
Local government employers and their recognised trades unions signed a partnership agreement this week guaranteeing greater consultation with employees and their representatives throughout the Best...
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14 Oct 99
Hilary Armstrong this week refused to rule out further local government reorganisation in England under New Labour.
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30 Sep 99
Civil service unions are set to agree a ground-breaking 'partnership agreement' with the Cabinet Office and Treasury which offers guarantees of consultation on management changes in return for...
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16 Sep 99
Scotland's new auditor general wants water authorities to lose the freedom to appoint their own auditors.
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16 Sep 99
Housing could lose out to other local authority services once all council capital allocations are thrown into a single pot, according to an expert on housing finance.
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16 Sep 99
A senior local government finance official in Scotland has suggested that millions of pounds in community charge debts should be written off.
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16 Sep 99
Council rents could be thrown into turmoil by the introduction of resource accounting, housing finance officers have been warned.
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16 Sep 99
Short-termism and vague targets set by councils are hampering innovative work on regeneration and economic development, the Audit Commission warned this week.
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9 Sep 99
Northern Ireland health officials have recommended that a new £75m hospital, most probably financed with private cash, should replace two hospitals that won plaudits for their care of victims of the...
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9 Sep 99
A new standardised service for testing the satisfaction of tenants living in council and housing association properties was launched this week by the National Housing Federation.
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9 Sep 99
The NHS Confederation called this week for a 'modest' increase in the number of health service managers to help health authorities fulfil their new strategic role.
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9 Sep 99
The Isle of Wight and Devon county councils both came under fire over their social services departments in reports published this week.
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9 Sep 99
Local authority leaders have welcomed government plans to remove the stigma surrounding social and council housing.
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2 Sep 99
Hilary Armstrong will rule out, for the time being, directly elected chambers for the newly formed regional development agencies (RDAs). This reflects the prime minister's view on the issue.
11 Nov 99A simplification of the statutory capital controls framework for local authorities is needed, according to CIPFA.
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