The Royal College of Surgeons has described the government’s pledge to cut waiting times as nearly impossible to fulfil without substantial further capital investment.
Nature loss remains one of the least understood risks in financial decision making. But finance professionals should see nature not only as a source of risk but as a foundation for long term-value...
The government is investing £3.5bn over the next three years in a homelessness strategy, with a pledge to halve the number of long-term rough sleepers and end the unlawful use of B&Bs for...
UK GDP would be boosted by £26bn if the government addressed the growing number of young people not in education, employment or training, according to the findings of a PwC study.
Despite ‘encouraging progress,’ there is much more work ahead for Woking Borough Council in its efforts to tackle its debt problems, according to the Woking Council commissioners.
A pledge to take action against corrupt insiders in the public sector through screening, information sharing and guidance is among the measures in the government’s UK Anti-Corruption Strategy 2025,...
The Treasury’s approach to setting and charging fees for public services is creating “large and unfair surpluses and deficits for the taxpayer”, a report from the Public Accounts Committee has...
The Department for Work and Pensions will next month launch a new campaign – Tell DWP – to encourage benefits claimants to update the department with personal circumstances as it continues in its...
New community-based early SEND intervention through Best Start Family Hubs will be rolled out by 2028, the government has confirmed, in a move it said will deliver faster and earlier support.
The strength and effectiveness of the UK’s commitment to supporting developing countries’ climate goals is to face scrutiny from a parliamentary committee.
UK councils are missing out on opportunities to maximise use of their property assets to save money and address national priorities including housing and net zero due to systemic barriers including...
New English unitary councils must ensure digital leaders are involved in decision making at the highest level or risk derailing the agenda for devolution and public service reform, a study published...
Questions over who funds special educational needs and disabilities provision – and how much it will cost – remain unanswered despite the government outlining a series of reforms in the Budget, the...
England will remain one of the most centralised large democracies even if the government’s devolution plans are successfully delivered, unless the government develops a clear strategy for the next 25...
Protections to prevent premature publication of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s economic and fiscal outlook were not applied properly allowing pre-existing weakness to be exploited, a report...
In between the headline tax raising measures announced by the Chancellor, several important items of infrastructure spending that caught the eye. The government claimed the Budget included more than...
The UK’s energy sector is a multi-headed beast, encompassing fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. It was telling that Chancellor Rachel Reeves was most focused on the nuclear sector when it came to...
The headline figure for those searching Rachel Reeves’ budget for clues as to the government’s commitment to its devolution plans is £13bn. That’s the amount of “flexible funding” announced for seven...
While the Treasury has made a good start in supporting the implementation of new sustainability reporting requirements across central government, it will take several years for climate related...
Government plans to turn to a “new model” of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to fund more than 100 new NHS neighbourhood health centre sites by 2030, have been broadly welcomed by experts.
Substantial plans for reform of special educational needs (SEND) funding announced in the Budget have been welcomed as a substantial step forward in addressing the crisis facing local authorities as...
