PF speaks with Steven Parker of The Open University and Joyce Liddle of Durham University about how to apply public values at different delivery levels.
Local authority trading companies can deliver huge benefits to cash-strapped councils, while promoting public service values, writes Norse chief executive Justin Galliford.
CIPFA chief executive Owen Mapley believes the Spending Review contained positive steps, but worries that some public services still face more questions than answers.
The first step towards efficient collaboration in government is creating a shared understanding of the problem at hand, write Dr Olga Siemers and Dr Daniela Serban.
Now you can simplify your payment processes to known suppliers, while also improving cash flow, reducing admin and strengthening supplier relationships. David Legg, head of corporate card products at...
As Norse Group gears up for local government reorganisation, its chief executive Justin Galliford believes the new mega-councils will need to consider radical alternatives to meet the many challenges...
David Legg, head of corporate card products at Lloyds, explores how single-use virtual cards can transform your back-office payment processes – and much more.
In the Spring Statement, chancellor Rachel Reeves faced some tough economic news. CIPFA chief economist Jeffrey Matsu explores what it meant, and what the chancellor should do next.
A few months before the Procurement Act 2023 went live at the end of February, we polled the public sector finance and spend leaders attending one of our webinars on how ready they felt for the...
Savings in the health service are possible without patients losing out, but finding these savings will require a whole-organisation approach, write Michael Rees, Sarah Reed and Austen Morgan of...
Council staff will be unable to make public transport accessible to disabled people without new funding, training and other support, writes Clive Gilbert, head of accessible transport at the Policy...
A fresh approach to capital investment could help improve the terrible condition of parts of the health service estate, writes NHS Providers interim chief executive Saffron Cordery.
Simplifying local authority accounts could ease the audit crisis, but they must still retain meaning, writes CIPFA’s director of public financial management Iain Murray.
