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26 Feb 19
Not only has the reduced system of council tax support hit low-paid workers but it has proved remarkably ineffective as a way to raise revenue, says the IFS’ Stuart Adam and Thomas Pope.
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21 Feb 19
More affordable, accessible childcare is needed in the North - for the sake of mothers and their children, argues IPPR North’s Leah Millward.
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20 Feb 19
Health and social care will best be integrated when there is a joint understanding of finance and governance across organisational boundaries, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy and HFMA’s Emma Knowles.
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19 Feb 19
Without asking people to pay more, the government will have to rein in the public's expectations on what public services they can hope to get, says the IFG’s Graham Atkins.
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15 Feb 19
The wellbeing of people can have a significant effect on public services, argues the Resolution Foundation’s George Bangham.
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14 Feb 19
Auditor general for Scotland Caroline Gardner asks whether public mistrust of auditors has grown recently, with the collapse of firms such as BHS and Carillion.
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7 Feb 19
When hard times hit, it is invariably women who are worst affected. But gender budgeting can help target public resources more effectively, CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman argues.
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6 Feb 19
We need answers on how the government intends to ensure the NHS and social care are sustainable for the future, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy.
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5 Feb 19
As the public faces higher taxes, fundamental revisions are needed to public audit, argue John Tizard and David Walker.
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5 Feb 19
Get on board with hassle-free recruitment processes if you want to hire the best candidates and improve commitment, performance and retention rates, says John Thornton.
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5 Feb 19
Although fraud continues to evolve every day, so do the means of detection, with artificial intelligence promising to improve efficiency and free up resources, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman...
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1 Feb 19
The DWP is not institutionally equipped to help sick and disabled people out of poverty, says Demos associate Tom Pollard, who was seconded to the department as a mental health specialist
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30 Jan 19
Community sentences should be more widely used as they are cheaper and result in lower re-offending rates, argues Reform’s Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
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29 Jan 19
Public bodies must shift focus from outputs to outcomes to establish whether programmes make a difference, says CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham
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28 Jan 19
Organisers of the Government Counter Fraud Awards are sending their congratulations to the counter fraud teams who have been shortlisted for this year’s awards, with the full list now live.
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24 Jan 19
Problems in A&E departments can not be solved by more re-organisation - misconceptions about emergency healthcare must be acknowledged first, says Imperial College London’s Nick Bosanquet.
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18 Jan 19
Having voted overwhelmingly to reject the Brexit deal, parliament must now make sure that the government is ready for no deal, says the Institute for Government’s Tim Durrant.
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17 Jan 19
The government must lift the benefits freeze to stop increasing numbers of people falling into poverty, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation chief executive Campbell Robb.
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14 Jan 19
Local audit is stepping up to new challenges to meet both sector and stakeholder needs, says PSAA chair Steve Freer.
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11 Jan 19
The NHS 10-year plan only just scratches the surface of what is needed in health care, says the Health Foundation’s Anita Charlesworth.
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10 Jan 19
Whitehall can learn from town halls on how to open up contracts to non-profits, says Charlie Wigglesworth of Social Enterprises UK.
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9 Jan 19
The NHS Long Term Plan is welcome but without firm plans for social care funding many of its ambitions are unrealistic and unclear, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy.
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21 Dec 18
This year was another missed opportunity for the government to fix the adult social care system - it can not duck this important issue in 2019, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult...
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19 Dec 18
The local government financial settlement did not provide councils the fiscal stability they were hoping for, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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19 Dec 18
London councils will continue to pilot business rates retention next year but at the lower rate of 75%, rather than the 100% they trialled in 2018-19, the draft local government settlement revealed...
26 Feb 19Not only has the reduced system of council tax support hit low-paid workers but it has proved remarkably ineffective as a way to raise revenue, says the IFS’ Stuart Adam and Thomas Pope.
21 Feb 19More affordable, accessible childcare is needed in the North - for the sake of mothers and their children, argues IPPR North’s Leah Millward.
20 Feb 19Health and social care will best be integrated when there is a joint understanding of finance and governance across organisational boundaries, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy and HFMA’s Emma Knowles.
19 Feb 19Without asking people to pay more, the government will have to rein in the public's expectations on what public services they can hope to get, says the IFG’s Graham Atkins.
15 Feb 19The wellbeing of people can have a significant effect on public services, argues the Resolution Foundation’s George Bangham.
14 Feb 19Auditor general for Scotland Caroline Gardner asks whether public mistrust of auditors has grown recently, with the collapse of firms such as BHS and Carillion.
7 Feb 19When hard times hit, it is invariably women who are worst affected. But gender budgeting can help target public resources more effectively, CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman argues.
6 Feb 19We need answers on how the government intends to ensure the NHS and social care are sustainable for the future, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy.
5 Feb 19As the public faces higher taxes, fundamental revisions are needed to public audit, argue John Tizard and David Walker.
5 Feb 19Get on board with hassle-free recruitment processes if you want to hire the best candidates and improve commitment, performance and retention rates, says John Thornton.
5 Feb 19Although fraud continues to evolve every day, so do the means of detection, with artificial intelligence promising to improve efficiency and free up resources, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman...
1 Feb 19The DWP is not institutionally equipped to help sick and disabled people out of poverty, says Demos associate Tom Pollard, who was seconded to the department as a mental health specialist
30 Jan 19Community sentences should be more widely used as they are cheaper and result in lower re-offending rates, argues Reform’s Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
29 Jan 19Public bodies must shift focus from outputs to outcomes to establish whether programmes make a difference, says CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham
28 Jan 19Organisers of the Government Counter Fraud Awards are sending their congratulations to the counter fraud teams who have been shortlisted for this year’s awards, with the full list now live.
24 Jan 19Problems in A&E departments can not be solved by more re-organisation - misconceptions about emergency healthcare must be acknowledged first, says Imperial College London’s Nick Bosanquet.
18 Jan 19Having voted overwhelmingly to reject the Brexit deal, parliament must now make sure that the government is ready for no deal, says the Institute for Government’s Tim Durrant.
17 Jan 19The government must lift the benefits freeze to stop increasing numbers of people falling into poverty, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation chief executive Campbell Robb.
14 Jan 19Local audit is stepping up to new challenges to meet both sector and stakeholder needs, says PSAA chair Steve Freer.
11 Jan 19The NHS 10-year plan only just scratches the surface of what is needed in health care, says the Health Foundation’s Anita Charlesworth.
10 Jan 19Whitehall can learn from town halls on how to open up contracts to non-profits, says Charlie Wigglesworth of Social Enterprises UK.
9 Jan 19The NHS Long Term Plan is welcome but without firm plans for social care funding many of its ambitions are unrealistic and unclear, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy.
21 Dec 18This year was another missed opportunity for the government to fix the adult social care system - it can not duck this important issue in 2019, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult...
19 Dec 18The local government financial settlement did not provide councils the fiscal stability they were hoping for, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
19 Dec 18London councils will continue to pilot business rates retention next year but at the lower rate of 75%, rather than the 100% they trialled in 2018-19, the draft local government settlement revealed...
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