In the face of tighter budgets and pressure to reduce the environmental impact of our public buildings, local government organisations need to start waking up to the potential of Building Information...
The debate over council reserves hasn’t gone away since Eric Pickles left the Department for Communities and Local Government. But council leaders are beginning to strike back.
Health devolution pilots for London boroughs are a step in the right direction but communities must be involved to develop effective and robust services that can meet people’s needs.
Following an agreement to end the devolution impasse in Northern Ireland, the Executive now has to deliver amid both funding constraints and moves towards tax localisation.
Housing association mergers can bring big benefits but are not always the right way to go. Here are some questions to think about before you start off down the merger path.
Current levels of uncertainty across the NHS are unprecedented. As the dust settles on the Spending Review, the challenge for the finance community is to find a way to meet short-term financial...
Despised by some, pitied by others, being a local authority finance director can sometimes be hard to bear in the current climate. What qualities are needed to see the job through?
A joint CIPFA-HFMA survey has found that opportunities presented by the Better Care Fund have been embraced enthusiastically. However, it needs clearer and simpler governance and monitoring...
New plans to let local authorities keep receipts from sales of assets are welcome, but don’t go far enough in helping leaders make the most of their assets
This Spending Review isn’t simply about achieving more for less. After the chancellor’s announcements today will reduce government spending by nearly a fifth, we’re now talking...
Devolution of business rates to local government will create the opportunities for English councils to borrow against future revenue increases to fund development. Similar Tax Increment Financing...
The Future-Focused Finance initiative has piloted a toolkit to help clinical and financial teams in the NHS build stronger working relationships and identify shared priorities
