A local authority can borrow for commercial return, as long as it primarily benefits those people in the authority’s area, writes CIPFA’s Mark Williams.
Unlocking accurate data enables organisations to realise their potential. Problems in your invoicing function can damage your relationships with suppliers, make it impossible to trust your own...
It’s time to halt the merry-go-round of ministers and better resource local planning departments so we can focus on the country’s housing need, writes Jonathan Pearson.
Manually processing 200,000 invoices each year was a time-consuming and error-prone task for one NHS Foundation Trust – but switching to Advanced Data Automation has already led to massive savings in...
Joe Tilley, sustainability and strategic portfolio director at Crown Commercial Service, explores some ways to ensure public procurement contributes to cutting emissions.
Two years on from the EncroChat data drop, the treasure trove of intelligence is reaching local multi-agency teams – and your organisation can benefit financially from prosecutions.
Private tenants face a safety ‘postcode lottery’ because of a lack of funding for enforcement. New reporting duties aren’t the answer, writes Meg Hillier.
Government ambitions to integrate health and care services will only be achieved through successful local partnerships, working across organisations with a shared vision, writes Dr Eleanor Roy.
The autumn statement may have created as many problems as it did solutions for the government, says Dan Corry, chief executive of the think-tank New Philanthropy Capital and former Number 10 adviser.
