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FINANCE
Councils withhold £32m from PFI providers
By Martin Ford | 01 November 2018
Research has found that £32m was withheld from PFI providers over performance issues last year.
WHITEHALL
Homelessness advice requests rocket under new law
By Dan Peters | 01 November 2018
More than half of district councils have reported an increase in requests for homelessness advice...
FINANCE
New ethics guidance for under-pressure officers
By Dan Peters | 01 November 2018
The organisation representing council finance officers has updated its ethics guidance as the pre...
FINANCE
With no long term solutions, the Budget is more trickery than treats
By Rob Whiteman | 01 November 2018
Rather than offering the long-term funding needed by public services, the chancellor dressed up s...
FINANCE
Council hits back at 'illegitimate' claim
By Naomi Larsson | 31 October 2018
Newham LBC has denied claims that decisions to enter into controversial high-interest loans were ...
SOCIAL CARE
Balanced Budget as we live in hope for jam tomorrow
By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2018
It may have been billed as the Budget to end austerity, but the chancellor’s speech was not exact...
FINANCE
Making every decision 'process perfect'
By Tracie Evans | 30 October 2018
It’s that time of year again when we start to think seriously about what consultations we need to...
FINANCE
Out goes PFI, leaving us with a £200bn headache
By Michael Burton | 30 October 2018
Michael Burton highlights the quiet scrapping of the disgraced Private Finance Initiative as one ...
FINANCE
Not ahead of the game
30 October 2018
Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas for finance officers without the opportunity to pore over th...
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