Governance

By William Eichler | 20 February 2019

Scottish MSPs have criticised a local authority scheme that aims to help businesses grow for lack...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Keeping up standards

By Michael Burton | 30 January 2019

As councils become increasingly commercial, auditors are asking how high standards of governance ...

FoI should be extended to providers

By Michael Burton | 30 January 2019

The Information Commissioner believes contractors providing services to the public sector should ...

SCRUTINY

More scrutiny in local government?

By Benoit Guerin | 19 December 2018

Benoit Guerin explains why Government should review the case for setting up local Public Accounts...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Brokenshire in shared prosperity fund threat

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2018

Communities secretary James Brokenshire has threatened to withhold the shared prosperity fund (SP...

FINANCE

A fork in the road to austerity

By Nathan Elvery | 18 July 2018

Could CIPFA’s plans to create a financial resilience index for councils help rescue local governm...

WHITEHALL

Reshuffle the pack and let's start again

By Heather Jameson | 10 July 2018

We are back to square one when it comes to political certainties and at the same time we are seei...

FINANCE

Caught in the traffic lights

By Heather Jameson | 10 July 2018

As CIPFA members gather in Bournemouth for its annual conference, much attention will be paid to ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

The truth about accountability, transparency and f iscal health

By Heather Jameson | 27 June 2018

Heather Jameson says that just because there is local democracy, it doesn’t mean councils don’t h...

SCRUTINY

Donna Hall: Let's bring back the Audit Commission

By Donna Hall | 28 March 2018

Donna Hall believes Northamptonshire CC’s situation and the changing nature of chief executives’ ...

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