FINANCE

Brokenshire: 10,000 homes a year

By Heather Jameson | 12 October 2018

Councils will be able to build up to 10,000 homes a year after prime minister Theresa May scrappe...

FINANCE

Is housing cash enough?

25 September 2018

Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement surrounding the £2bn long-term funding for social housi...

SOLACE

Exploring a risk business

By Robert Weaver | 19 September 2018

What started out as a conversation with his chief executive, resulted in a dissertation on the im...

WHITEHALL

SOLACE: Peer reviews should be made mandatory and transparent

By Dan Peters | 24 August 2018

Council chief executives have suggested that the Local Government Association’s (LGA) peer review...

HEALTH

Whiteman urges STPs to set own agenda

By Dan Peters | 21 August 2018

Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STP) should seize the initiative to push forward ...

WHITEHALL

CIPFA faces member rebellion over traffic light index

By Dan Peters | 20 August 2018

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is facing opposition from its o...

FINANCE

Critical thinking for critical times

By Rob Whiteman | 15 August 2018

CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman highlights the need for bold, detailed planning and decision-making to stem ...

FINANCE

Council tax revaluation calls grow

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2018

Finance chiefs have said it is ‘untenable’ for local government to rely on the creaking council t...

FINANCE

CIPFA guidance to strengthen finance officer LEP role

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2018

Moves to strengthen the role of Section 151 officers in local enterprise partnerships (LEP) have ...

FINANCE

Whiteman: NHS will benefit most from Spending Review

By Dan Peters | 09 August 2018

Councils were this week warned not to expect a significant windfall in next spring’s Spending Rev...