Improving the “bureaucratic and labour-intensive” Spending Review process could lead to more effective public spending and even a less disillusioned public, a report from the Tony Blair Institute has ...

The government’s employment support shake-up must take complex regional variations in capacity and need into account if it is to avoid making England’s North-South divide even worse, think-tank ...

CIPFA recently ran two webinars exploring how having a mentor can help develop a public finance career. PF discusses the idea with Jo Pitt ...

The ‘triple lock’ makes the state pension too expensive and unpredictable and ministers should replace it with a new target level and wider overhaul of the pensions system, a study has recommended.

Fixing the English local government audit crisis for good could take “radical” ideas, and those involved in reform are willing to consider them, Public Finance Live heard. - Short form article, Audit ...

The government’s planned benefits system overhaul could cut welfare spending by £11bn a year when fully implemented – but the health-related benefits bill will still far exceed pre-pandemic levels, ...

The pressure on democracy is already finding its way to audit in some parts of the world, but audit has always known political pressure, Public Finance Live delegates heard. - Short form article, ...

The government has not done enough to ensure victims of the Horizon IT scandal are properly compensated, according to a group of leading MPs. - Short form article, PAC, Post Office, Horizon, Public ...

The government faces calls to scale back the governance and audit requirements on small public bodies to free up resources and improve accountability. - Short form article, NAO, national audit office, ...

Three perspectives on the state and potential of England’s devolution journey kicked off the breakout session panels at this year’s PF Live in Birmingham.

CIPFA chief executive Owen Mapley celebrated both Public Finance Live and his own first year in the office by pointing to a variety of initiatives that members can look forward to in the months ahead.