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PUBLIC FINANCE NEWSLETTER | 23 MARCH 2016

NAO warns on lack of accountability in LEPs

The lack of accountability for taxpayer funds spent through local enterprise partnerships is putting value for money at risk, government auditors have warned.

NEWS

Clark seeks bids for “single pot” growth fund

Communities secretary Greg Clark has opened up a new bidding round for funds available under the government’s ‘single pot’ growth fund deals, with around £1.8bn available for local enterprise partnerships.

NEWS

DCLG and CIPFA issue revised local government counter fraud strategy

Local government minister Marcus Jones and the CIPFA Counter Fraud Centre today set out recommendations to help local authorities tackle fraud, which is estimated to cost councils £2.1bn a year.

NEWS

The central challenge for non-executive directors

Whitehall non-execs can play a powerful role at the heart of government. But to do that, they need more teeth, says Bernard Jenkin MP, chair of the public administration and constitutional affairs committee.

FEATURE

Principal Accountant
£34,746-£37,483 | Exeter City Council

Assistant Chief Executive
Competitive | Wakefield Council

Senior Auditor
£20,849.00 - £30,978.00 | Gloucestershire County Council

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GMB members vote to accept local government pay deal

Members of the GMB union in local government have voted to accept the two-year pay deal from council employers, the only one of the three main unions in the sector to do so.

NEWS

Scotland resists English example on 40p tax threshold

George Osborne’s decision to raise the threshold for the higher 40p rate of income tax will not be followed in Scotland if the Scottish National Party wins May’s Holyrood election, first minister Nicola Sturgeon said.

NEWS

Devo-Manc represents a threat as well as an opportunity for care

Attempts to harmonise health and social care across Greater Manchester could usher in a race to the bottom, argues Janette Linacre of charity Manchester Care & Repair.

OPINION

Councils face £11.8bn bill to bring roads up to scratch

The total repair backlog on the local road network in England and Wales fell slightly in the last year, but still stands at £11.8bn, according to the annual survey of local authorities.

NEWS