MPs call for English devolution

 

If you can't see the Public Finance Daily email below click here to view the web version   News and comment from Public Finance - the official magazine of CIPFA   9 July 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         MPs call for devolution to English cities The next government must seize the opportunity to devolve financial powers to city regions in England, the Commons’ local government select committee has recommended. MPs said combined authorities should be given control of business rates, stamp duty, council tax and levy other taxes and charges...       News First local government bond issue set for next spring The first issue of municipal bond is set to go ahead next spring after the Local Government Association confirmed it had raised more than seven times the necessary funding to launch the agency... Give councils oversight of all schools, says LGA The Local Government Association has called on the next government to create local education trusts to drive school improvement across England and end the confusion over accountability following the coalition’s controversial reforms... NAO highlights risks of Whitehall train procurement Auditors have urged the Department for Transport to better coordinate procurement of trains and rail upgrades... TUC: public sector pay restraint cut real incomes Public sector workers are more than £2,000 worse off since the coalition government came to power in 2010 as a result of pay restrictions, the Trades Union Congress said today... More news     Public Finance International Jamaica to receive $37m for public sector transformation Jamaica is set to benefit from a $37m World Bank-led project to boost ongoing reforms in public financial management... More international news     Advertisment Ready for an MBA? Top up your CIPFA qualifications to an MBA – up to 80 credits exemption available. Study part time online with one of the UK’s leading University’s for online learning. Apply now, start September... Learn more     Opinion An offer workers must refuse, by Heather Wakefield Striking council workers and other public sector employees will be saying ‘enough is enough’ this Thursday. They have nothing to lose but the undermining of their future pay and pensions... Cracking the governance code, by Don Peebles The dismissal of the Welsh government’s environment minister highlights both the key role that a code of conduct plays in governance – and the challenge organisations face in ‘policing’ adherence... Making PMs fit for purpose, by Jill Rutter Prime ministers need better professional central government support if they are not going to hit the ground stumbling. So how can that be done?... More opinion     Features A hack of an issue, by John Thornton Attacks on computer networks of businesses and public bodies are well documented. But hacking is also affecting international relations, causing fears that cyber espionage will provoke military action... More features     Senior Auditor Cumbria County Council  £24,892 - £25,727 pa Capital Accountant Newport City Council £34,894 - £37,578 pa Senior Principle Accountant (Financial Management) Northumbria Police Up to £56,739 pa Professional Finance Roles The Scottish Government Grade C1, £44,174 - £53,121 pa   Grade C2, £53,121 - £64,381 pa More public finance jobs Jobs: South East Jobs: North West Jobs: East Mid. Jobs: West Mid. More regions CIPFA Publications Events     Click here to unsubscribe from this email