Councils call for action to fund £1bn school places ‘black hole’

 

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   27 August 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         LGA warns over £1bn school places ‘black hole’ Councils have been forced to abandon building projects, cut back on school maintenance and borrow additional money in order to plug a £1bn ‘black hole’ in funding for school places, the Local Government Association has warned today...       News Government cuts 'have hit deprived areas hardest' The ten most deprived local authorities in England face a funding cut as much as 16 times greater than better-off areas of the country over the six years to the end of 2015/16, shadow local government secretary Hilary Benn claims... Rotherham leader resigns after child protection failings Rotherham council leader Roger Stone has resigned following strong criticism of the authority’s leadership in a report commissioned to examine sexual abuse of young children in the area between 1997 and 2013... Call to boost combined authority powers over transport Deregulation of bus services outside London has failed and new regional transport authorities should be created with powers to introduce franchises similar to those in the capital, the Institute for Public Policy Research has said... Unison hold strike ballot in NHS pay dispute Strike action ballot papers have been dispatched to 350,000 NHS workers in England by trade union Unison in a dispute over pay... More news     Public Finance International IPSAS delays ‘could hit spending plans in Brazil’ The Brazilian government is likely to halt the extension of borrowing powers to states if they do not met a deadline to comply with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards, a ratings agency has warned... More international news     Opinion Cry freedom, not currency union, by Iain Macwhirter Unionists have beaten the yes campaign over the head with the cudgel of the currency, a cypher for the claim that independent Scotland would be a basket case...  Extra care in the community, by Michael Voges Local authorities and the NHS are missing a trick when it comes to meeting the housing and care needs of the baby-boomer generation. It’s not all about building more bungalows...  More opinion     Features NHS finances: health alert, by Noel Plumridge Bad news stories are keeping the NHS in the headlines, despite the best efforts of ministers to shift the public’s gaze elsewhere before the election. Now two authoritative reports suggest there is a financial crisis ahead despite health reforms... More features     Senior Accountant London Borough of Lambeth PO7 Fin 4 level salary is £47,169 pa rising to £49,947 pa incl. LW + a £7,000 market supplement Contracts Finance Manager Buckinghamshire County Council £40,620 to £42,854 pa + benefits Principal Internal Auditor Hudson £40,000 - £48,000 pa + Benefits Management Accountant Allen Lane Limited £45,000-£50,000 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