Academy governance ‘weak and meaningless’, probe finds

 

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   17 September 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         Academy governance ‘weak and meaningless’ Academy trusts are not doing enough to mitigate the risk of conflict of interest between schools and sponsors, while some rules intended to protect public money are ‘largely meaningless’, according to a report compiled for MPs...       News Keeping Barnett ‘increases English devolution demand’ A pledge by UK party leaders to maintain the Barnett Formula for funding public services in Scotland if there is a no vote in tomorrow’s independence referendum will increase demands for English devolution, councils have warned... Health Foundation warns of declining care quality The quality of NHS care is beginning to decline across a number of areas as a result of the spending squeeze in the health service, a healthcare charity has warned today... Councils adopt ‘property developer role’, survey finds Councils across England will redevelop £13.5bn worth of land and assets over the next five years as part of local plans to turn underused land into a source of revenue, an examination by Localis has found... County councils call for ‘radical’ devolution of powers Local government finances are at risk of becoming unsustainable unless there is ‘radical’ devolution of powers, including full retention of business rates growth, county authorities have warned... More news     Public Finance International IMF calls for PFM reforms in Palestinian Authority The Palestinian Authority must enhance its public financial management system in order to strengthen its plea for more aid to help rebuild its flagging economy, the International Monetary Fund has said... More international news     Opinion Investing in the Big Society, by Emran Mian Typically there have been two routes for government to pay for what it wants to deliver: raising taxes or selling debt... More opinion     Your Shout Leaders pledge to maintain Barnett formula Westminster party leaders have pledged to keep the Barnett formula for funding public services in Scotland if there is a no vote in Thursday's independence referendum. Is the funding formula sustainable? Have your say here...       Top jobs Principal Accountant Hudson  £300 - £350 per day Finance Operations Team Leader Management Accountant x2 London Borough of Hounslow  £41,124 - £43,803 pa Director of Finance University of Leeds £47,328 - £54,841 pa Principal Accountant – New Financial System London Borough of Merton  £41,124 to £46,512 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