Kerslake launches wide-ranging review into Birmingham governance

 

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   5 September 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         Kerslake launches Birmingham council review Sir Bob Kerslake has today launched the first stage of his inquiry into the future of Birmingham City Council that will examine the financial sustainability of the UK’s largest local authority and consider whether it should be broken up...       News Barker commission proposes social care overhaul An independent commission examining reforms to social care funding has called for some care to be made free at the point of use as part of a host of reforms to provision, paid for by charging National Insurance on the earnings of pensioners... MoD 'made Army cuts without consulting generals' The Ministry of Defence failed to consult Army chiefs before it embarked on an austerity programme to cut 20,000 jobs, the Public Accounts Committee has revealed today... Voters opposed to NHS tax rise, poll finds Two-thirds of British voters oppose an increase in income tax to pay more towards the NHS, according to a poll commissioned by the think-tank Reform... Scottish independence polls narrow Electoral registration staff in Scotland have been inundated with last-minute registrations to vote the independence referendum on September 18, as polling suggested a rapid narrowing of the gap between the two campaigns... More news     Public Finance International EU’s humanitarian aid ‘wasted’, says senior MEP European Union red tape is stopping humanitarian aid from the economic bloc getting through in time, a senior member of the European Parliament has warned, meaning that money spent on such schemes is effectively wasted... More international news     Advertisment 3 December 2014, Birmingham REP Get expert advice on the regulatory, financial reporting and risk management obligations within the housing sector. Find out how you can drive your business through challenges ahead... Learn more     Opinion Follow the money, by Alison Scott Since 1906, council chief financial officers have had a duty to act in the taxpayer’s interest. Today, shared services and outsourcing make following the public pound ever more challenging... More opinion     Features How to build up team confidence, by John Neal Confidence makes a tremendous difference to performance, whether on the sports field or in the workplace, but you can’t touch it, hold it or buy it at the psychology shop. So how do you recover from those knockdowns and instil confidence in you and your team? More features       Accountant Northamptonshire County Council  £36,896 - £40,496 pa Assistant Systems Accountant (BI) Hudson £32,000 - £40,000 pa Senior Finance Officers x 3 Warwickshire Police / West Mercia Police £31,752 - £36,390 pa Group Accountant Rugby Borough Council £30,311 - £33,998 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