May plans further integration across emergency services

 

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   3 September 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         May plans further integration of emergency services Home Secretary Theresa May has today warned that further integration of the operations of the three emergency services will be needed in the next parliament in response to budget cuts. May said the need for further savings would require ‘transformative solutions’ across police, fire and ambulance services...       News ‘Boris Island’ airport ruled out amid cost concerns A proposal by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to create a new Thames Estuary airport has been ruled out by the government’s Airports Commission which is developing plans for additional aviation capacity... Survey finds strong support for more social housing A majority of people support the construction of new social housing as well as a strong government role in the sector, a poll for the Fabien Society has found... London mayor ‘casts doubt on Holyrood tax pledge’ Promises by the three pro-union parties to guarantee Holyrood more tax powers if Scots vote no to independence have been cast into doubt by objections from London mayor Boris Johnson, a former Labour first minister has told PF... Pickles offers £5m to councils that reward recycling Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced £5m of funding for councils in a bid to encourage recycling without the need for a reduction in bin collection services... More news     Public Finance International Structural economic reforms ‘needed for global growth’ The World Economic Forum has today warned that slow implementation of structural reforms in regions across the world is putting the health of the global economy at risk... More international news     Advertisment 8 October 2014, London Get practical advice on how to become part of the solution to the housing crisis. Hear about new sources of funding for social housing development, including new Retail Charity Bonds... Learn more     Opinion NHS: keeping the faith, by Judy Hirst All parties are determined to prove the NHS is safe in their hands. But with health finances in a tailspin, they’re hard-pushed to come up with credible policies... More opinion     Features Country files, by Anne Marie Millar and James Tustian The Rural Payments Agency manages more than £2.3bn a year to support farmers and landowners. Five years ago, its reputation was damaged by botched reforms. Now the agency has been praised for transforming its performance… 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