The government has cited a lukewarm response to its consultation as the reason for abandoning plans to introduce a sustainable finance taxonomy.

Overstretched children’s social care services have led to an “alarming” number of young people leaving the care system not in employment, training or education, with many rapidly becoming homeless, a ...

Smaller unitary authorities have a “natural advantage” in providing children’s services, according to a study.

A new ethics watchdog is to be set up as part of a drive to improve integrity in public life. - Short form article, Ethics, Ethics and Integrity Commission, Committee on Standards in Public Life, ...

- Short form article, , ,The government’s major infrastructure ambitions risk being derailed by the absence of a credible pipeline of projects, an influential group of MPs has warned.

Khalid Hamid, CIPFA international director, discusses why trust is the hidden currency of public finance, and how integrity, prevention and genuine public engagement are key to restoring it in a time ...

- Short form article, , ,The mayors of two of England’s most popular tourist cities have written to deputy prime minister Angela Rayner to request she convene a round table discussion on the subject ...

The government does not know how much tax is paid – or avoided – by the nation’s wealthiest individuals, squandering significant opportunities to collect more revenue, a group of MPs has warned.

Government-appointed ‘innovation squads’ are to be sent into 10 areas across England as part of a £100m programme to fix problems whose solutions have been hampered by “fragmented and underfunded” ...

A record number of families are living in temporary accommodation as the supply of social housing dries up and support for lower-income households declines, according to new research.

The government is missing out on billions of pounds of savings a year by failing to exploit the potential of data analytics to tackle fraud and error, according to a new study.