Vivienne Russell

Vivienne Russell is managing editor of Public Finance magazine and publicfinance.co.uk

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Hinds: More schools should convert to academies

Education secretary Damian Hinds has urged more schools to convert to academy status as figures... Read more
Schools ‘putting off’ SEND children because of budget pressures

Pressure on budgets is leading schools to resist admitting children with special educational needs... Read more
Pete Moore to lead CIPFA’s pension panel

Pete Moore, executive director of finance and public protection at Lincolnshire County Council, has... Read more
Cash boost for charity focused on social work training

A social work charity has been given £45m in government money to train 900 children’s social... Read more
Brexit: university leaders call for research funding guarantees

Politicians need to guarantee that EU research funding will be replaced following Brexit,... Read more
NAO exposes serious failings in army recruitment contract

A £495m army recruitment contract let to Capita will not deliver proposed savings or objectives,... Read more
WAO issues public interest reports on three community councils

The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial... Read more
IFG research: one third of government spending on contractors

Around one third of government spending – £284bn – is with external contractors and suppliers,... Read more
Sixfold increase in Blue Badge thefts, says LGA

There has been a sixfold increase in Blue Badge thefts over the past five years, the Local... Read more
Former finance secretary to become Welsh first minister

Mark Drakeford is to become Wales’ new first minister after being elected leader of the Welsh... Read more

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