PF perspectives

Each issue of PF Perspectives is designed to address a complex topic with far-reaching implications for the future of public finance. They include essays by leading public sector practitioners and experts and are intended to stimulate discussion on key public finance and policy issues.

Intelligent finance: making technology work for the public sector

Intelligent Finance considers the importance of the finance function in the delivery of digital transformation across the public sector.

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Brexit_balance_sheetThe Brexit balance sheet: weighing up the public sector costs examines the far-reaching implications of Brexit for central and local government and across the public sector.

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Funding a healthy future examines the future of health and social care in the face of an ageing population, financial constraints and Brexit.

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Public Finance Perspectives April 16Holding public services to account focuses on the critical role that non-executives play within government, on public service boards and across the sector at large.

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Aligning public services pfAligning public services explores the strategies needed to align and integrate local public services across traditional organisational boundaries.

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PF Audit

Protecting the public purse explores the challenges that all audit bodies face, at this critical moment for public audit.

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