By Michael Kitts, Partner, PwC and Ray Mills, Infrastructure and Government Lead Partner “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” These wise words from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel may prove useful for local authorities as they slowly digest last month’s local government financial settlement. It’s been clear...
By Michael Kitts, Partner, PwC What does the future for local government look like? How will the councils of today – faced with significant financial constraints, increasing demand for services and doom-laden demographic trends - transform themselves in to councils fit for the future? These are some of the questions...
By Michael Kitts, Partner, PwC Yesterday saw the Government respond to the Dilnot review that a year ago made proposals to change the way in which social care was provided, and crucially, paid for. Expectations were high. Dilnot had generally been well received at the time and made some far...
By Michael Kitts, Partner, PwC For most upper tier councils, social care – adult and children’s – accounts for some 60-70% of spending (if you remove education and its ring-fenced funding). That makes it something of a financial splitting headache, especially in the current spending climate. We are seeing demand...
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