A former officer at New Forest District Council has been jailed for almost five years after defrauding the authority of more than £88,000 through inflated maintenance work.
Improved data monitoring and expert review teams will help the Office for Local Government spot and support councils that could be at risk of financial failure, the government has claimed.
Lower-than-expected output at the end of 2023 meant the UK economy experienced a technical recession in the second half of last year, the Office for National Statistics has said.
The Welsh health board embroiled in a financial scandal is in a more “stable position” due to stronger leadership and better working relationships, the national watchdog has said.
Senior councillors have refused to recommend more than £20m of cuts at Nottingham City Council, potentially escalating a dispute with the government over funding and local decision-making.
Plans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport have taken another step forward, with City of Doncaster Council set to develop a full business case that could unlock up to £138m of development funding.
Three public bodies held more than £3.4bn worth of contracts with Fujitsu following a 2019 High Court ruling, with more than a third approved after a judge found that the Post Office Horizon system...
The government’s mooted fix for the local audit backlog is being consulted on by the system leaders, with hopes of publishing more than 700 outstanding audits this year.
The Bank of England selling public debt could leave the government open to up to £130bn of losses, MPs have said, arguing policymakers “took a leap in the dark”.
The social rent cap and increased spending due to new legislation have created a “perfect storm” at the London Borough of Southwark, slowing housebuilding, a senior officer has said.
Efforts to reduce budget pressures may have led to Nottingham City Council breaching regulations on the use of ringfenced income, an independent report has said.
Low funding will mean Welsh councils have to cut frontline services in 2024-25, contrary to a claim from the Welsh Government that these services would be protected, a Senedd committee has warned.
Four authorities have been given permission to raise council tax above the referendum limit to meet their spending needs next year, but one request was rejected.
A £3.3bn funding package that led to Stormont being recalled will not provide long-term stability to services or public finances, new first minister Michelle O’Neill has said.