Calum Rutter

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Recent articles

Government ‘underestimates cost to decarbonise homes’

The government has “not yet grasped” the scale of funding needed to decarbonise UK homes by 2050,... Read more
Government announces new money for social care and NHS

Adult social care services will receive £341m to continue to keep vulnerable people safe from Covid... Read more
Council finance officer imprisoned for £60,000 business rates fraud

A revenue finance officer redirected more than £60,000 from the local authority she worked for to... Read more
BoE ‘not out of firepower’ as governor discusses negative interest rates

The Bank of England is looking at “new tools” to guide the UK economy out of the crisis caused by... Read more
Government criticised over Levelling Up Fund priorities

The government’s newly published methodology to allocate money from its Levelling Up Fund favours... Read more
Welsh ICT insourcing project misses savings target

Insourcing ICT services has saved the Welsh Government two thirds less than expected, and the full... Read more
Report calls for new UK-wide transport network

A strategic transport network for the whole UK is likely to garner more support if funding is not... Read more
NAO: Local authority finances a ‘concern’ amid funding gap

Councils still face a funding gap of more than £600m this financial year due to Covid-19, despite... Read more
Governance toolkit for councils published

All council staff have an important part to play in tackling governance risks, according to think-... Read more
Levelling Up Fund priority methodology questioned

Some deprived areas risk missing out on ‘levelling up’ money because of eligibility criteria,... Read more

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