Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

CIPFA: Spring Statement too light on public service reform

The government has missed a chance to commit to the long-term reform needed to secure the future of... Read more
Unison sounds concern over job impact of local government reorganisation

Thousands of council jobs are at risk under plans to redraw the map of local government in England... Read more
Councils warn of ‘unmanageable’ crisis in SEND support spending

Councils have warned they face financial catastrophe in a year’s time unless the government takes... Read more
Council tax to rise by maximum in most of England

Council tax is to rise by an average of 5% across England, with the vast majority of authorities... Read more
Rushed benefits changes ‘will harm vulnerable people’

Sweeping changes to the benefits system aimed at saving £5bn by 2030 risk penalising those most in... Read more
Councils could be at ‘forefront’ of reversing life expectancy decline

Falling life expectancy can only be tackled by a greater emphasis on prevention and a strengthened... Read more
Government to scrap NHS England

NHS England is to be abolished with health services brought under direct government control as part... Read more
Section 114 notice legislation outdated and unhelpful, MPs hear

The legislation relating to Section 114 notices for councils in financial distress is no longer fit... Read more
Local audit crisis: some council accounts still outstanding months past backstop date

More than 20 local bodies have still failed to publish audited accounts more than two months after... Read more
Scotland’s social care system finances ‘precarious’

The financial position of Scotland’s integration joint boards has become increasingly precarious,... Read more

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