Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Fixing SEND system calls for ‘bold and brave action’

More than half of councils with education remits face Section 114 notices when the temporary fix... Read more
CIPFA ‘deeply concerned’ by exceptional financial support

A record number of councils asked the government for exceptional financial support for 2025-26, and... Read more
CIPFA sets out fixes for ‘broken’ SEND system in England

Interventions by CIPFA and the Education Policy Institute lay bare the issues facing the English... Read more
FRC opens investigation into former Woking finance staff

An investigation has been launched into two former finance professionals at crisis-hit Woking... Read more
Thurrock debt threatens Essex reorganisation but no bailout proposed

Local authorities are continuing to press for millions of pounds of council debt to be written off... Read more
MPs question HMRC’s estimate of tax evasion

HMRC has likely “vastly underestimated” the scale of tax evasion and shown a lack of curiosity... Read more
NAO: ‘Tone from the top’ of civil service risks ignoring fraud

Senior civil servants might be deliberately undermining vital fraud detection work in an attempt to... Read more
Guildford overcomes S114 risk with stabilised finances

Guildford Borough Council has set a balanced budget in a sign that finances have stabilised after... Read more
IFS: Scotland’s second homes tax is ‘economically damaging’

The Scottish Government’s increased surcharge on second and rental home purchases is “inconsistent... Read more
Priority councils for new wave of devolution revealed

Six new areas are set to become mayoral strategic authorities by next May as part of plans for... Read more

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