Oliver Rudgewick

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Recent articles

Peterborough to halt capital spending and limit borrowing

Cash-strapped Peterborough City Council is set to freeze its capital spending in 2021-22, and... Read more
Scottish government to remove council tax freeze

Local authorities in Scotland are set to have full autonomy over the council tax rates they can set... Read more
Auditor critical of council contract management

External auditors have issued a number of statutory recommendations to Sandwell Council,... Read more
Council spending on transport soars through Covid-19

English councils' net spending on highways and transport more than doubled last year, due to a... Read more
Council halts commercial investment due to code changes

A district council in Somerset, which has spent more than £40m in commercial property outside of... Read more
Borough in section 114 ‘territory’

Copeland Borough Council is at risk of issuing a section 114 notice unless it receives further... Read more
NIAO: concerns over grant fraud and error ‘came to fruition’

Concerns raised by a senior Northern Irish civil servant over fraud and error in a Covid-19 support... Read more
Council uncovers £16m accounting error

An accounting blunder saw Nottingham City Council mistakenly credit almost £16m of housing funding... Read more
Government revises procurement proposals to maintain flexibility

The Cabinet Office has dropped proposals for some changes to post-Brexit procurement processes... Read more
Competition regulator concerned over waste company merger

The Competition Markets Authority says a proposed merger between two waste management... Read more

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