Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

Social care funding 'requires 10% council tax rise'

Local authorities in England will need to raise council tax by 10% next year, just to enable adult... Read more
Liverpool terminates contract following developer administration

Liverpool City Council has formally terminated a highways development contract after the... Read more
Borrowing power - How Sheffield financed city centre regeneration

A UK local authority has used central government loans to finance the revitalisation of its... Read more
Hampshire needs savings of £80m by 2023

Hampshire County Council requires £80m of savings by the end of 2022-23 to balance its budget... Read more
Bexley withdraws capitalisation direction

The London Borough of Bexley has decided not to use £5.1m additional financing flexibilities... Read more
IMF – BoE may need to take action to manage inflation

Some central banks, including the Bank of England, may need to take additional actions if... Read more
Council approves £4m cladding remediation

Canterbury City Council is set to borrow up to £4m towards the cost of recladding three... Read more
Auditors raise ‘serious concerns’ over senior officer conduct

The behaviour of senior officers at Thanet Borough Council fell below “the standard expected on a... Read more
Covid-19 leads to large drop in councils' audit performance

More than 90% of local authority audit opinions for 2020-21 missed the extended September... Read more
County requires £70m additional borrowing this year

Nottinghamshire County Council will need to borrow a further £70m to deliver capital projects and... Read more

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