Oliver Rudgewick

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IFS: Government should not ignore senior public sector staff pay

Public bodies could find it difficult to retain senior staff if the decade-long trend of sharper... Read more
Spending review indicates reduction in Scottish council funding

Scotland is set to prioritise spending on health, education and climate change over the next four... Read more
Government to mandate independent audit committee members

The government is set to make it a statutory requirement for councils in England to have... Read more
Savings key for council to improve financial stability

A council in the north-west of England has been urged to focus on delivering longer-term savings to... Read more
City’s financial outlook ‘extremely challenging’ amid funding gap

An English city council expects a multi-million-pound funding gap in its 2022-23 budget, partly... Read more
Council agrees last-minute contract extension

Liverpool City Council agreed a software contract extension just hours before its current agreement... Read more
Scottish government faces ‘difficult choices’ on budget gap

Scotland could have to make spending cuts and increase taxes to help fill a medium-term budget... Read more
Slough urged to sell most of its properties

Crisis-hit Slough Borough Council has been instructed to sell the majority of its property holdings... Read more
Sunak unveils windfall tax

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a windfall tax on energy companies’ “extraordinary” profits to... Read more
Government to let councils terminate Russian contracts

The government is set to amend legislation so that local authorities can exit contracts with... Read more

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