Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

County to shelve planned works amid inflationary pressures

An English county council is set to reallocate funds earmarked for construction projects to help... Read more
High maintenance costs and rise of flexible working see two councils eye shared office

Two local authorities in Norfolk have agreed to the £10.1m purchase of a new shared office in a bid... Read more
Authority in discussions with government over debt levels

A council in south east England has discussed its high debt levels with the government, amid... Read more
Government to place financial restrictions on 17 authorities

Seventeen district and borough councils in England will receive directions from the government... Read more
Council to buy homes to house homeless families

A council in south west England will borrow up to £10m to fund “critical” temporary accommodation... Read more
Treasury outlines additional PWLB restrictions

The government is set to restrict new local authority borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board if... Read more
Government restricts councils' special severance payments

The government has published statutory guidance seeking to restrict the level of exit payments... Read more
KPMG to receive £14m fine over Carillion audit probe

The Financial Reporting Council has fined accountancy firm KPMG £14.4m after finding it provided... Read more
Proposed intervention powers mark ‘shift towards prevention’

CIPFA has welcomed government proposals to take greater intervention powers over council finances,... Read more
Gove hints government will miss housing target

Levelling up minister Michael Gove has suggested that the government could fail to hit its... Read more

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