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19 May 22
The government is seeking assurances that a borough council in the south of England can manage its high debt levels without the need for intervention.
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18 May 22
An English county council is set to reallocate funds earmarked for construction projects to help close a forecast £4.5m gap in its structural maintenance programme as soaring inflation puts pressure...
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18 May 22
Two local authorities in Norfolk have agreed to the £10.1m purchase of a new shared office in a bid to reduce costs as they adapt to hybrid working.
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17 May 22
A council in south east England has discussed its high debt levels with the government, amid concerns it could fall foul of proposed capital risk interventions.
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17 May 22
Seventeen district and borough councils in England will receive directions from the government limiting capital spending and procurement before they are replaced by new unitary authorities next year.
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16 May 22
A council in south west England will borrow up to £10m to fund “critical” temporary accommodation to house homeless families amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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13 May 22
The government has published statutory guidance seeking to restrict the level of exit payments made to local government employees above statutory or contractual limits.
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13 May 22
The Financial Reporting Council has fined accountancy firm KPMG £14.4m after finding it provided false and misleading information to its review of the firm's audit of collapsed public...
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12 May 22
CIPFA has welcomed government proposals to take greater intervention powers over council finances, saying they could help identify potential problems at an earlier stage.
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12 May 22
Levelling up minister Michael Gove has suggested that the government could fail to hit its manifesto pledge to provide 300,000 new homes a year by 2025.
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11 May 22
The local government secretary will get new powers to direct asset sales and borrowing levels at councils deemed to be at financial risk, under a clause in this week's Levelling Up Bill.
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9 May 22
More than a quarter of the most deprived authorities in England had bids rejected for funding from the government’s Levelling Up Fund, according to reports.
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9 May 22
Liverpool City Council is set to pay a further £4.5m for its electricity this year, after delays meant it failed to agree a contract before its supplier suspended commercial services.
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9 May 22
Politicians have rushed to promise to rid public bodies of their Russian holdings – leaving officers wrestling with practical difficulties.
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6 May 22
Councils have called for clarity over proposed compensation levels after the government announced it will press ahead with plans to remove large telecom companies and railway services from local...
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6 May 22
Research into three decades of gender budgeting provides a wealth of lessons for governments looking to adopt the approach.
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6 May 22
Public bodies must learn the lessons from Covid-19 to ensure that clear audit trails exist for all procurement decisions.
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5 May 22
Clive Betts, chair of Parliament's Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee has urged the government to provide additional funding to help authorities mitigate services pressures stemming from...
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3 May 22
Warrington Borough Council's credit rating has been cut due to its high debt and reliance on commercial income, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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29 Apr 22
Derbyshire County Council is set to spend more than £1m on hybrid working reforms aimed at delivering millions of pounds of savings.
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29 Apr 22
Nottingham City Council will terminate a contract with a subsidiary company managing its housing stock, after an external investigation found it misspent millions of pounds of authority funding.
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28 Apr 22
Two West Midlands councils are set to return more than £900,000 of government funding for green homes upgrades, after a shortage of labour and skills meant it could not be spent, it has emerged.
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27 Apr 22
Shropshire Council is set to scale back its capital spending plans by more than £100m by 2025-26 amid concerns over debt servicing costs.
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25 Apr 22
Liverpool City Council failed to track whether money it paid to local charities from a £1m community fund was meeting its objectives, it has emerged.
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22 Apr 22
External auditors for Herefordshire Council have criticised its contract management, after it emerged the authority has traded with a dormant company.
19 May 22The government is seeking assurances that a borough council in the south of England can manage its high debt levels without the need for intervention.
18 May 22An English county council is set to reallocate funds earmarked for construction projects to help close a forecast £4.5m gap in its structural maintenance programme as soaring inflation puts pressure...
18 May 22Two local authorities in Norfolk have agreed to the £10.1m purchase of a new shared office in a bid to reduce costs as they adapt to hybrid working.
17 May 22A council in south east England has discussed its high debt levels with the government, amid concerns it could fall foul of proposed capital risk interventions.
17 May 22Seventeen district and borough councils in England will receive directions from the government limiting capital spending and procurement before they are replaced by new unitary authorities next year.
16 May 22A council in south west England will borrow up to £10m to fund “critical” temporary accommodation to house homeless families amid the cost-of-living crisis.
13 May 22The government has published statutory guidance seeking to restrict the level of exit payments made to local government employees above statutory or contractual limits.
13 May 22The Financial Reporting Council has fined accountancy firm KPMG £14.4m after finding it provided false and misleading information to its review of the firm's audit of collapsed public...
12 May 22CIPFA has welcomed government proposals to take greater intervention powers over council finances, saying they could help identify potential problems at an earlier stage.
12 May 22Levelling up minister Michael Gove has suggested that the government could fail to hit its manifesto pledge to provide 300,000 new homes a year by 2025.
11 May 22The local government secretary will get new powers to direct asset sales and borrowing levels at councils deemed to be at financial risk, under a clause in this week's Levelling Up Bill.
9 May 22More than a quarter of the most deprived authorities in England had bids rejected for funding from the government’s Levelling Up Fund, according to reports.
9 May 22Liverpool City Council is set to pay a further £4.5m for its electricity this year, after delays meant it failed to agree a contract before its supplier suspended commercial services.
9 May 22Politicians have rushed to promise to rid public bodies of their Russian holdings – leaving officers wrestling with practical difficulties.
6 May 22Councils have called for clarity over proposed compensation levels after the government announced it will press ahead with plans to remove large telecom companies and railway services from local...
6 May 22Research into three decades of gender budgeting provides a wealth of lessons for governments looking to adopt the approach.
6 May 22Public bodies must learn the lessons from Covid-19 to ensure that clear audit trails exist for all procurement decisions.
5 May 22Clive Betts, chair of Parliament's Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee has urged the government to provide additional funding to help authorities mitigate services pressures stemming from...
3 May 22Warrington Borough Council's credit rating has been cut due to its high debt and reliance on commercial income, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
29 Apr 22Derbyshire County Council is set to spend more than £1m on hybrid working reforms aimed at delivering millions of pounds of savings.
29 Apr 22Nottingham City Council will terminate a contract with a subsidiary company managing its housing stock, after an external investigation found it misspent millions of pounds of authority funding.
28 Apr 22Two West Midlands councils are set to return more than £900,000 of government funding for green homes upgrades, after a shortage of labour and skills meant it could not be spent, it has emerged.
27 Apr 22Shropshire Council is set to scale back its capital spending plans by more than £100m by 2025-26 amid concerns over debt servicing costs.
25 Apr 22Liverpool City Council failed to track whether money it paid to local charities from a £1m community fund was meeting its objectives, it has emerged.
22 Apr 22External auditors for Herefordshire Council have criticised its contract management, after it emerged the authority has traded with a dormant company.
