The rise of electric vehicles will leave a £10bn hole in UK public finances within a decade as fuel duty revenue dwindles, and the government faces calls to overhaul road taxes to make up for it.
Insufficient data means the government has no understanding of what departments and combined authorities are spending on levelling up, MPs have warned.
Gloucester City Council has “done remarkably well” to deliver services despite being hit by a cyber attack that caused widespread disruption across the authority, a sector body has said.
A shrinking budget and higher spending needs could force Northern Irish departments to make £800m of cuts this year, the nation’s financial watchdog has warned.
The government will fail to eradicate regional inequalities across the UK without providing additional support to more deprived areas and ending competitive bidding pots, urban council leaders have...
The government’s flagship ‘levelling up’ policy has so far not effectively funded some of the country’s most deprived areas because of tensions within its approach, a group of researchers has said.
The Northern Irish Executive will be allowed to pay back a near-£300m overspend over two years rather than one, easing some of the huge pressure on departments that had been expected, but a UK...
The absence of a working Northern Ireland Executive is putting critical government services at risk and jeopardising public sector transformation, civil servants have warned.
Lower-than-expected spending on energy support and the government’s near-total abandonment of last year’s ‘mini-budget’ have led ratings agency S&P Global to revise up its outlook for the UK.
The London Borough of Haringey has handed an independent property probe to police after it found “clear evidence” of confidential information being leaked.
Historical governance and financial management issues have led external auditors for the London Borough of Croydon to outline significant weaknesses in previous years’ accounts.
Low capacity in council finance teams and the failure to deal with historic accounting issues mean the current September audit deadline is unlikely to be met, local auditors Grant Thornton have...
The UK Infrastructure Bank has partnered with public bodies in Scotland and Wales to accelerate the development of major transport projects – building on its advisory function for councils.
A further delay to adopting local authority reporting regulations relating to investments is welcome, but the rules need to come into force at some point to avoid undermining transparency, CIPFA has...
Rising construction and labour costs have caused “slippages” and budget gaps in projects linked to a £1.3bn investment deal in south Wales, senior council officers have said.
