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16 Mar 21
The government has revised support measures to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority after pulling out of a £100m affordable housing agreement.
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16 Mar 21
A permanent drop in council income streams mean the government’s pre-Covid-19 strategy for reforming local government funding is a “busted flush”, according to Rob Whiteman, CIPFA chief executive.
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15 Mar 21
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12 Mar 21
Nottingham City Council has accepted the terms of a capitalisation direction allowing it use £35m to spread deficits from its now defunct energy company and implement planned transformation projects.
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11 Mar 21
A capitalisation direction to be considered by Nottingham City Council on Friday will be used to spread losses from its failed energy company which left a £38m hole in council finances.
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11 Mar 21
Councils’ net spending was 11% higher in the nine months to December than the same period last year, according to data compiled by the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government.
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8 Mar 21
Central government has given London Borough of Croydon permission to use £70m of capital resources on revenue spending in order to balance its budget – with another £50m likely to follow.
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8 Mar 21
The first year of full compliance with the Financial Management Code is upon us – but authorities have flexibility to interpret it to fit their circumstances
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8 Mar 21
Tightened wording aims to further restrict councils’ ability to borrow money for commercial property investments aimed at raising revenue.
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8 Mar 21
Formalising risk appetite and tolerance positions can help public bodies improve decision-making, according to a recent government publication.
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5 Mar 21
Wirral Council has become the fifth authority to receive exceptional support this year to help meet pressures on its 2020-21 budget.
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5 Mar 21
Ahead of the first full year of compliance with the Financial Management Code, Joanna Pitt, local government policy manager at CIPFA, gives a run down of the new guidance.
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5 Mar 21
The government has confirmed it will triple the cap for Covid-19 business grants administered by local authorities as it moves away from European Union state aid rules.
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2 Mar 21
Council estimates for 2020-21 cost pressures resulting from Covid-19 have risen by 3.5% over the past month, according to statistics from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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26 Feb 21
Leeds City Council has approved its budget for 2021-22, which will usher in £87.5m worth of budget reductions alongside redundancies and a 4.99% rise in council tax.
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25 Feb 21
The local authority peer-to-peer borrowing market grew by 12.5% during 2020, according to government figures.
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25 Feb 21
A High Court judge has thrown-out a legal challenge tabled by eight local authorities against lender Barclays Bank over historic Lender Option Borrower Option loans.
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24 Feb 21
The government is considering whether a “system leader” could oversee local government audit in the future, after it rejected the Redmond review’s proposal of a statutory body.
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23 Feb 21
Torbay Council has become the latest authority to shelve its planned commercial investment following PWLB rules changes – scrapping £68m of its planned programme.
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23 Feb 21
UK councils’ efforts to tackle grant fraud are being hampered by the reallocation of resources to support efforts to respond to Covid-19, according to analysis from CIPFA.
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22 Feb 21
Councils in England will be allowed to enter into strategic partnerships with government’s affordable housing quango Homes England for the first time.
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22 Feb 21
Experienced local government finance officer Chris Buss is joining London Borough of Croydon as director of finance on an interim basis, after the resignation of current post holder Lisa Taylor.
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19 Feb 21
Reserve levels at councils in England dropped during 2019-2020, prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to analysis from CIPFA.
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19 Feb 21
The University of Stirling is launching a major new research project examining how local authorities procured goods, works and services during Covid-19.
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19 Feb 21
The value of two retail investment properties purchased by North Somerset Council has dropped by more than £26m in the three years since they were purchased due to Covid-19.
16 Mar 21The government has revised support measures to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority after pulling out of a £100m affordable housing agreement.
16 Mar 21A permanent drop in council income streams mean the government’s pre-Covid-19 strategy for reforming local government funding is a “busted flush”, according to Rob Whiteman, CIPFA chief executive.
15 Mar 21
12 Mar 21Nottingham City Council has accepted the terms of a capitalisation direction allowing it use £35m to spread deficits from its now defunct energy company and implement planned transformation projects.
11 Mar 21A capitalisation direction to be considered by Nottingham City Council on Friday will be used to spread losses from its failed energy company which left a £38m hole in council finances.
11 Mar 21Councils’ net spending was 11% higher in the nine months to December than the same period last year, according to data compiled by the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government.
8 Mar 21Central government has given London Borough of Croydon permission to use £70m of capital resources on revenue spending in order to balance its budget – with another £50m likely to follow.
8 Mar 21The first year of full compliance with the Financial Management Code is upon us – but authorities have flexibility to interpret it to fit their circumstances
8 Mar 21Tightened wording aims to further restrict councils’ ability to borrow money for commercial property investments aimed at raising revenue.
8 Mar 21Formalising risk appetite and tolerance positions can help public bodies improve decision-making, according to a recent government publication.
5 Mar 21Wirral Council has become the fifth authority to receive exceptional support this year to help meet pressures on its 2020-21 budget.
5 Mar 21Ahead of the first full year of compliance with the Financial Management Code, Joanna Pitt, local government policy manager at CIPFA, gives a run down of the new guidance.
2 Mar 21Council estimates for 2020-21 cost pressures resulting from Covid-19 have risen by 3.5% over the past month, according to statistics from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
26 Feb 21Leeds City Council has approved its budget for 2021-22, which will usher in £87.5m worth of budget reductions alongside redundancies and a 4.99% rise in council tax.
25 Feb 21The local authority peer-to-peer borrowing market grew by 12.5% during 2020, according to government figures.
25 Feb 21A High Court judge has thrown-out a legal challenge tabled by eight local authorities against lender Barclays Bank over historic Lender Option Borrower Option loans.
24 Feb 21The government is considering whether a “system leader” could oversee local government audit in the future, after it rejected the Redmond review’s proposal of a statutory body.
23 Feb 21Torbay Council has become the latest authority to shelve its planned commercial investment following PWLB rules changes – scrapping £68m of its planned programme.
19 Feb 21Reserve levels at councils in England dropped during 2019-2020, prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to analysis from CIPFA.
19 Feb 21The University of Stirling is launching a major new research project examining how local authorities procured goods, works and services during Covid-19.
19 Feb 21The value of two retail investment properties purchased by North Somerset Council has dropped by more than £26m in the three years since they were purchased due to Covid-19.
