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27 Jan 21
North Yorkshire County Council is proposing a 3.5% council tax rise – below the allowed maximum – for next year, despite a forecast medium term funding gap of £18m.
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26 Jan 21
Covid-19 financial pressures for local authorities in England totalled £10.8bn during 2020, as forecast pressures for 2020-21 rose to £12.5bn, according to latest returns submitted to government.
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22 Jan 21
Luton Borough Council is predicting a further £30m hit in lost dividend income from Luton Airport over the next two years due to Covid-19, on top of a £16m gap this financial year.
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22 Jan 21
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21 Jan 21
Bristol City Council’s auditors have raised concerns over transparency relating to the council’s failed energy company Bristol Energy.
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21 Jan 21
Reading Borough Council has approved plans to move £11m of land assets to its housing revenue account as part of a major regeneration project.
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20 Jan 21
Former CIPFA president Sir Tony Redmond is to chair Nottingham City Council’s improvement board as part of the authority’s recovery plan.
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15 Jan 21
Following the news that TfN’s annual budget for next year has been cut by the government, PF spoke to Iain Craven, director of finance at the group to shed further light on the situation.
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14 Jan 21
London Borough of Croydon is likely to lend more money to its cash-strapped housing company Brick by Brick, it has revealed.
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13 Jan 21
The Welsh Government is to pay back £3m in European Union grant funding following concerns raised by the Welsh spending watchdog over value for money.
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13 Jan 21
A 'back to the future' approach for local government audit is not realistic, according to Steve Freer, chairman of audit oversight body Public Sector Audit Appointments.
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11 Jan 21
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11 Jan 21
Somerset County Council is to write to the prime minister Boris Johnson refuting claims by a county MP that the authority incorrectly used Covid-19 grant funding to balance its books.
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7 Jan 21
The value of government contracts put out to tender last year fell 8% to £101bn, despite large Covid-19 deals, according to government contracts analysis firm Tussell.
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6 Jan 21
Councillors at Lincolnshire County Council have rejected the option of using the 3% increase to the adult social care precept next year which was announced during the local government settlement.
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5 Jan 21
Cash-strapped London Borough of Croydon will not need to issue a third section 114 notice this financial year, after advice from CIPFA.
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5 Jan 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a grant funding package worth up to £4.6bn to be allocated by councils, to help keep businesses in Britain afloat following the third national lockdown.
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21 Dec 20
This year has been one of the most demanding for the public sector in living memory. PF lists the ten biggest stories from the past 12 months.
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18 Dec 20
Merton Council plans to wind up its wholly owned housing company Merantun Development Ltd, after the company’s business case was deemed “no longer viable”.
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18 Dec 20
The government has launched a best-value inspection at Liverpool City Council, following a police probe that saw mayor Joe Anderson arrested.
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18 Dec 20
Local government secretary Robert Jenrick is to appoint an expert panel to help address “appalling” financial management issues at Nottingham City Council, following a government rapid review.
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17 Dec 20
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has rejected the proposal of a new audit oversight body as outlined in the Redmond Review.
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17 Dec 20
The government is to reduce the New Homes Bonus to free up funding for local authority grants, it announced as part of the provisional local government finance settlement.
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14 Dec 20
A mechanism to give private investors control of public nuclear projects is still considered a “credible basis” for funding the sector, the government said today as it launched its energy white paper...
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10 Dec 20
The new local government audit body proposed by the Redmond Review should produce an annual report on the whole local government sector, CIFPA has said.
27 Jan 21North Yorkshire County Council is proposing a 3.5% council tax rise – below the allowed maximum – for next year, despite a forecast medium term funding gap of £18m.
26 Jan 21Covid-19 financial pressures for local authorities in England totalled £10.8bn during 2020, as forecast pressures for 2020-21 rose to £12.5bn, according to latest returns submitted to government.
22 Jan 21Luton Borough Council is predicting a further £30m hit in lost dividend income from Luton Airport over the next two years due to Covid-19, on top of a £16m gap this financial year.
22 Jan 21
21 Jan 21Bristol City Council’s auditors have raised concerns over transparency relating to the council’s failed energy company Bristol Energy.
21 Jan 21Reading Borough Council has approved plans to move £11m of land assets to its housing revenue account as part of a major regeneration project.
20 Jan 21Former CIPFA president Sir Tony Redmond is to chair Nottingham City Council’s improvement board as part of the authority’s recovery plan.
15 Jan 21Following the news that TfN’s annual budget for next year has been cut by the government, PF spoke to Iain Craven, director of finance at the group to shed further light on the situation.
14 Jan 21London Borough of Croydon is likely to lend more money to its cash-strapped housing company Brick by Brick, it has revealed.
13 Jan 21The Welsh Government is to pay back £3m in European Union grant funding following concerns raised by the Welsh spending watchdog over value for money.
13 Jan 21A 'back to the future' approach for local government audit is not realistic, according to Steve Freer, chairman of audit oversight body Public Sector Audit Appointments.
11 Jan 21
11 Jan 21Somerset County Council is to write to the prime minister Boris Johnson refuting claims by a county MP that the authority incorrectly used Covid-19 grant funding to balance its books.
7 Jan 21The value of government contracts put out to tender last year fell 8% to £101bn, despite large Covid-19 deals, according to government contracts analysis firm Tussell.
6 Jan 21Councillors at Lincolnshire County Council have rejected the option of using the 3% increase to the adult social care precept next year which was announced during the local government settlement.
5 Jan 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a grant funding package worth up to £4.6bn to be allocated by councils, to help keep businesses in Britain afloat following the third national lockdown.
21 Dec 20This year has been one of the most demanding for the public sector in living memory. PF lists the ten biggest stories from the past 12 months.
18 Dec 20Merton Council plans to wind up its wholly owned housing company Merantun Development Ltd, after the company’s business case was deemed “no longer viable”.
18 Dec 20The government has launched a best-value inspection at Liverpool City Council, following a police probe that saw mayor Joe Anderson arrested.
18 Dec 20Local government secretary Robert Jenrick is to appoint an expert panel to help address “appalling” financial management issues at Nottingham City Council, following a government rapid review.
17 Dec 20The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has rejected the proposal of a new audit oversight body as outlined in the Redmond Review.
14 Dec 20A mechanism to give private investors control of public nuclear projects is still considered a “credible basis” for funding the sector, the government said today as it launched its energy white paper...
