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14 May 21
Legislation aimed at flagging up financial issues in UK local authorities is outdated and needs an overhaul, according to London Borough of Croydon's interim finance chief.
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13 May 21
Audit Wales has asked the police to investigate the accounts of a South Wales council as part of an annual audit.
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12 May 21
The London Borough Croydon has proposed reprofiling a £69.2m arts centre refurbishment as capital spending, after council subsidiary Brick by Brick was “unable” to fund the project.
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11 May 21
Slough Borough Council did not understand the risks of low reserve levels, a damning report has said.
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11 May 21
Belfast City Council has rejected a commercial investment strategy, put forward with the aim of helping raise additional funds and finance the authority’s Covid-19 recovery.
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10 May 21
Portsmouth City Council is seeking a contractor to oversee maintenance of heating services at council owned properties worth at least £105m.
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7 May 21
South Lanarkshire Council has approved the transfer of £8m to its capital programme, after receiving additional Covid-19 funding from the Scottish Government.
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7 May 21
The London Borough of Lambeth will refund up to £26.6m in overcharged water fees to its tenants, after a high court appeal failed.
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7 May 21
Councils in England reported additional cost pressures of £12.8bn relating to Covid-19 in 2020-21, according to outturn figures from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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7 May 21
Charlene Maginnis, Crown Commercial Service’s head of policy delivery – supply chain and service offering, explains how the Government’s rules on social value are shaping the public sector’s buying...
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5 May 21
Pandemic-related pressures have seen local authority funded nurseries cut services amid swelling budget gaps, a report has revealed.
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4 May 21
Some funding streams available to help local authorities in England fund energy-efficient initiatives are actively working against reducing emissions, a local government network organisation said.
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4 May 21
The London Borough of Barnet’s internal audit team has found the council failed to hold accurate records of higher-value procurement contracts, against the authority’s procurement policy.
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30 Apr 21
As Covid-19 vaccination rolls out and employees begin returning to the office, public sector leaders will face a new challenge – successfully reconnecting their temporarily disparate teams.
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29 Apr 21
A council acted unlawfully by refusing a resident access to thousands of financial documents on the grounds it would have taken five weeks of staff time, a court has ruled.
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27 Apr 21
London Borough of Newham has been granted permission to appeal a High Court decision which rejected its claim against Barclays Bank over historic Lender Option Borrower Option loans.
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27 Apr 21
The latest update of the Financial Resilience Index provides a useful base from which to assess the impact of Covid-19, says Andrew Burns.
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26 Apr 21
The current system, rather than building in checks and balances, has built a bank of spectators unable or unwilling to intervene until the vehicle has crashed, says councillor Graham Chapman.
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22 Apr 21
Some deprived areas missed out Levelling Up Fund prioritisation because they have better transport links – not for political reasons – according to chief secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay.
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22 Apr 21
What powers will freeports have? What impact will they have on public finances and 'levelling up'? Two experts tell you everything you need to know.
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21 Apr 21
The publication date for council audit fees could be pushed into the middle of each financial year under government proposals.
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21 Apr 21
Local authorities who have applied for greater financial flexibilities to help balance their books could be waiting in limbo until September to receive confirmation, a senior civil servant said this...
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20 Apr 21
Thurrock Council invested £85m in a solar farm scheme based on a "materially false” prospectus that failed to mention suspected defects with the equipment, according to a High Court judge.
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19 Apr 21
CIPFA-qualified accountant Caroline Al-Beyerty has been appointed as the first female chamberlain at the City of London Corporation – one of the oldest public offices in the UK.
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19 Apr 21
A firm set up by the Greater London Authority to manage energy services has posted losses close to £900,000 in its first year.