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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.
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22 Apr 22
Warwick District Council and Stratford-on-Avon Council have scrapped plans for a unitary authority over concerns surrounding a housing subsidiary company.
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22 Apr 22
The resignation of former Treasury minister Lord Agnew highlights the need for public bodies to put in place robust anti-corruption measures, says Richard Lloyd-Bithell.
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21 Apr 22
The Financial Reporting Council has fined accountancy firm Deloitte over material misstatements in the 2016 financial statements of outsourcing company Mitie.
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20 Apr 22
Domestic energy firms have urged the government to provide up to £1,000 extra support to UK households to help ballooning bills this year.
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20 Apr 22
Durham County Council is set to sell a new £50m office which it has not yet occupied, to help reduce costs as the authority moves to more flexible working.
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20 Apr 22
Many believe that the public sector could operate with far lower levels of office space. But does selling off buildings present a risk?
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19 Apr 22
Proposals to abolish section 106 charges in favour of a new infrastructure tax could disincentivise investment in poorer regions, working against 'levelling up', according to experts....
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13 Apr 22
The Financial Reporting Council is set to investigate the financial statements of a transport operator, after the company was at the centre of an accounting scandal.
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11 Apr 22
Regions across England could see a shortfall amounting to tens of millions of pounds compared to the European Union structural funding it replaces, according to reports.
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11 Apr 22
The Department for Levelling up Housing and Communities is considering proposals to publish the full value of local authority investments and data on subsidiary companies.
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8 Apr 22
External auditors for South Cambridgeshire District Council have closed the authority’s 2018-19 accounts, after finding significant issues with property valuations.
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8 Apr 22
Plans to delay introduction of IFRS16 Leases for two years have been signed off by the government’s Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB).
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4 Apr 22
Warrington Borough Council is expected to receive all its investment back from its stake in failed energy firm Together Energy, which went bust in January, according to its administrators.
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1 Apr 22
External auditors have criticised North Norfolk District Council' weak internal control measures and failing to comply with its financial regulations over the commissioning of an independent review.
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1 Apr 22
Borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board has helped one council to fund energy efficiency measures.
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31 Mar 22
The decision by the mayor of Middlesbrough Council to hold undocumented meetings with contractors on a £21m construction project was not in line with the authority’s constitution, according to...
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29 Mar 22
Guidance released today advises public bodies to exit contracts with Russian suppliers, but PF has learnt that local authorities might have to wait until after Easter until they get legal powers to...
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29 Mar 22
Public spending rises announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak last autumn are now up to a quarter less generous in real-terms due to rising inflation, says Ben Zaranko.
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25 Mar 22
Cambridgeshire County Council has hinted that a function room intended to host full council meetings at a new £18m office could restrict disabled access and put members' personal safety at risk....
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24 Mar 22
CIPFA’s Sarah Sheen and ICAEW’s Oliver Simms explain how working in local audit brings substantial benefits, including the opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives.
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.
22 Apr 22Warwick District Council and Stratford-on-Avon Council have scrapped plans for a unitary authority over concerns surrounding a housing subsidiary company.
22 Apr 22The resignation of former Treasury minister Lord Agnew highlights the need for public bodies to put in place robust anti-corruption measures, says Richard Lloyd-Bithell.
21 Apr 22The Financial Reporting Council has fined accountancy firm Deloitte over material misstatements in the 2016 financial statements of outsourcing company Mitie.
20 Apr 22Domestic energy firms have urged the government to provide up to £1,000 extra support to UK households to help ballooning bills this year.
20 Apr 22Durham County Council is set to sell a new £50m office which it has not yet occupied, to help reduce costs as the authority moves to more flexible working.
20 Apr 22Many believe that the public sector could operate with far lower levels of office space. But does selling off buildings present a risk?
19 Apr 22Proposals to abolish section 106 charges in favour of a new infrastructure tax could disincentivise investment in poorer regions, working against 'levelling up', according to experts....
13 Apr 22The Financial Reporting Council is set to investigate the financial statements of a transport operator, after the company was at the centre of an accounting scandal.
11 Apr 22Regions across England could see a shortfall amounting to tens of millions of pounds compared to the European Union structural funding it replaces, according to reports.
8 Apr 22External auditors for South Cambridgeshire District Council have closed the authority’s 2018-19 accounts, after finding significant issues with property valuations.
8 Apr 22Plans to delay introduction of IFRS16 Leases for two years have been signed off by the government’s Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB).
4 Apr 22Warrington Borough Council is expected to receive all its investment back from its stake in failed energy firm Together Energy, which went bust in January, according to its administrators.
1 Apr 22External auditors have criticised North Norfolk District Council' weak internal control measures and failing to comply with its financial regulations over the commissioning of an independent review.
1 Apr 22Borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board has helped one council to fund energy efficiency measures.
31 Mar 22The decision by the mayor of Middlesbrough Council to hold undocumented meetings with contractors on a £21m construction project was not in line with the authority’s constitution, according to...
29 Mar 22Public spending rises announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak last autumn are now up to a quarter less generous in real-terms due to rising inflation, says Ben Zaranko.
25 Mar 22Cambridgeshire County Council has hinted that a function room intended to host full council meetings at a new £18m office could restrict disabled access and put members' personal safety at risk....
24 Mar 22CIPFA’s Sarah Sheen and ICAEW’s Oliver Simms explain how working in local audit brings substantial benefits, including the opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives.
