The government has appointed commissioners to Sandwell Borough Council following a critical external audit review which found a “lack of clear contract responsibility”.
The London Borough of Camden has joined the growing number of authorities in the UK to launch a community bond to help finance carbon reduction projects.
CIPFA/LASAAC has provisionally decided to delay implementation of IFRS16 Leases in local authority accounts for another two years following an emergency consultation.
The level of fraud in the government’s Covid-19 loan schemes is around £1.5bn less than previously forecast, according to senior officials at the British Business Bank.
A senior external auditor is set to become the first director of local audit at the Financial Reporting Council, as part of sector-wide reforms to improve standards.
Almost all eligible public bodies in England have registered for the national auditor procurement scheme run by Public Sector Audit Appointments from 2023, the oversight body has announced.
A spending watchdog has advised a Welsh authority to seek ministerial assistance after continued governance problems meant it failed to make progress on statutory recommendations.
The former Cabinet Office and Treasury minister who resigned in January over the government’s measures to tackle fraud in Covid-19 loan schemes yesterday told MPs that officials and...
Slough Borough Council has sacked its chief executive with immediate effect, following an investigation which alleged she failed to challenge or manage the authority’s budget.
Two councils planning to end a joint management arrangement lack detail over the anticipated costs, and need to focus on appointing a section 151 officer, according to a CIPFA report.
Slough Borough Council has received minded approval for £307m of financing flexibilities through a capitalisation direction, to help correct accounting issues and balance budgets.
The government has confirmed the London Borough of Croydon will receive £50m of financing flexibilities to help balance the 2021-22 budget, with further support for 2022-23 under consideration.
Public health grant allocations to councils for 2022-23 raise questions about the government’s commitment to ensuring the nation is prepared for another health crisis, says Jim McManus.
In the latest twist to a long running saga, Newham Council has reached an out of court settlement with Barclays Bank to end litigation relating to a dispute regarding Lender Option Borrower Option (...
Local government legislation restricting the role of politics in procurement decision-making provide a tough hurdle for councils hoping to ending contracts with Russian energy giant...
At least 12 UK public bodies – including eight local authorities – have major active energy supply contracts with Russian energy company Gazprom as the sole supplier, PF research...
Slough Borough Council says it needs a minimum of £479m in support from central government – a figure it claims could rise much higher if it fails to meet “challenging” savings targets.