Local authorities in England are set to receive £45m over the next three years, alongside extended accounts deadlines, to help improve the timeliness of local audit.
The incorporation of local authorities trading companies to deliver direct services to their communities has increased over the past 10 years in an environment of reduced funding from central...
2021 has been another testing year for public finance professionals. But how well can you remember the events of the past 12 months? Take our annual Christmas festive quiz to find out.
Bolton Council has revealed that its application for £16m from the Levelling up Fund – which was not granted by Whitehall – was submitted late due to the documents being too...
Former National Audit Office director Aileen Murphie has been appointed to chair a new CIPFA panel to provide guidance on professional conduct and best practice.
PF speaks to Duncan Whitfield, strategic director of finance and governance at the London Borough of Southwark about the treasury management challenges he faces as part of his role.
External auditors have issued a number of statutory recommendations to Sandwell Council, following what it said was a breakdown of relations between senior officers and members and a lack...
English councils' net spending on highways and transport more than doubled last year, due to a reduction in income caused by Covid-19, according to outturn figures.
A district council in Somerset, which has spent more than £40m in commercial property outside of its boundaries, has abandoned further investment plans, amid proposed borrowing restrictions in the...
Copeland Borough Council is at risk of issuing a section 114 notice unless it receives further exceptional support, according to a government-commissioned review.
Concerns raised by a senior Northern Irish civil servant over fraud and error in a Covid-19 support scheme eventually came to pass as a result of the extreme pace of development, according to the...
An accounting blunder saw Nottingham City Council mistakenly credit almost £16m of housing funding to its general fund rather than its housing revenue account, it has emerged.
Two-thirds of respondents to a consultation on a strengthening of the Prudential Code support adopting the proposed new wording without amendment, a senior CIPFA figure has revealed.
Capital spending by local authorities dropped by 8% during 2020-21 compared to the previous year as Covid-19 delayed projects and councils veered away from buying property due to changes in...