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23 Sep 20
Ian Carruthers has been re-appointed as independent chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board for a third three-year term.
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22 Sep 20
The National Audit Office has launched an inquiry into the UK’s adult social care market and its financial sustainability following Covid-19.
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18 Sep 20
Thanet District Council has warned a section 114 notice is a “possibility” as the council plans to use its reserves to offset Covid-19 losses.
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17 Sep 20
More than 100 councils in England have reported fraudulent claims for Covid-19 grants since the introduction of the emergency measures, according to a report.
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16 Sep 20
Luton Borough Council has approved the borrowing of £60m, which it then intends to lend to its wholly-owned London Luton Airport Ltd as it seeks to offset losses resulting from Covid-19.
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15 Sep 20
Peterborough City Council is to review the running of cultural and leisure services in the city, following the termination of its outsourcing agreement and transfer of responsibilities for running...
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10 Sep 20
CIPFA is looking for a new chair for its Local Authority Accounting Panel.
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10 Sep 20
Rother District Council has approved plans to borrow £46m to build offices, in order to keep a business within the district.
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8 Sep 20
There is “no comparison” between the proposed new oversight body to take charge of local authority audit, and the defunct Audit Commission, according to Sir Tony Redmond.
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8 Sep 20
Coronavirus has claimed over 700,000 lives and sparked a synchronised global downturn, but could it also sound the starting gun on transforming our society and public services?
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4 Sep 20
Nottingham City Council’s wholly-owned energy company Robin Hood Energy is to be offloaded.
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28 Aug 20
Single unitary councils in England could deliver £3bn in savings over five years, according to a report commissioned by the County Council Network.
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26 Aug 20
Croydon Council has said it cannot guarantee it will not issue a section 114 notice this year, amid reports it is seeking permission to use capital resources to fund services.
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26 Aug 20
The government has an opportunity to use its proposed shake-up of business rates to incentivise energy efficiency measures in commercial property, says Kevin Muldoon-Smith.
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26 Aug 20
Local authorities in the UK are set to experience higher fiscal pressures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic than other leading European nations, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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21 Aug 20
Northampton Borough Council has approved proposals to borrow an additional £50m to help with the acquisitions of properties, in a bid to reduce homelessness in the borough.
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21 Aug 20
Warrington Borough Council is set to become the second authority to launch a community municipal investment, following West Berkshire in May.
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20 Aug 20
The UK Municipal Bonds Agency has agreed a second bond with Lancashire County Council, just six months after approving its first bond in February.
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19 Aug 20
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has cancelled a £75m fire procurement project after an internal review identified a number of “structural flaws”.
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17 Aug 20
Local authorities in Wales are set to receive an additional £260m in funding from Welsh Government, to help cover the increased costs resulting from Covid-19.
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7 Aug 20
A cyber-attack in February cost Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council more than £10m, a report has revealed.
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6 Aug 20
Cornwall Council is to become the first council in England to pass on government funding and provide financial support for parish and town councils impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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4 Aug 20
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has approved an action plan after a CIPFA report highlighted a lack of transparency around the financial implementation of capital schemes.
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3 Aug 20
External auditor Grant Thornton has raised concerns over the governance of Nottingham City Council’s wholly-owned energy company Robin Hood Energy.
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31 Jul 20
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire County Council have signed a contract with developer Urban and Civic to deliver a £1.2bn housing project.
23 Sep 20Ian Carruthers has been re-appointed as independent chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board for a third three-year term.
18 Sep 20Thanet District Council has warned a section 114 notice is a “possibility” as the council plans to use its reserves to offset Covid-19 losses.
17 Sep 20More than 100 councils in England have reported fraudulent claims for Covid-19 grants since the introduction of the emergency measures, according to a report.
10 Sep 20Rother District Council has approved plans to borrow £46m to build offices, in order to keep a business within the district.
8 Sep 20Coronavirus has claimed over 700,000 lives and sparked a synchronised global downturn, but could it also sound the starting gun on transforming our society and public services?
28 Aug 20Single unitary councils in England could deliver £3bn in savings over five years, according to a report commissioned by the County Council Network.
26 Aug 20Croydon Council has said it cannot guarantee it will not issue a section 114 notice this year, amid reports it is seeking permission to use capital resources to fund services.
26 Aug 20The government has an opportunity to use its proposed shake-up of business rates to incentivise energy efficiency measures in commercial property, says Kevin Muldoon-Smith.
26 Aug 20Local authorities in the UK are set to experience higher fiscal pressures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic than other leading European nations, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
21 Aug 20Warrington Borough Council is set to become the second authority to launch a community municipal investment, following West Berkshire in May.
19 Aug 20London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has cancelled a £75m fire procurement project after an internal review identified a number of “structural flaws”.
17 Aug 20Local authorities in Wales are set to receive an additional £260m in funding from Welsh Government, to help cover the increased costs resulting from Covid-19.
7 Aug 20A cyber-attack in February cost Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council more than £10m, a report has revealed.
6 Aug 20Cornwall Council is to become the first council in England to pass on government funding and provide financial support for parish and town councils impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
