South Lanarkshire Council has approved the transfer of £8m to its capital programme, after receiving additional Covid-19 funding from the Scottish Government.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Chester West and Chester Council has launched a review into a deal to sell farmland to Lex Greensill, former owner of the firm at the centre of the government’s lobbying controversy.
Councils in Wales face funding pressures of £178m by 2022-23 as Covid-19 and slower growth in Welsh government funding impact on authority budgets, according to new analysis.
A tribunal has approved a last-minute extension allowing Thurrock Council to continue its battle against being forced to reveal details of borrowing and investment activities of around £700m.
The London Borough of Croydon expects to receive the majority of “at-risk” loan interest from its crisis hit housing company Brick by Brick in 2020-21, according to its finance chief.