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12 Apr 21
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has appointed advisory firm KPMG to help implement organisational changes.
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9 Apr 21
Local authorities could have missed out on cheaper pre-paid card agreements due to “competitive collusion” between providers, according to a regulator.
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9 Apr 21
A finance chief has labelled as ‘pitiful’ the amount of money his authority has received through a new £280m allocation for councils to manage and expand special educational needs and disabilities...
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9 Apr 21
University of Edinburgh finance director Lee Hamill explains how his team won the Financial Reporting and Accountability category in the 2020 Public Finance Awards for developing integrated reporting
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9 Apr 21
The Covid-19 pandemic has proved the feasibility of remote auditing, says Kate Mathers, executive director of the National Audit Office.
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8 Apr 21
Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council have announced plans for a £110m prefabricated housing project on mainly council-owned land.
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6 Apr 21
The London Borough of Croydon’s housing company Brick by Brick recorded losses in excess of £800,000 in 2019-20.
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31 Mar 21
The London Borough of Croydon has withdrawn its section 114 notice, following the government’s decision to grant support allowing the authority to balance its 2020-21 budget.
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30 Mar 21
Local authority external audit fees for 2020-21 will be used as a baseline for next year, although one expert predicted that levels are likely to change by the end of the year.
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29 Mar 21
The procurement challenges ushered in by Covid-19 will not go away even if lower infection rates allow society to get back to some degree of normality, says Mohamed Hans.
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29 Mar 21
Local government auditor Grant Thornton has defended how it inspected the accounts of Liverpool City Council, following a damning report into governance the council.
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29 Mar 21
Northampton Borough Council has demanded that the wife of former Northampton Town FC co-chairman David Cardoza repays £418,000 to the council or sell her property.
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26 Mar 21
Section 114 notices are unfit for purpose, two senior officers at the London Borough of Croydon – which issued two last year due to financial problems – told MPs this week.
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25 Mar 21
The government is to retrospectively ban business rates appeals based on a drop in property values due to Covid-19, a move labelled as “scandalous” by rating advisers.
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25 Mar 21
Covid-19 grants for businesses risk being wasted after the government “moved the goalposts” for funding, a Section 151 officer has told PF.
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25 Mar 21
Concerns raised by legal and finance officers over land sales by Liverpool City Council went ignored, according to the damning report likely to lead to commissioners being imposed at the authority.
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25 Mar 21
A government review has uncovered a litany of mismanagement relating to procurement, standalone companies and property-related services by Liverpool City Council.
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24 Mar 21
The government's recent procurement green paper can help authorities become more energy efficient, says Richard Hallewell, chief executive of CIPFA's Technology Procurement Association.
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23 Mar 21
A government consultation on business rates has found widespread opposition to its replacement by a capital values tax – but the idea of an online service tax got a warmer welcome.
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22 Mar 21
Valuing pensions and property, plant and equipment has emerged as one of the biggest issues for local authorities in a CIPFA survey of the impact of Covid-19 on council workloads.
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22 Mar 21
The government is poised to appoint commissioners to take over the day-to-day running of Liverpool City Council following a corruption probe, according to reports.
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19 Mar 21
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is turning its spotlight on local health bodies as part of its fundamental review of local government audit.
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17 Mar 21
The London Borough of Croydon is set to cut its regeneration fund by 89% next year, to allow for a review on the programme to take place.
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16 Mar 21
The government has revised support measures to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority after pulling out of a £100m affordable housing agreement.
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16 Mar 21
A permanent drop in council income streams mean the government’s pre-Covid-19 strategy for reforming local government funding is a “busted flush”, according to Rob Whiteman, CIPFA chief executive.
12 Apr 21Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has appointed advisory firm KPMG to help implement organisational changes.
9 Apr 21Local authorities could have missed out on cheaper pre-paid card agreements due to “competitive collusion” between providers, according to a regulator.
9 Apr 21A finance chief has labelled as ‘pitiful’ the amount of money his authority has received through a new £280m allocation for councils to manage and expand special educational needs and disabilities...
9 Apr 21University of Edinburgh finance director Lee Hamill explains how his team won the Financial Reporting and Accountability category in the 2020 Public Finance Awards for developing integrated reporting
9 Apr 21The Covid-19 pandemic has proved the feasibility of remote auditing, says Kate Mathers, executive director of the National Audit Office.
8 Apr 21Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council have announced plans for a £110m prefabricated housing project on mainly council-owned land.
6 Apr 21The London Borough of Croydon’s housing company Brick by Brick recorded losses in excess of £800,000 in 2019-20.
31 Mar 21The London Borough of Croydon has withdrawn its section 114 notice, following the government’s decision to grant support allowing the authority to balance its 2020-21 budget.
30 Mar 21Local authority external audit fees for 2020-21 will be used as a baseline for next year, although one expert predicted that levels are likely to change by the end of the year.
29 Mar 21The procurement challenges ushered in by Covid-19 will not go away even if lower infection rates allow society to get back to some degree of normality, says Mohamed Hans.
29 Mar 21Local government auditor Grant Thornton has defended how it inspected the accounts of Liverpool City Council, following a damning report into governance the council.
29 Mar 21Northampton Borough Council has demanded that the wife of former Northampton Town FC co-chairman David Cardoza repays £418,000 to the council or sell her property.
25 Mar 21The government is to retrospectively ban business rates appeals based on a drop in property values due to Covid-19, a move labelled as “scandalous” by rating advisers.
25 Mar 21Covid-19 grants for businesses risk being wasted after the government “moved the goalposts” for funding, a Section 151 officer has told PF.
25 Mar 21Concerns raised by legal and finance officers over land sales by Liverpool City Council went ignored, according to the damning report likely to lead to commissioners being imposed at the authority.
24 Mar 21The government's recent procurement green paper can help authorities become more energy efficient, says Richard Hallewell, chief executive of CIPFA's Technology Procurement Association.
23 Mar 21A government consultation on business rates has found widespread opposition to its replacement by a capital values tax – but the idea of an online service tax got a warmer welcome.
22 Mar 21Valuing pensions and property, plant and equipment has emerged as one of the biggest issues for local authorities in a CIPFA survey of the impact of Covid-19 on council workloads.
22 Mar 21The government is poised to appoint commissioners to take over the day-to-day running of Liverpool City Council following a corruption probe, according to reports.
19 Mar 21The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is turning its spotlight on local health bodies as part of its fundamental review of local government audit.
16 Mar 21The government has revised support measures to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority after pulling out of a £100m affordable housing agreement.
16 Mar 21A permanent drop in council income streams mean the government’s pre-Covid-19 strategy for reforming local government funding is a “busted flush”, according to Rob Whiteman, CIPFA chief executive.
