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21 Jan 22
In December, MP Margaret Hodge announced that she will not stand for parliament at the next general election. The former Public Accounts Committee chair speaks to PF about her worry that the UK is in...
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17 Dec 21
The allocation of the local government settlement, steering more funding to deprived councils, is a signal of the government’s intentions on 'levelling up', according to experts.
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16 Dec 21
Local authorities are set to receive a share of a one-off £822m services grant in 2022-23, to help meet service demands, as part of a single-year provisional local government settlement announced on...
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26 Nov 21
Is creating a new council-owned company always the right answer? Joanne Pitt reveals the three questions that leaders need to ask before proceeding.
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15 Oct 21
A UK local authority has used central government loans to finance the revitalisation of its city centre.
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9 Mar 21
Councils still face a funding gap of more than £600m this financial year due to Covid-19, despite huge government support for the sector, the National Audit Office has found.
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25 Feb 20
The communities secretary has accused opposition MPs of “unnecessary scaremongering” over suggestions that the fair funding formula will see cash diverted from metropolitan councils to shire counties...
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24 Feb 20
The launch of the third local authority counter-fraud strategy, Fighting Fraud and Corruption Locally, shows how it is standing the test of time against ever-evolving threats, writes Rachael Tiffen.
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20 Feb 20
Local authorities in England face a £19bn deficit over the next five years despite the vast majority hiking council tax rates in this year, analysis has found.
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7 Feb 20
The communities secretary has published the final one-year local government finance settlement which he said will provide certainty for councils.
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21 Jan 20
If the prime minister wishes to rebalance the relationship between North and South, he might want to start with local government spending, argues Graham Chapman, councillor at Nottingham City Council...
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20 Dec 19
Councils in England will receive a £2.9bn spending boost for 2020-21, the communities secretary has said.
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17 Dec 19
The government must produce a provisional local government finance settlement “immediately” to avoid adding to uncertainty for councils caused by a lack of social care plans, the shadow communities...
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13 Dec 19
The local government finance settlement must be made a priority by the new government and should be published this year, sector leaders have said.
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4 Dec 19
As more and more councils recognise the severity of the climate crisis and devise ways to tackle it with support from residents, cost becomes a pivotal issue. Neil Merrick reports.
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4 Nov 19
Councils must be at the centre of efforts to engage with local communities and restore public trust
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4 Nov 19
Councils can be powerful promoters of local economic development and social mobility. Here’s how
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4 Nov 19
Northamptonshire Council’s financial collapse wasn’t inevitable. It ran out of money because it failed at the fundamentals
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30 Oct 19
Electoral administrators have warned that a December general election will increase workload pressures and drive up costs for councils.
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21 Aug 19
MPs are calling on the government to tackle the £5bn funding gap faced by local authorities, warning that services will continue to decline until it does so.
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4 Jul 19
There was a time when local markets were stalling, but local councils are starting to recognise that they could offer a way to boost a local economy and reverse high street decline. Kim Thomas...
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18 Jan 19
“Things are looking up” for local government following last month’s provisional finance settlement, a minister has claimed.
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8 Jan 19
The government should relax its centralising tendencies and pass more powers down to local government, particularly counties, a Cabinet minister told the Local Government Association finance...
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19 Dec 18
The local government financial settlement did not provide councils the fiscal stability they were hoping for, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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6 Dec 18
The provisional local government finance settlement has been delayed to make way for the parliamentary debates on Brexit.
21 Jan 22In December, MP Margaret Hodge announced that she will not stand for parliament at the next general election. The former Public Accounts Committee chair speaks to PF about her worry that the UK is in...
17 Dec 21The allocation of the local government settlement, steering more funding to deprived councils, is a signal of the government’s intentions on 'levelling up', according to experts.
16 Dec 21Local authorities are set to receive a share of a one-off £822m services grant in 2022-23, to help meet service demands, as part of a single-year provisional local government settlement announced on...
26 Nov 21Is creating a new council-owned company always the right answer? Joanne Pitt reveals the three questions that leaders need to ask before proceeding.
15 Oct 21A UK local authority has used central government loans to finance the revitalisation of its city centre.
9 Mar 21Councils still face a funding gap of more than £600m this financial year due to Covid-19, despite huge government support for the sector, the National Audit Office has found.
25 Feb 20The communities secretary has accused opposition MPs of “unnecessary scaremongering” over suggestions that the fair funding formula will see cash diverted from metropolitan councils to shire counties...
24 Feb 20The launch of the third local authority counter-fraud strategy, Fighting Fraud and Corruption Locally, shows how it is standing the test of time against ever-evolving threats, writes Rachael Tiffen.
20 Feb 20Local authorities in England face a £19bn deficit over the next five years despite the vast majority hiking council tax rates in this year, analysis has found.
7 Feb 20The communities secretary has published the final one-year local government finance settlement which he said will provide certainty for councils.
21 Jan 20If the prime minister wishes to rebalance the relationship between North and South, he might want to start with local government spending, argues Graham Chapman, councillor at Nottingham City Council...
20 Dec 19Councils in England will receive a £2.9bn spending boost for 2020-21, the communities secretary has said.
17 Dec 19The government must produce a provisional local government finance settlement “immediately” to avoid adding to uncertainty for councils caused by a lack of social care plans, the shadow communities...
13 Dec 19The local government finance settlement must be made a priority by the new government and should be published this year, sector leaders have said.
4 Dec 19As more and more councils recognise the severity of the climate crisis and devise ways to tackle it with support from residents, cost becomes a pivotal issue. Neil Merrick reports.
4 Nov 19Councils must be at the centre of efforts to engage with local communities and restore public trust
4 Nov 19Councils can be powerful promoters of local economic development and social mobility. Here’s how
4 Nov 19Northamptonshire Council’s financial collapse wasn’t inevitable. It ran out of money because it failed at the fundamentals
30 Oct 19Electoral administrators have warned that a December general election will increase workload pressures and drive up costs for councils.
4 Jul 19There was a time when local markets were stalling, but local councils are starting to recognise that they could offer a way to boost a local economy and reverse high street decline. Kim Thomas...
18 Jan 19“Things are looking up” for local government following last month’s provisional finance settlement, a minister has claimed.
8 Jan 19The government should relax its centralising tendencies and pass more powers down to local government, particularly counties, a Cabinet minister told the Local Government Association finance...
6 Dec 18The provisional local government finance settlement has been delayed to make way for the parliamentary debates on Brexit.
