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16 Feb 18
Northamptonshire County Council will sell its £53m headquarters to free up cash following after it issued a section 114 notice earlier this month.
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8 Feb 18
Parliament has approved the local government finance settlement following this week’s announcement of an additional £150m for social care.
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11 Jan 18
In a new report, Time for change: Payment Practices in Local Government, Oxygen Finance examines local government payment performance and the complexities around resolving the issue of late payment.
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10 Jan 18
Local authorities must have robust financial plans to withstand the myriad of challenges in the forseeable future, says Rob Whiteman.
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20 Dec 17
Councils in England will face a “financial cliff edge” if there are delays to an overhaul of how local authorities are funded, the Local Government Association has warned.
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19 Dec 17
Communities secretary Sajid Javid has today announced a shake-up of the formula for distributing funding to local authorities in England.
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12 Dec 17
A likely delay in 100% business rate retention has left councils facing a financial cliff edge in 2019-20, the Local Government Association has warned.
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24 Nov 17
Councils need greater devolution and more funding, local government leaders said after the chancellor announced in the Budget London councils will pilot 100% business rate retention in 2018-19.
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20 Nov 17
Funding for public services in rural communities is “outdated and chronically unfair” when compared to towns and cities, the County Councils Network has stated.
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25 Oct 17
CIPFA aims to strengthen risk management and due diligence by uniting its prudential and treasury management codes. Alison Scott explains.
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24 Oct 17
County leaders have warned the government their funding black hole rapidly is set to treble to £2.54bn in four years.
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9 Aug 17
The biggest rise in local authority expenditure in England next year will be on adult social services, government figures have shown.
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5 Jun 17
As UK local authorities head towards economic independence, Vivien Holland asks if they run the risk of going the way of bankrupt Caribbean island Puerto Rico.
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21 Mar 17
Crowdfunding could offer a much-needed source of extra income for cash-strapped local authorities, claims a think-tank.
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24 Feb 17
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has indicated that the government will move to provide additional support for firms most affected by April’s business rates revaluation, but also insisted he...
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21 Feb 17
Local government secretary Sajid Javid said the government is preparing further reforms to the social care system as he confirmed a £240m transfer from the New Homes Bonus to boost adult social...
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16 Jan 17
Proposals to stem the social care funding crisis through an increased council tax precept and diverting New Homes Bonus funds are only short-term fixes, county councils have said.
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13 Jan 17
Planned changes to the New Homes Bonus will have an adverse effect on communities, shrinking funding and reducing the incentive for new housebuilding, the District Councils Network has warned.
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19 Dec 16
More pilots of full business rates retention have been announced, but it is difficult to see localisation as a sustainable funding model for local government
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19 Dec 16
The year of 2016 saw many seismic changes, but ministers' approach to local government finance has remained the same. This has increased the risk that town hall’s two main revenue streams – council...
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10 Nov 16
A member of the landmark Layfield inquiry into local government finance has said the government’s devolution drive is unlikely to succeed because not enough fiscal powers have been localised.
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30 Sep 16
Government plans for business rate localisation imply a major redistribution of resources on the first day of the scheme that could create financial uncertainty for councils in the rest of the decade...
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19 Apr 16
Greg Clark has confirmed that business rate cuts set out in last month’s Budget will not affect the four-year funding settlements for local authorities.
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8 Mar 16
Government proposals to fully devolve business rates risk creating a “widening chasm” between local service demands and council revenues to pay for them, a senior council leader has...
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8 Feb 16
Communities secretary Greg Clark has announced the government will provide a £150m transitional support scheme for councils in each of the next two years in response to concerns over changes to...
16 Feb 18Northamptonshire County Council will sell its £53m headquarters to free up cash following after it issued a section 114 notice earlier this month.
8 Feb 18Parliament has approved the local government finance settlement following this week’s announcement of an additional £150m for social care.
11 Jan 18In a new report, Time for change: Payment Practices in Local Government, Oxygen Finance examines local government payment performance and the complexities around resolving the issue of late payment.
10 Jan 18Local authorities must have robust financial plans to withstand the myriad of challenges in the forseeable future, says Rob Whiteman.
20 Dec 17Councils in England will face a “financial cliff edge” if there are delays to an overhaul of how local authorities are funded, the Local Government Association has warned.
19 Dec 17Communities secretary Sajid Javid has today announced a shake-up of the formula for distributing funding to local authorities in England.
12 Dec 17A likely delay in 100% business rate retention has left councils facing a financial cliff edge in 2019-20, the Local Government Association has warned.
20 Nov 17Funding for public services in rural communities is “outdated and chronically unfair” when compared to towns and cities, the County Councils Network has stated.
25 Oct 17CIPFA aims to strengthen risk management and due diligence by uniting its prudential and treasury management codes. Alison Scott explains.
24 Oct 17County leaders have warned the government their funding black hole rapidly is set to treble to £2.54bn in four years.
9 Aug 17The biggest rise in local authority expenditure in England next year will be on adult social services, government figures have shown.
5 Jun 17As UK local authorities head towards economic independence, Vivien Holland asks if they run the risk of going the way of bankrupt Caribbean island Puerto Rico.
21 Mar 17Crowdfunding could offer a much-needed source of extra income for cash-strapped local authorities, claims a think-tank.
24 Feb 17Local government secretary Sajid Javid has indicated that the government will move to provide additional support for firms most affected by April’s business rates revaluation, but also insisted he...
21 Feb 17Local government secretary Sajid Javid said the government is preparing further reforms to the social care system as he confirmed a £240m transfer from the New Homes Bonus to boost adult social...
13 Jan 17Planned changes to the New Homes Bonus will have an adverse effect on communities, shrinking funding and reducing the incentive for new housebuilding, the District Councils Network has warned.
19 Dec 16More pilots of full business rates retention have been announced, but it is difficult to see localisation as a sustainable funding model for local government
19 Dec 16The year of 2016 saw many seismic changes, but ministers' approach to local government finance has remained the same. This has increased the risk that town hall’s two main revenue streams – council...
10 Nov 16A member of the landmark Layfield inquiry into local government finance has said the government’s devolution drive is unlikely to succeed because not enough fiscal powers have been localised.
19 Apr 16Greg Clark has confirmed that business rate cuts set out in last month’s Budget will not affect the four-year funding settlements for local authorities.
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