The financial fallout from an equal pay dispute and the botched implementation of an IT system will lead Birmingham City Council to ask the government for permission to hike council tax above the...
Soaring demand for adult and children’s care and a “fundamental structural problem” with funding have created a forecast budget gap of £100m in 2024-25 and led Somerset Council to declare a financial...
An unaddressed “structural” budget deficit and a lack of usable reserves mean Birmingham City Council must make £200m of cuts in the next two years, casting doubt over its ability to set a lawful...
The local audit backlog could have “serious financial consequences” and avoiding any delays in clearing it should be a priority for the government, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England...
PF speaks with Darren Baxter, principal policy adviser for housing and land at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, to discuss the options for dealing with the unsustainable use of temporary accommodation...
Growing costs of supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities are creating huge deficits in school budgets and could force some councils to issue Section 114 notices, a senior...
A severe housing shortage and lack of sustainable funding to replace sold social homes have forced councils to spend more than £1.7bn putting people into temporary accommodation, the Local Government...
There is an urgent need to improve finance skills in order to understand and manage financial risks at a council in levelling up secretary Michael Gove’s constituency, the Local Government...
Continued strong progress on reforms aimed at delivering financial stability and improving governance could see the improvement panel at the London Borough of Croydon exit within two years.
Continued high demand following more than a decade of funding cuts could put outer-London boroughs at risk of issuing Section 114 notices in the next 12 months, a senior officer has said.
An agreement with unions over a job evaluation scheme represents a “significant milestone” on the way to removing potentially discriminatory pay elements at Birmingham City Council, its leader has...
Insufficient government funding combined with high service demand and rising costs have put the finances of London boroughs on a “knife edge” with a projected £500m funding gap next year, leaders...
Cutting hundreds of jobs, selling assets and reducing services have been mooted as Leeds City Council attempts to close a forecast £163m budget gap by 2026-27.
Not reducing a forecast £6.1m overspend this year would fully deplete the risk reserve at Derby City Council and put financial stability at risk, officers have said.
A lack of corporate focus and low capacity in the finance department at Thurrock Council have slowed progress on reforms to deliver financial stability, government-appointed commissioners have said.
