Northamptonshire County Council
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19 Aug 21A legal firm owned by three English councils saw profit more than double in 2020-21, as Covid-19 and remote working led to an increase in clients. -
7 Jun 21Government inspectors pulled no punches in their final assessment of Northamptonshire County Council’s management in the run up to their intervention in May 2018. Read their full list of 13... -
7 Jun 21Three years of hard work since Northamptonshire County Council’s financial collapse means the two unitary authorities that replaced it have been left with solid financial foundations, the government-... -
13 Nov 20In February 2018, Mark McLaughlin became the first section 151 officer in almost 20 years to issue a section 114 notice. Writing exclusively for PF, Northamptonshire’s former finance director makes a... -
28 Aug 20Northamptonshire County Council has approved proposals for West Northamptonshire to be the administering authority of its pension fund when the authority comes into force next year. -
16 Mar 20Northamptonshire County Council has predicted a surplus of £119,000 on its 2019-20 budget.
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3 Mar 20Low funding and dwindling reserves mean a local authority in Derbyshire risks considering an unbalanced budget by 2021-22, councillors have been warned.
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21 Feb 20Northamptonshire County Council has approved its final budget before reorganisation.
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29 Jan 20The recovery of crisis-hit Northamptonshire County Council will depend on the authority’s ability to improve its children’s services which still pose a risk to the council’s finances, commissioners... -
6 Dec 19There is “still some way to go” to improve financial management at Northamptonshire County Council, an independent review has said. -
8 Aug 19Northamptonshire County Council has appointed a new finance director and Section 151 officer as it prepares for reorganisation. -
4 Jul 19Northamptonshire County Council has reported a budget underspend - as the prime minister tells MPs she will seek to reorganise the local authority “as soon as practical”.
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29 Mar 19Northamptonshire County Council’s finances “remain fragile” due to a lack of robust reserves and require savings of £40m, its finance commissioner Brian Roberts has told PF. -
7 Feb 19A 4.99% council tax rise for Northamptonshire residents in 2019-20 “is the right thing to do”, the council leader has said.
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29 Jan 19The final local government finance settlement has handed Northamptonshire County Council a lifeline by allowing the cash-strapped authority greater council tax flexibility.
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8 Jan 19Northamptonshire County Council is “on the right path” and has reduced its predicted overspend for this year by almost £20m – but a shortfall of £11m remains.
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4 Jan 19Northamptonshire County Council has repaid a loan taken out with a neighbouring county. -
3 Dec 18Frontline services in Northamptonshire will be largely protected in next year’s budget, the troubled county council claimed – although council tax will rise.
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30 Nov 18Northamptonshire County Council will be on a “more sustainable financial footing” after using capital receipts to balance its budget this year, the government has said.
