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16 Nov 20
The Local Government Association has launched an investigation into whether disciplinary action should be taken in relation to senior management actions at financially-stricken London Borough of...
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13 Nov 20
In 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...
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11 Nov 20
Croydon Council has issued a section 114 notice banning all non-essential spending, due to the “severe ongoing financial challenges” facing the authority.
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8 Oct 20
London Borough of Croydon has launched a review of the companies it owns, as part of its bid to receive more assistance from the government.
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18 Sep 20
Thanet District Council has warned a section 114 notice is a “possibility” as the council plans to use its reserves to offset Covid-19 losses.
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26 Aug 20
Croydon Council has said it cannot guarantee it will not issue a section 114 notice this year, amid reports it is seeking permission to use capital resources to fund services.
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4 Aug 20
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has approved an action plan after a CIPFA report highlighted a lack of transparency around the financial implementation of capital schemes.
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22 Jul 20
Central government has failed to give local authorities enough clarity over long-term funding during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the Public Accounts Committee.
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30 Jun 20
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has been warned it could be forced into a section 114 notice in a CIPFA report which found a flawed process for setting reserve levels.
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22 Jun 20
Ministers have been called to temporarily relax the borrowing rules for local authorities to cover-day-day spending, according to a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
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17 Jun 20
England’s largest councils could be forced to make “large-scale reductions” in services in order to set legal budgets this year, according to a report from the County Councils Network.
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11 Jun 20
CIPFA has proposed a modification to its guidance for councils under budgetary pressure due to Covid-19, to give them the time and space to explore alternatives to freezing spending via section 114...
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22 Feb 19
Councillors have approved Northamptonshire County Council’s 4.99% council tax rise, the local authority has announced.
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29 Aug 18
Two Northamptonshire councils have voted to accept unitary reorganisation, which means the decision can now be sent to secretary of state James Brokenshire.
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17 Aug 18
Councils in Northamptonshire have put forward their joint proposal for two new unitary authorities.
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16 Aug 18
Stricken Northamptonshire County Council is looking for a new permanent finance director who will “roll their sleeves up” and is ready to make “hard decisions”.
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14 Aug 18
Northamptonshire Council’s plan to close 21 libraries to help make savings is unlawful, the High Court has found.
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2 Aug 18
Northamptonshire Council has proposed “radical service reductions” in areas including care for vulnerable people as a response to its second 114 notice.
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16 Jul 18
Somerset County Council has played down talk of the need to take emergency financial measures despite a predicted overspend.
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30 Mar 18
Northamptonshire County Council is to use just about all of its reserves in a “last resort” attempt to balance the budget this financial year.
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15 Mar 18
Northamptonshire County Council should get a “new start” by being split into two separate councils following financial mismanagement, a government-commissioned inspection has said today.
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12 Mar 18
Troubled Northamptonshire County Council has been told to explain to Public Health England how grants of some £10m were used.
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5 Mar 18
After a period of growth, are council reserves beginning to dip into the danger zone? PF’s Emily Twinch looks at where the pressures are and what is behind them.