Measuring the effectiveness of billions of pounds of Covid-19 support paid to Scottish firms is impossible due to the poor quality of data collected by the Scottish government, according to...
Two councils planning to end a joint management arrangement lack detail over the anticipated costs, and need to focus on appointing a section 151 officer, according to a CIPFA report.
Slough Borough Council has received minded approval for £307m of financing flexibilities through a capitalisation direction, to help correct accounting issues and balance budgets.
The government has confirmed the London Borough of Croydon will receive £50m of financing flexibilities to help balance the 2021-22 budget, with further support for 2022-23 under consideration.
A United Nations official acted outside of his powers in advising Local Government Pensions Scheme funds to divest from companies linked to the Israel-Palestine conflict, a legal group...
Slough Borough Council says it needs a minimum of £479m in support from central government – a figure it claims could rise much higher if it fails to meet “challenging” savings targets.
Devolving control of some taxes to local authorities could harm the 'levelling up' agenda by deepening financial issues in poorer regions, a senior minister has warned.
The London Borough of Croydon has warned it is at risk of issuing a Section 114 notice next year, after auditors raised questions about the accounting treatment of £73m received from subsidiary...
The former operator of London and South Eastern Railway has returned £50m of funding overpayments to central government - more than £25m originally estimated.
The UK government could fund its ‘levelling up’ ambitions by raising taxes on high income earners without increasing the national deficit, according to the International Monetary Fund.
The Bank of England is set for only modest interest rate tightening in the coming months to deal with high inflation fuelled by supply chain backlogs, according to a senior official.
The Department for Levelling up Housing and Communities could be forced to spend more of its budget removing dangerous Grenfell-style cladding, according to local government secretary Michael...
The government’s announcement that it will remove bespoke Covid-19 funding could reduce councils' capacity to respond to new pandemic outbreaks, according to sector leaders.
The government has agreed to extend Transport for London’s support package until the end of this week, as the network seeks an agreement on a long-term funding settlement.
The London Borough of Newham has reached an out-of-court settlement with Barclays Bank over alleged rigging of borrowing rates on lender option borrower option (LOBO) loans, a deal...
The leader of Portsmouth City Council has suggested that the authority could withdraw its involvement from a community bank in which it has invested £15m, after a “worrying” lack of progress.
North Yorkshire County Council is set to use £7.7m of reserves to balance its 2022-23 budget, to smooth the transition to becoming a new unitary authority by avoiding cuts.
Norfolk County Council has been granted permission by a US court to file a class action lawsuit against tech giant Apple, over allegations of misleading revenue predictions.
