The government is set to issue new guidance and amend legislation to enable further pooling of NHS and healthcare budgets, in a bid to improve integration.
The London Borough of Croydon has launched an internal fraud probe into a major council-run regeneration project, and has handed a critical public interest report from its auditors to the...
Warrington Borough Council has done a U-turn on its treasury management strategy policy of avoiding minimum revenue repayments on its commercial investment properties, a move that will cost it...
Institute for Fiscal Studies director Paul Johnson tells PF that the ambitious nature of the ‘levelling up’ white paper is both a strength and a potential weakness.
A lack of tax raising powers for devolved authorities in the ‘levelling up’ white paper means local areas will lack the resources needed to transform local economies, according to one local...
The average amount of gross external borrowing by local authorities in England fell in 2020-21, as borrowing restrictions and Covid-19 impacted the sector, according to CIPFA's latest update of its...
Edinburgh City Council is set to allocate up to £9.25m per-year from 2024 to fund the expansion of its tram network, following reduced fare income from Covid-19.
Crisis-hit Slough Borough Council has asked central govenment for £270m of financing flexibilities to help address historic deficits and reduce debts next year.
External auditors for an East Midlands authority will review financial reporting arrangements after identifying fraudulent payments in the council's 2019-20 financial statements.
A borough council paid a social care provider £1.2m more than it was owed, due to a “lack of a common understanding of roles and responsibilities”, according to an internal audit.
London Borough of Croydon failed to ensure it was acting lawfully over an agreement with its housing subsidiary Brick by Brick on a major regeneration project, auditors have found.
Negative publicity surrounding recent failures by local authority companies should not be the only factor shaping the rules on where councils can invest their money, argues Chris Buss.
External auditors are set to qualify a London borough's statement of accounts for 2018-19 and 2019-20 on a number of grounds, including a failure to consolidate financial statements of...
A senior consultant at CIPFA is set to take over as interim section 151 officer at Peterborough City Council, as the authority seeks financial stability.
The government’s forthcoming Levelling Up White Paper needs to dispel the impression that the government sees it mainly as a means of channelling investment in physical infrastructure, says Leah...
A housing subsidiary to which Cambridgeshire County Council has loaned £114m is at risk of failing to deliver on its business case, according to an independent report.
London Borough of Croydon has provisionally appointed a new permanent Section 151 officer, as it narrows down the field of candidates to fill a separate £100,000+ a year commercial investment...
The value of two retail investments made by Surrey County Council in 2017 has plummeted by tens of millions of pounds – to less than half of the original purchase price – due to Covid-19.
Spelthorne District Council has voted not to reimpose a moratorium on high-rise housing development that delayed its own affordable housing programme, costing it more than £1m.
Collectively, councils were over-compensated by central government for the financial impact of Covid-19. But the withdrawal of support means tougher times lie ahead, says David Phillips from the...
The government has announced its intention to install commissioners at a West Midlands local authority, with powers to dismiss and appoint senior officers, including the section 151 officer.
Suffolk County Council has agreed a £700m joint-venture with property developer Lovell Partnerships, to provide almost 3,000 homes over a 15-year period.
