CIPFA has launched a new value-for-money toolkit in partnership with the Government Outcomes Lab (GO Lab) based within the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government.
Government proposals to limit commercial investment by local authorities, including the potential re-introduction of borrowing caps, are credit positive for the sector, according to ratings...
City of Edinburgh Council has failed to identify the potential costs of exiting emergency Covid-19 traffic reduction schemes, according to its internal auditors.
Local authorities in the UK borrowed more than £1bn from the Public Works Loans Board last month, as demand returned to the facility following Covid-19.
Rental arrears for properties owned by Liverpool City Council almost doubled last year, as Covid-19 impacted on commercial tenants’ ability to cover payments.
Local authorities in England and Wales are losing close to £110m per year from business rates “loopholes” on holiday homes, according to research from property consultancy Colliers.
The London Borough of Bromley will provide £20m of its own resources for a joint-venture aimed at providing 300 homes at affordable rent for residents.
Three neighbouring authorities in Lincolnshire have approved plans to merge management and workforce teams, a move expected to save tens of millions of pounds over the next decade.
A city council will take on £107m of debt to repay £65m of 'lender option, borrower option' loans, but still expects to save £18m over the life of the debt.
Crisis-hit Slough Borough Council is unlikely to recover £10m of “inappropriately authorised loans” for the removal of cladding at an authority-owned tower block, ...
Slough Borough Council will need to recoup hundreds of millions of pounds from property sales to help fill a budget deficit following this month’s Section 114 notice, according to its finance chief.
Proposals to better integrate health care rely on the NHS being adequately funded in the forthcoming Spending Review, says Amelia Chong, policy advisor for finances and specialised services at...
Leicestershire County Council has voted to provisionally reverse its decision to reject a £15m Homes England grant after a proposed deal with Melton Borough Council.
The government’s funding process for its own digital projects hinders long-term planning and makes it difficult to maintain infrastructure, according to the National Audit Office.
The government must focus on six key topics to ensure its 'levelling-up' agenda is successful, says Nigel Wilcock, executive director of the Institute of Economic Development.
A new Fabian pamphlet calls on the Labour Party to position itself as the party of rigorous stewardship of public money – authors David Walker and John Tizard explain why.
