The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked record collaboration between the NHS, social care providers and local government, a senior civil servant said this week.
CIPFA-qualified accountant Caroline Al-Beyerty has been appointed as the first female chamberlain at the City of London Corporation – one of the oldest public offices in the UK.
Chester West and Chester Council has launched a review into a deal to sell farmland to Lex Greensill, former owner of the firm at the centre of the government’s lobbying controversy.
Councils in Wales face funding pressures of £178m by 2022-23 as Covid-19 and slower growth in Welsh government funding impact on authority budgets, according to new analysis.
A tribunal has approved a last-minute extension allowing Thurrock Council to continue its battle against being forced to reveal details of borrowing and investment activities of around £700m.
The London Borough of Croydon expects to receive the majority of “at-risk” loan interest from its crisis hit housing company Brick by Brick in 2020-21, according to its finance chief.
Former prime minister David Cameron lobbied the government to adopt a scheme to convert NHS pay into bonds on behalf of now-insolvent firm Greensill Capital, according to a report.
Local authorities could have missed out on cheaper pre-paid card agreements due to “competitive collusion” between providers, according to a regulator.
A finance chief has labelled as ‘pitiful’ the amount of money his authority has received through a new £280m allocation for councils to manage and expand special educational needs and disabilities...
University of Edinburgh finance director Lee Hamill explains how his team won the Financial Reporting and Accountability category in the 2020 Public Finance Awards for developing integrated reporting
Transport for London is expected to slash its capital spending due to weakened passenger demand following the coronavirus pandemic, ratings agency Moody’s has predicted.
Local authorities in England borrowed £856m from the Public Works Loan Board last month, as councils refocus on capital projects following a lull due to Covid-19.
The London Borough of Croydon has withdrawn its section 114 notice, following the government’s decision to grant support allowing the authority to balance its 2020-21 budget.
Northampton Borough Council has demanded that the wife of former Northampton Town FC co-chairman David Cardoza repays £418,000 to the council or sell her property.
Section 114 notices are unfit for purpose, two senior officers at the London Borough of Croydon – which issued two last year due to financial problems – told MPs this week.
A future Labour government would reverse the current government’s profligate use of public cash, says shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Bridget Phillipson – but specifics on tax and spending...
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s decision to press ahead with a £135m franchising plan is premature, according operators bringing a legal challenge.
A decision by NHS trusts to back down in their legal battle to receive business rates rebates removes a huge headache for local authorities, experts have told PF.
A government review has uncovered a litany of mismanagement relating to procurement, standalone companies and property-related services by Liverpool City Council.
