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27 May 22
An MP has asked the government for clarity on where ‘levelling up’ money is being distributed around the UK, suggesting the array of funding pots makes it “difficult, if not impossible” to see which...
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27 May 22
Crisis-hit Slough Borough Council has been instructed to sell the majority of its property holdings in a bid to get its finances back on a sustainable footing.
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26 May 22
The government is set to amend legislation so that local authorities can exit contracts with Russian companies, ensuring public funds do not contribute to the nation’s “barbaric war machine”.
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26 May 22
The Scottish government has been told it should provide local authorities with a multi-year financial settlement to enable robust medium-term planning amid long-term funding reductions.
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25 May 22
English councils may need to spend much more than the government has forecast when implementing reforms aimed at reducing the long-term cost of social care.
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24 May 22
A county council in the north of England has issued a Section 114 notice over unlawful spending on commercial ventures and additional payments to its chief executive.
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23 May 22
A lack of funding for staff development and challenges around the recruitment of new officers is preventing the internal audit function from reaching its full potential, according to a CIPFA report.
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23 May 22
Local authorities in England should be mandated to work more collaboratively as part of a system reset aimed at reducing profiteering in children’s care, according to an independent review.
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20 May 22
The upcoming national care review has been tipped as a “once-in-a-generation” chance to reform how councils support vulnerable children at risk of harm, after rising demand caused costs to increase...
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19 May 22
The government is seeking assurances that a borough council in the south of England can manage its high debt levels without the need for intervention.
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19 May 22
A watchdog has warned that a proposed merger of waste management firms could reduce competition and lead to more costly and lower quality services for councils.
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18 May 22
An English county council is set to reallocate funds earmarked for construction projects to help close a forecast £4.5m gap in its structural maintenance programme as soaring inflation puts pressure...
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18 May 22
Two local authorities in Norfolk have agreed to the £10.1m purchase of a new shared office in a bid to reduce costs as they adapt to hybrid working.
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17 May 22
A council in south east England has discussed its high debt levels with the government, amid concerns it could fall foul of proposed capital risk interventions.
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17 May 22
Seventeen district and borough councils in England will receive directions from the government limiting capital spending and procurement before they are replaced by new unitary authorities next year.
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16 May 22
A council in south west England will borrow up to £10m to fund “critical” temporary accommodation to house homeless families amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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16 May 22
The government is set to restrict new local authority borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board if it believes the council is at risk of not repaying.
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13 May 22
The government has published statutory guidance seeking to restrict the level of exit payments made to local government employees above statutory or contractual limits.
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13 May 22
An English city council is restructuring a debt owed by its landmark seafront attraction to ensure it is repaid “as quickly as possible” following three years of missed payments, but has delayed a...
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13 May 22
CIPFA / LASAAC has launched an urgent consultation on changes to the local authority accounting code to deal with infrastructure reporting issues currently holding up the sign-off of some sets of...
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12 May 22
Levelling up minister Michael Gove has suggested that the government could fail to hit its manifesto pledge to provide 300,000 new homes a year by 2025.
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11 May 22
Local authority borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board remains low following four Bank of England interest rates hikes, after councils capitalised on record low finance last year,...
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10 May 22
Experts have questioned whether the Levelling Up Bill outlined in today's Queen's Speech will do enough to revive local economies.
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10 May 22
An English council could sell off some of its offices for redevelopment after flexible working arrangements and years of staff cuts left them surplus to requirements.
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9 May 22
More than a quarter of the most deprived authorities in England had bids rejected for funding from the government’s Levelling Up Fund, according to reports.
27 May 22An MP has asked the government for clarity on where ‘levelling up’ money is being distributed around the UK, suggesting the array of funding pots makes it “difficult, if not impossible” to see which...
27 May 22Crisis-hit Slough Borough Council has been instructed to sell the majority of its property holdings in a bid to get its finances back on a sustainable footing.
26 May 22The government is set to amend legislation so that local authorities can exit contracts with Russian companies, ensuring public funds do not contribute to the nation’s “barbaric war machine”.
26 May 22The Scottish government has been told it should provide local authorities with a multi-year financial settlement to enable robust medium-term planning amid long-term funding reductions.
25 May 22English councils may need to spend much more than the government has forecast when implementing reforms aimed at reducing the long-term cost of social care.
24 May 22A county council in the north of England has issued a Section 114 notice over unlawful spending on commercial ventures and additional payments to its chief executive.
23 May 22A lack of funding for staff development and challenges around the recruitment of new officers is preventing the internal audit function from reaching its full potential, according to a CIPFA report.
23 May 22Local authorities in England should be mandated to work more collaboratively as part of a system reset aimed at reducing profiteering in children’s care, according to an independent review.
20 May 22The upcoming national care review has been tipped as a “once-in-a-generation” chance to reform how councils support vulnerable children at risk of harm, after rising demand caused costs to increase...
19 May 22The government is seeking assurances that a borough council in the south of England can manage its high debt levels without the need for intervention.
19 May 22A watchdog has warned that a proposed merger of waste management firms could reduce competition and lead to more costly and lower quality services for councils.
18 May 22An English county council is set to reallocate funds earmarked for construction projects to help close a forecast £4.5m gap in its structural maintenance programme as soaring inflation puts pressure...
18 May 22Two local authorities in Norfolk have agreed to the £10.1m purchase of a new shared office in a bid to reduce costs as they adapt to hybrid working.
17 May 22A council in south east England has discussed its high debt levels with the government, amid concerns it could fall foul of proposed capital risk interventions.
17 May 22Seventeen district and borough councils in England will receive directions from the government limiting capital spending and procurement before they are replaced by new unitary authorities next year.
16 May 22A council in south west England will borrow up to £10m to fund “critical” temporary accommodation to house homeless families amid the cost-of-living crisis.
16 May 22The government is set to restrict new local authority borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board if it believes the council is at risk of not repaying.
13 May 22The government has published statutory guidance seeking to restrict the level of exit payments made to local government employees above statutory or contractual limits.
13 May 22An English city council is restructuring a debt owed by its landmark seafront attraction to ensure it is repaid “as quickly as possible” following three years of missed payments, but has delayed a...
13 May 22CIPFA / LASAAC has launched an urgent consultation on changes to the local authority accounting code to deal with infrastructure reporting issues currently holding up the sign-off of some sets of...
12 May 22Levelling up minister Michael Gove has suggested that the government could fail to hit its manifesto pledge to provide 300,000 new homes a year by 2025.
11 May 22Local authority borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board remains low following four Bank of England interest rates hikes, after councils capitalised on record low finance last year,...
10 May 22Experts have questioned whether the Levelling Up Bill outlined in today's Queen's Speech will do enough to revive local economies.
10 May 22An English council could sell off some of its offices for redevelopment after flexible working arrangements and years of staff cuts left them surplus to requirements.
