A “fundamental shift” in culture at Slough Borough Council is needed to avoid it being broken up, the government has warned after reading a report from the team trying to turn the organisation around.
The government wants to step up its intervention in the London Borough of Croydon because, despite the council's hard work, it is continuing to not meet its best value duty.
Ministers should use Wednesday’s budget as an opportunity to provide a sustainable long term funding settlement for the social care sector or risk exacerbating existing care issues, experts have said.
Accountants have warned that progress on local audit reforms will stall without further improvements to the audit market and capacity in council finance teams.
A more credible financial position and the recruitment of senior officers have left government-appointed commissioners “cautiously optimistic” of the turnaround at Liverpool City Council.
A dozen English councils risk failing to meet their statutory duties in the coming months, which researchers said underlines the need for drastic reforms to local government funding.
“Significantly” more victims of historical child abuse have come forward in a London borough than expected, forcing the council to request additional financing flexibilities from the government to...
A landmark independent report on governance failures at the London Borough of Croydon represents an opportunity for other authorities to review their own standards, experts have told PF.
Councils will be unable to meet the swelling demand for social care without additional funding to help alleviate the ongoing crisis in recruitment and retention, experts have said.
Large increases to planning fees could give an “essential boost to over-stretched planners” and help them get through lengthy case backlogs and speed up development, experts have said in reaction to...
Unsustainable spending and repeatedly missing savings targets could lead to Southampton City Council depleting its reserves by 2025, and the authority risks having to issue a section 114 notice.
