Levelling up secretary Simon Clarke has fired a warning signal to councils that there will be “consequences” for perceived mismanagement following a series of high-profile government interventions.
The soaring cost of living combined with a decade of austerity could see up to a sixth of English councils fully deplete their reserves in 2023-24 without substantial spending cuts, experts have...
Council leaders have urged the government to “redouble” efforts to improve insulation and retrofit homes to increase fuel efficiency, saying new energy support measures will cost billions more than...
Local authorities have been urged by an external auditor to apply effective risk management to their subsidiary companies and other commercial activities to safeguard against financial risks.
Low investment and a reliance on interim staff in council finance teams will make it difficult to find “the next generation of section 151 officers”, experts at Grant Thornton have said.
North Yorkshire County Council will be ready to double council tax payments levied on second homes to raise additional funds it hopes would help it address an “affordable housing crisis”, once new...
Councils in Wales could become the first in the UK to get the power to tax overnight visitors in their areas, with proposals now being consulted on that the Welsh Government hopes would protect local...
Pressures stemming from the cost-of-living crisis and hitting future targets on net zero have been tipped to be key talking points at Public Finance Scotland this week.
Proposals to give local authorities flexibility on how they spend levies charged on development projects could give councils the “easy option” to reduce local investment, MPs have warned.
Oxford City Council is set to lease its main office and move staff to its town hall, in a bid to deliver additional income and mitigate expensive maintenance costs.
Sustained long-term funding and higher local authority retention of right-to-buy sales hold the key to meeting affordable homes targets, experts have said.
Thurrock Council could be forced to make £2m of cuts this year despite using millions of pounds from its reserves, amid a 10% drop in investment income.
New prime minister Liz Truss has been urged by council leaders to stand by her pledge to allocate more funding to social care as inflation bears down on their authorities’ budgets.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has received minded approval from the government over £20m of exceptional financial support in 2022-23 amid “significant concerns” over the authority’s...
South Cambridgeshire District Council is considering plans for a three-month trial of a four-day working for desk staff, to help improve staff recruitment and retention.
