Warnings over the financial viability of plans to merge Welsh councils are being ignored as costs of implementation remains unclear, CIPFA has claimed.
The number of council employees earning more than £100,000 has increased while local authorities budgets are squeezed, according to analysis from the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
Local authorities have been given powers to crack down on rogue landlords including the ability to issue fines of up to £30,000, in a bid to help renters.
The regulations surrounding the government’s apprenticeship levy are inflexible and could damage opportunities for young people, London Councils has claimed.
The public is becoming increasingly disengaged with devolution despite its political priority for the government, research from consultancy firm GK Strategy has found.
Steven Whyte, head of finance at Aberdeen Council, was named Public Finance Professional of the Year in an awards ceremony at the CIPFA Scotland conference.
The leader of Scotland’s biggest council told the CIPFA Scotland conference of his vision for a digital future in which poorer families are helped to develop internet capabilities and...
An urgent review of social care funding is needed as “inadequate” resources are placing people at serious risk, the communities and local government committee has warned.
Plans to allow local authorities to retain 100% of business rates are at risk of delay and may fail to deliver financial self-sufficiency for councils or a boost to local growth, the National Audit...
Local enterprise partnerships helped generate more than £7bn in private sector investment since they were introduced six years ago, research from the organsiations has claimed.
Nine out of 10 local authorities in England will increase their council tax bills from April, a survey has found, reinforcing findings from CIPFA released earlier in March.
The Local Government Pension Scheme deficit has fallen £47bn to around £35bn, around half the level previously predicted, latest estimates from KPMG show.
Are services achieving more with less or are they at breaking point? The Performance Tracker uses government information to assess how well they really are doing. It is hoped this data will help the...
