Building firms that have been fined for rigging bids for public sector contracts should apologise to the public and hand back some of their profits, the Local Government Association has said
Councils could pool up to £30bn of their cash in a dedicated investment fund under Local Government Association plans drawn up following the Icelandic banking fiasco
Council tax payers in Scotland will have their bills frozen for a third successive year following budget plans announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney
The Audit Commission is urging councils to do more to fight fraud, warning that hundreds of millions of pounds are being lost each year due to false benefit claims and tax avoidance
A quarter of all government spending is on goods and services provided by third parties but the public sector is still poor at managing suppliers. In these difficult times, organisations need to get...
The scrutiny of Scotland’s councils by inspectorates and audit bodies will be reduced by about 25% following streamlining of the audit process, the chair of the Accounts Commission in Scotland told...
Councils moved closer to regaining their role as house-builders this week after the government gave 47 the go-ahead to build more than 2,000 homes on land they already own
The government must continue to devolve power to sub-regions and local authorities if it is to succeed in harnessing the ‘untapped potential’ in these areas, a think-tank has urged
Traditional capital funding methods are proving risky. So why shouldn't local authorities be able to adopt the US model of municipal bonds, asks Chris Leslie
Council-owned housing companies outside London are demanding they should not be forgotten after a task force was set up to protect decent homes work and other projects in the capital
The Audit Commission has launched an investigation into severance payments for senior council officers, and is appealing for local government workers to provide evidence
Planned capital funding is set to be halved. So how can public bodies break out of their silos, and make the most of the £21bn available? John Tizard and Robert Hill have some ideas
The government’s Total Place programme has a lot riding on it. But will scrutinising all public money spent in a location really lead to better but cheaper ways of providing services?
The severance payouts given to ‘boomerang bosses’ - ousted council chief executives who quickly find employment in other local authorities - will be reviewed by the Audit Commission
Compensation claims for accidents involving pavement trips have cost each council in England an average of £1m over the past five years, according to figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats
