More than half of councils with education remits face Section 114 notices when the temporary fix keeping high-needs spending deficits off their main balance sheets expires next year, according to new...
A record number of councils asked the government for exceptional financial support for 2025-26, and 30 requests have been approved – but CIPFA has expressed serious worries about the system.
Local authorities are continuing to press for millions of pounds of council debt to be written off as part of plans for local government reorganisation despite the government’s insistence that there...
Scotland’s councils still face a £96m shortfall from increased employer national insurance contributions despite new funding from the Scottish Government, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities...
Guildford Borough Council has set a balanced budget in a sign that finances have stabilised after long-running risks to its governance and financial sustainability.
Six new areas are set to become mayoral strategic authorities by next May as part of plans for sweeping changes of the local government map in England.
Scottish councils have been warned that their increasing reliance on reserves to deal with the “severe financial pressures” they face is no longer sustainable.
Since its inception in February 2020, the CIPFA Financial Resilience Index has been an indispensable tool for evaluating the financial stability of local authorities. Now in its fifth iteration, the...
Top tier councils spend over three-quarters of their net revenue expenditure on social care, according to analysis highlighting the intense strain on authorities in the face of surging demand and...
Ministerial envoys are to be sent into Tower Hamlets Council after concerns were raised about a “toxic” culture within the borough and serious concerns over leadership and governance.
Barnet Council has been forced to issue a Section 114 notice after an accounting error saw it make two unlawful transactions in relation to its pension scheme.
The government faces a warning that its plans for greater consolidation of LGPS assets risk weakening returns, as well potentially creating conflicts of interest and undermining democratic...
