The government is set to reduce the amount of grant funding pots available to local government, to help simplify the bidding process, a senior minister has told MPs.
A London council has begun a ‘key amnesty’ aiming to reduce tenancy fraud, promising “no questions asked” of those who have been using council homes illegally.
UK councils will have an additional three months to deliver projects from a post-Brexit funding pot, after the government yesterday announced the delayed allocations.
An energy company owned by Warrington Borough Council has delayed complying with an order to pay £12.4m to regulator Ofgem, running the risk of losing its licence to supply energy.
The government should not provide additional financial flexibilites to Peterborough City Council unless it offloads at least £43.5m of property, according to a review by CIPFA.
A government-appointed improvement board has voiced worries about the Nottingham City Council's timetable for adopting a medium term financial strategy, which is seen as key to delivering financial...
The quality of local audit improved on last year despite "disappointing" performance on meeting deadlines, according to the Financial Reporting Council.
North Northamptonshire County Council has promised to review its systems, after sending out court summons and taking early council tax payments in error.
Experts say that the new secretary of state in charge of local government has previous form on radical policy shake-ups – but daunting challenges lie ahead.
The administrative costs of Local Government Pension Schemes rose again last year, with one expert putting the rise down to due a rise in asset values.
A much-welcomed increase in resources cannot paper over the cracks in the way central government delivers much of its funding for local government, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
Local government fared better than many expected in Wednesday’s Budget and Spending Review – but a closer look reveals the sector is still likely to face funding pressures.
The government has shied away from a fundamental reform of the business rate system in the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review, with experts saying councils still lack long-term...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defied expectations by delivering a Budget that would not have looked out of place if it had been announced by New Labour, says Jonathan Werran.
A continued lack of clarity over the responsibilities of officers and members at Powys County Council is “hindering effective scrutiny”, according to the Welsh spending watchdog.
A coalition of local government organisations has called on the government to ensure that next week's Spending Review gives local government the tools to achieve the ‘levelling up’ agenda.
Next week’s Spending Review is likely to see the government indicate the future of delayed reforms to local authority finance, according to the government.
The government has said it will set up a new ‘local net zero forum’ to support councils in contributing to the national ambition of reaching net zero emissions.
A council is to use £10.5m of reserves earmarked for tackling Covid-19 to slash the amount of capital borrowing needed to fund services under special arrangements approved earlier this year by...
Two weeks before it hosts COP26, Glasgow City Council last week approved a £10bn plan to retrofit 1 million homes in the city region to make them more energy efficient. Mark Williams explains how the...
