The potential for an auditor intervention over the accounting for a £70m loan has forced Plymouth City Council to apply for exceptional government support.
Longstanding governance issues and a recent Section 114 notice have prompted levelling up secretary Michael Gove to propose appointing commissioners at Birmingham City Council.
Concerns over the speed of fixing a faltering IT system and potentially discriminatory pay structure have prompted external auditors for Birmingham City Council to issue statutory recommendations.
Proposals to raise council tax rates for properties in the highest bands in Scotland shy away from the fundamental reform local taxation needs, researchers have said.
Financial pressures at Derbyshire County Council are “greater than ever experienced before” and have prompted the authority to propose stopping all non-essential spending to try to deal with a £46.4m...
Hidden liabilities totalling billions of pounds could be awaiting local authorities who have not fixed discriminatory pay policies, a lawyer at the centre of Birmingham City Council’s case has said.
Government-appointed commissioners at Slough Borough Council have warned their intervention will not reduce until the authority delivers “demonstrable and sustained improvement”.
Faltering retail investments have saddled a council in levelling up secretary Michael Gove’s constituency with tens of millions of pounds of debt, and left it at risk of a Section 114 notice within...
Qualified opinions on historical council accounts are likely if the government waives some reporting requirements as it strives for a “system reset”, which it currently plans to do, a senior civil...
The absence of funding reforms and rising costs have restricted council finances and could prevent authorities from hosting major sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games, an expert has said.
A minister told Woking Borough Council it should review its mammoth capital programme in 2021 while rejecting the authority’s request for financial support.
Hosting the Commonwealth Games took officer and councillor attention away from delivering financial stability to Birmingham City Council, a former advisor has said.
High inflation and rising service demand could put Suffolk County Council in a “financially challenging situation” next year and at risk of an intervention from its finance director.
A “broken” local government funding system has created an £8.5m gap in Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s budget, putting the authority at risk of a Section 114 notice.
First minister Humza Yousaf is set to let Scottish councils double council tax on second homes, and will develop “alternative governance arrangements” for island authorities.
The council in the country’s second-largest city has issued a Section 114 notice as it faces down an £87m budget gap this year and an equal pay liability of three-quarters of a billion pounds.
A reliance on a faltering “high-risk alternative funding strategy” to balance budgets in the medium term has put Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s financial stability at risk, its...
Depleting reserves and rising service demand mean Kirklees Council will need to find cuts or additional income worth almost £48m in 2024-25, officers have said.
