Reserves will soon fall below the minimum threshold at Maldon District Council without action to curb spending, and a Local Government Association review found the authority needs a “robust” plan to...
Only around a quarter of councils’ usable reserves can be used to shore up services and meet demand, despite government figures suggesting larger sums might be available, experts have said.
A “groundbreaking” agreement between four local authorities on the England-Wales border could allow them to collaborate on services and unlock millions in government funding for regional investments...
A “completely broken” local government funding system has put 21 councils at risk of issuing Section 114 notices this year and next, the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities has warned.
The statistics collected by the Office for Local Government “do not add value” beyond the current level of information gathered by councils, local leaders have said.
Rising interest rates and government restrictions on commercial developments have prompted Mid Devon District Council to begin winding down a housing subsidiary.
Daniella Barrow, senior director at Norse Consulting, believes many local authorities lack the resources necessary to make full use of levelling-up funding, and that partnership working holds the key.
Unexpected cuts and other financial pressures have been listed by integrated care system leaders as being among the biggest issues they face, despite them being proud of the work done so far.
Falling council reserves are pushing many towards issuing a Section 114 notice, but people in central government often misunderstand their importance – making the issue “challenging”, an expert has...
A projected £11.6m overspend would nearly wipe out Middlesbrough Council’s useable reserves and lead to a Section 114 notice, the authority’s finance chief has warned.
Spending controls are needed to help Kent County Council meet a forecast £44m budget gap this year, as it works to cut overspends in adult social care and children’s services in the long term,...
Not increasing funding for virtual schools to match their new expanded remit could see them become a “victim of their own success”, the County Councils Network has warned.
Data sharing with Whitehall is seen as “burdensome” by many small councils, which often lack the resources and relationship with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities larger...
Monitoring right-to-buy applications stopped the fraudulent purchase of 34 homes owned by Ipswich Borough Council and prevented more than £6m being lost last year.
