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11 Jun 21
Police have made three arrests in relation to the financial management of a company owned by a local authority in the south of England.
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10 Jun 21
Proposals released today putting a greater emphasis on quality in the awarding of local government audit contracts would see fees rise if adopted, according to an expert.
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10 Jun 21
Auditors have told Luton Council to consider selling its wholly-owned company London Luton Airport Limited after Covid-19 impacted on revenues.
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9 Jun 21
The lack of a multi-year funding settlement for local government has left Hampshire County Council with a £80m shortfall in the next two years, it says.
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9 Jun 21
The Court of Appeal has thrown out an appeal from the London Borough of Merton which argued that a Nuffield Health leisure centre should be fully liable for business rates.
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8 Jun 21
London Borough of Croydon is to close a subsidiary company selling adult mobility aids after it lost almost £300,000 in three years.
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8 Jun 21
As private finance initiative contracts start to expire, public bodies must ensure they inherit assets in good condition.
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7 Jun 21
Government inspectors pulled no punches in their final assessment of Northamptonshire County Council’s management in the run up to their intervention in May 2018. Read their full list of 13...
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7 Jun 21
Three years of hard work since Northamptonshire County Council’s financial collapse means the two unitary authorities that replaced it have been left with solid financial foundations, the government-...
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7 Jun 21
City of Edinburgh Council will progress with a £30m housing pilot which could see former council homes sold back to the authority to cover essential repairs.
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4 Jun 21
Regulators have threatened to close down Luton Borough Council’s wholly-owned housing development company after it failed to file its accounts.
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4 Jun 21
A new consultation on guidance for special severance payments to local government workers will be published soon by the government, an expert told PF.
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4 Jun 21
The pandemic has allowed government to delay reform of local authority finances, but has only increased the scale of change needed.
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3 Jun 21
The lack of government transparency around councils in financial distress makes scrutiny impossible and leaves authorities and service users vulnerable in the wake of Covid-19, MPs have said.
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3 Jun 21
Thanet District Council’s cabinet is being asked to approve £733,000 for legal costs relating to ongoing disciplinary and grievance proceedings in the face of low reserves.
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2 Jun 21
The London Borough of Croydon has delayed plans to scrap a project which would have seen the authority transfer housing assets to its pension fund.
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1 Jun 21
This summer’s expected boom in domestic holidaying will cause financial challenges for UK local authorities – but also opportunities.
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1 Jun 21
A “prevalent, negative culture” at Nottingham City Council in which officers regularly fail to comply with processes and rules has drawn criticism from its internal auditors.
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28 May 21
A new mechanism is needed to provide the government and public with an early warning system prior to the publishing of section 114 notices, Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier told PF.
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27 May 21
Scottish councils are at risk of becoming financially unsustainable without long-term funding settlements, the sector’s spending watchdog has warned.
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27 May 21
Government support will not cover the half-billion-pound scale of lost council tax receipts in the year following the outbreak of Covid-19 – leaving councils facing service cuts – according to sector...
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26 May 21
The proposed merging of the Pensions Regulator’s Code of Practice needs further clarity around the role of public pension committees and boards, an advisor told PF.
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25 May 21
The London Borough of Croydon is set to drop plans to transfer homes built by subsidiaries into its pension fund to help reduce employer contributions.
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25 May 21
A two-person fraud team prevented £296,000 of fraud at a West Midlands council in 2020-21, a rise around 70% on the previous year.
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24 May 21
Trade unions have rejected a proposed 1.5% pay rise for local government employees, labelling it “insulting”.
11 Jun 21Police have made three arrests in relation to the financial management of a company owned by a local authority in the south of England.
10 Jun 21Proposals released today putting a greater emphasis on quality in the awarding of local government audit contracts would see fees rise if adopted, according to an expert.
10 Jun 21Auditors have told Luton Council to consider selling its wholly-owned company London Luton Airport Limited after Covid-19 impacted on revenues.
9 Jun 21The lack of a multi-year funding settlement for local government has left Hampshire County Council with a £80m shortfall in the next two years, it says.
9 Jun 21The Court of Appeal has thrown out an appeal from the London Borough of Merton which argued that a Nuffield Health leisure centre should be fully liable for business rates.
8 Jun 21London Borough of Croydon is to close a subsidiary company selling adult mobility aids after it lost almost £300,000 in three years.
8 Jun 21As private finance initiative contracts start to expire, public bodies must ensure they inherit assets in good condition.
7 Jun 21Government inspectors pulled no punches in their final assessment of Northamptonshire County Council’s management in the run up to their intervention in May 2018. Read their full list of 13...
7 Jun 21Three years of hard work since Northamptonshire County Council’s financial collapse means the two unitary authorities that replaced it have been left with solid financial foundations, the government-...
7 Jun 21City of Edinburgh Council will progress with a £30m housing pilot which could see former council homes sold back to the authority to cover essential repairs.
4 Jun 21Regulators have threatened to close down Luton Borough Council’s wholly-owned housing development company after it failed to file its accounts.
4 Jun 21A new consultation on guidance for special severance payments to local government workers will be published soon by the government, an expert told PF.
4 Jun 21The pandemic has allowed government to delay reform of local authority finances, but has only increased the scale of change needed.
3 Jun 21The lack of government transparency around councils in financial distress makes scrutiny impossible and leaves authorities and service users vulnerable in the wake of Covid-19, MPs have said.
3 Jun 21Thanet District Council’s cabinet is being asked to approve £733,000 for legal costs relating to ongoing disciplinary and grievance proceedings in the face of low reserves.
1 Jun 21This summer’s expected boom in domestic holidaying will cause financial challenges for UK local authorities – but also opportunities.
1 Jun 21A “prevalent, negative culture” at Nottingham City Council in which officers regularly fail to comply with processes and rules has drawn criticism from its internal auditors.
28 May 21A new mechanism is needed to provide the government and public with an early warning system prior to the publishing of section 114 notices, Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier told PF.
27 May 21Scottish councils are at risk of becoming financially unsustainable without long-term funding settlements, the sector’s spending watchdog has warned.
27 May 21Government support will not cover the half-billion-pound scale of lost council tax receipts in the year following the outbreak of Covid-19 – leaving councils facing service cuts – according to sector...
26 May 21The proposed merging of the Pensions Regulator’s Code of Practice needs further clarity around the role of public pension committees and boards, an advisor told PF.
25 May 21The London Borough of Croydon is set to drop plans to transfer homes built by subsidiaries into its pension fund to help reduce employer contributions.
25 May 21A two-person fraud team prevented £296,000 of fraud at a West Midlands council in 2020-21, a rise around 70% on the previous year.
