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22 May 20
Warrington Borough Council is to consider plans for a ‘community municipal bond’ investment to help meet its climate targets, after West Berkshire approved a similar scheme earlier this month.
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20 May 20
Local authorities have turned processes upside-down overnight, but staying true to key principles will keep them on track, argues corporate director of resources at the London Borough of Newham...
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18 May 20
Nottingham City Council has appointed Mel Barrett as its new chief executive, replacing Ian Curryer who left the role at the end of April.
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14 May 20
Local authorities have an important role to play in the UK’s goal to hit net-zero carbon emissions. But amid a flurry of ambitious pledges, Rachel Willcox asks whether they have bitten...
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14 May 20
Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to allocate an extra £600m to help infection control within care homes.
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14 May 20
The lifeline that commercial property investment offered many councils looks set to be cut in the face of a government clampdown on borrowing
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13 May 20
With significant and unexpected swings in cashflow, a reduction in loan margins would make all the difference for councils, argues local authority treasury adviser Arlingclose's strategic director...
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13 May 20
Jake Bacchus, director of financial services at the London Borough of Waltham Forest, tells PF how the authority is coping with the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and what it is doing...
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12 May 20
A small number of councils buying commercial property purely to make money should not result in a complete overhaul of CIPFA’s guidelines on investment, chief executive Rob Whiteman has told MPs.
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12 May 20
Councils should look into the Municipal Bonds Agency for their borrowing, and the increasing number of authorities doing so shows it has an important role to play, argues law firm Browne Jacobson's...
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12 May 20
Care homes could be forced to close if councils cannot meet the ballooning costs caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the head of a care-home provider has warned.
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7 May 20
Elma Murray has been appointed interim chair of the Accounts Commission following the resignation of Graham Sharp.
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7 May 20
Colchester Borough Council has become the latest of around 20 authorities to furlough some staff in a bid to offset the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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7 May 20
Public sector procurement in April fell to a record low, with fewer than 900 new opportunities published, figures from government contract analysts Tussell show.
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5 May 20
St Albans City and District Council says it is making “good progress” in tackling fraud, after adopting new technology to identity residents who are potentially abusing council tax discounts for...
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5 May 20
Rehousing individuals and families currently on the waiting list for council housing could take up to 17 years, given the current backlog and the slow pace of development, research from CIPFA has...
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4 May 20
The government has launched a taskforce to help ensure that homeless people moved into accommodation during the coronavirus pandemic do not return to sleeping rough once the crisis is resolved.
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1 May 20
West Berkshire Council has approved the UK’s first community municipal investment, following a vote last night.
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1 May 20
Councils have criticised the government’s distribution of the latest tranche of Covid-19 funding to local authorities.
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1 May 20
The rateable value threshold for business rates reductions should be increased to at least £100,000, according to cross-party group London Councils, which has suggested up to a quarter of businesses...
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1 May 20
Westminster City Council and Barnsley Borough Council are to participate in the first pooled bonds issued by the UK Municipal Bonds Agency.
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30 Apr 20
The government has confirmed a further delay to the Fair Funding Review for councils, due to the disruption caused by coronavirus.
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30 Apr 20
The County Councils Network has called for clarity from the government on emergency coronavirus funding, as adult social care costs have soared by almost £1bn.
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27 Apr 20
Oldham County Council has become the latest to call on the government to provide further funding to authorities, as they struggle to offset costs incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.
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24 Apr 20
Hackney Council has warned that its funding gap could be as high as £19m this year, due to the cost of emergency coronavirus measures.
22 May 20Warrington Borough Council is to consider plans for a ‘community municipal bond’ investment to help meet its climate targets, after West Berkshire approved a similar scheme earlier this month.
20 May 20Local authorities have turned processes upside-down overnight, but staying true to key principles will keep them on track, argues corporate director of resources at the London Borough of Newham...
18 May 20Nottingham City Council has appointed Mel Barrett as its new chief executive, replacing Ian Curryer who left the role at the end of April.
14 May 20Local authorities have an important role to play in the UK’s goal to hit net-zero carbon emissions. But amid a flurry of ambitious pledges, Rachel Willcox asks whether they have bitten...
14 May 20Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to allocate an extra £600m to help infection control within care homes.
14 May 20The lifeline that commercial property investment offered many councils looks set to be cut in the face of a government clampdown on borrowing
13 May 20With significant and unexpected swings in cashflow, a reduction in loan margins would make all the difference for councils, argues local authority treasury adviser Arlingclose's strategic director...
13 May 20Jake Bacchus, director of financial services at the London Borough of Waltham Forest, tells PF how the authority is coping with the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and what it is doing...
12 May 20A small number of councils buying commercial property purely to make money should not result in a complete overhaul of CIPFA’s guidelines on investment, chief executive Rob Whiteman has told MPs.
12 May 20Councils should look into the Municipal Bonds Agency for their borrowing, and the increasing number of authorities doing so shows it has an important role to play, argues law firm Browne Jacobson's...
12 May 20Care homes could be forced to close if councils cannot meet the ballooning costs caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the head of a care-home provider has warned.
7 May 20Elma Murray has been appointed interim chair of the Accounts Commission following the resignation of Graham Sharp.
7 May 20Colchester Borough Council has become the latest of around 20 authorities to furlough some staff in a bid to offset the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
7 May 20Public sector procurement in April fell to a record low, with fewer than 900 new opportunities published, figures from government contract analysts Tussell show.
5 May 20St Albans City and District Council says it is making “good progress” in tackling fraud, after adopting new technology to identity residents who are potentially abusing council tax discounts for...
5 May 20Rehousing individuals and families currently on the waiting list for council housing could take up to 17 years, given the current backlog and the slow pace of development, research from CIPFA has...
4 May 20The government has launched a taskforce to help ensure that homeless people moved into accommodation during the coronavirus pandemic do not return to sleeping rough once the crisis is resolved.
1 May 20West Berkshire Council has approved the UK’s first community municipal investment, following a vote last night.
1 May 20Councils have criticised the government’s distribution of the latest tranche of Covid-19 funding to local authorities.
1 May 20The rateable value threshold for business rates reductions should be increased to at least £100,000, according to cross-party group London Councils, which has suggested up to a quarter of businesses...
30 Apr 20The government has confirmed a further delay to the Fair Funding Review for councils, due to the disruption caused by coronavirus.
30 Apr 20The County Councils Network has called for clarity from the government on emergency coronavirus funding, as adult social care costs have soared by almost £1bn.
24 Apr 20Hackney Council has warned that its funding gap could be as high as £19m this year, due to the cost of emergency coronavirus measures.
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