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3 Jul 20
Secretary of state Robert Jenrick has told local authorities he will “try his best” to secure more government funding for councils if it is needed as councils struggle to deal with financial burdens...
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3 Jul 20
Just a few months ago, amid efforts to decarbonise transport, the future looked bright for the bus and rail industry, but Covid-19 has obscured the route ahead, writes Peter White.
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2 Jul 20
PF reveals the scale of the financial challenge posed to councils by Covid-19 and hears how finance chiefs are tackling budgets, given the lack of funding clarity.
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2 Jul 20
£500m additional Covid-19-related funding from central government is not enough to prevent cuts to local authority budgets, according to the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities.
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2 Jul 20
The Cabinet Office has asked for evidence on the fairness in government debt collection.
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1 Jul 20
Thurrock Council is expecting a funding gap of almost £27m relating to the extension of a road network, a report from the council has warned.
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30 Jun 20
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has been warned it could be forced into a section 114 notice in a CIPFA report which found a flawed process for setting reserve levels.
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25 Jun 20
Liverpool City Council has submitted a £1.4bn post coronavirus recovery fund to the government, aimed to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession.
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25 Jun 20
The Centre for Public Scrutiny and CIPFA have released a new guide for local authorities in England to support effective financial scrutiny following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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24 Jun 20
The National Audit Office has published new guidance to help audit and risk committees advise their organisations on financial management and reporting during the coronavirus pandemic.
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24 Jun 20
The government is set to pledge an additional £105m of funding to help keep rough sleepers off the streets post Covid-19.
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23 Jun 20
The coronavirus crisis is set to compound existing transport funding challenges faced by local authorities, according to Mark Stevens.
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23 Jun 20
Virtual working and the reallocation of workers to new roles has given Durham County Council’s staff a better understanding of how their council operates, according to John Hewitt, corporate director...
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23 Jun 20
As Covid-19 blows most worst-case scenarios out of the water, what can we learn about preparing public finances for the unknown?
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22 Jun 20
Ministers have been called to temporarily relax the borrowing rules for local authorities to cover-day-day spending, according to a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
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19 Jun 20
CIPFA’s head of counter-fraud policy and strategy Laura Hough explains the take-home messages from MHCLG’s review into the risks of local government procurement fraud.
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18 Jun 20
Bringing back outsourced services from the private sector could improve quality, increase reliability, and save money, according to a report from think-tank the Institute for Government.
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18 Jun 20
Luton Council has warned of “severe cuts” to a number of key frontline services, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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17 Jun 20
England’s largest councils could be forced to make “large-scale reductions” in services in order to set legal budgets this year, according to a report from the County Councils Network.
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12 Jun 20
Spelthorne Borough Council has been thrust into uncertainty after leader Ian Harvey and five other members decided to leave the Conservative Party and form a new political group.
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11 Jun 20
Three councils in the North-West of England are to press on with the development of a community bank to help tackle financial inequality in the region, after the green light was given by the...
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11 Jun 20
CIPFA has proposed a modification to its guidance for councils under budgetary pressure due to Covid-19, to give them the time and space to explore alternatives to freezing spending via section 114...
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11 Jun 20
Cheshire West and Chester Council’s community-centred approach to planning and prioritising activity could offer a pathway to a ‘new normal’ for other local authorities, argues Natalie Abraham.
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10 Jun 20
A number of local authorities in England are using data-mining tools to help identify vulnerable people in need of support, including those who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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8 Jun 20
Ralph Sangster, cabinet member for Resources and Performance at Hertfordshire County Council tells PF how the authority is coping with the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and what it...
3 Jul 20Secretary of state Robert Jenrick has told local authorities he will “try his best” to secure more government funding for councils if it is needed as councils struggle to deal with financial burdens...
3 Jul 20Just a few months ago, amid efforts to decarbonise transport, the future looked bright for the bus and rail industry, but Covid-19 has obscured the route ahead, writes Peter White.
2 Jul 20PF reveals the scale of the financial challenge posed to councils by Covid-19 and hears how finance chiefs are tackling budgets, given the lack of funding clarity.
2 Jul 20£500m additional Covid-19-related funding from central government is not enough to prevent cuts to local authority budgets, according to the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities.
2 Jul 20The Cabinet Office has asked for evidence on the fairness in government debt collection.
1 Jul 20Thurrock Council is expecting a funding gap of almost £27m relating to the extension of a road network, a report from the council has warned.
30 Jun 20The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has been warned it could be forced into a section 114 notice in a CIPFA report which found a flawed process for setting reserve levels.
25 Jun 20Liverpool City Council has submitted a £1.4bn post coronavirus recovery fund to the government, aimed to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession.
24 Jun 20The National Audit Office has published new guidance to help audit and risk committees advise their organisations on financial management and reporting during the coronavirus pandemic.
24 Jun 20The government is set to pledge an additional £105m of funding to help keep rough sleepers off the streets post Covid-19.
23 Jun 20The coronavirus crisis is set to compound existing transport funding challenges faced by local authorities, according to Mark Stevens.
23 Jun 20Virtual working and the reallocation of workers to new roles has given Durham County Council’s staff a better understanding of how their council operates, according to John Hewitt, corporate director...
23 Jun 20As Covid-19 blows most worst-case scenarios out of the water, what can we learn about preparing public finances for the unknown?
19 Jun 20CIPFA’s head of counter-fraud policy and strategy Laura Hough explains the take-home messages from MHCLG’s review into the risks of local government procurement fraud.
18 Jun 20Bringing back outsourced services from the private sector could improve quality, increase reliability, and save money, according to a report from think-tank the Institute for Government.
17 Jun 20England’s largest councils could be forced to make “large-scale reductions” in services in order to set legal budgets this year, according to a report from the County Councils Network.
11 Jun 20Cheshire West and Chester Council’s community-centred approach to planning and prioritising activity could offer a pathway to a ‘new normal’ for other local authorities, argues Natalie Abraham.
10 Jun 20A number of local authorities in England are using data-mining tools to help identify vulnerable people in need of support, including those who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
8 Jun 20Ralph Sangster, cabinet member for Resources and Performance at Hertfordshire County Council tells PF how the authority is coping with the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and what it...
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