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26 Mar 21
Local government organisations are launching a legal bid to challenge the government’s plans to stop remote council meetings from early May.
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26 Mar 21
Section 114 notices are unfit for purpose, two senior officers at the London Borough of Croydon – which issued two last year due to financial problems – told MPs this week.
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25 Mar 21
The government is to retrospectively ban business rates appeals based on a drop in property values due to Covid-19, a move labelled as “scandalous” by rating advisers.
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25 Mar 21
Covid-19 grants for businesses risk being wasted after the government “moved the goalposts” for funding, a Section 151 officer has told PF.
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25 Mar 21
A decision by NHS trusts to back down in their legal battle to receive business rates rebates removes a huge headache for local authorities, experts have told PF.
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25 Mar 21
Concerns raised by legal and finance officers over land sales by Liverpool City Council went ignored, according to the damning report likely to lead to commissioners being imposed at the authority.
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25 Mar 21
A government review has uncovered a litany of mismanagement relating to procurement, standalone companies and property-related services by Liverpool City Council.
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25 Mar 21
The department for Health and Social Care’s oversight on the adult social care market is ineffective, and the department is unable to say if its funding gives value for money, according to a report...
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23 Mar 21
A government consultation on business rates has found widespread opposition to its replacement by a capital values tax – but the idea of an online service tax got a warmer welcome.
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22 Mar 21
The government is poised to appoint commissioners to take over the day-to-day running of Liverpool City Council following a corruption probe, according to reports.
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19 Mar 21
Anticipated council tax losses for local authorities in England resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic are now more than a third lower initial expectations.
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19 Mar 21
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is turning its spotlight on local health bodies as part of its fundamental review of local government audit.
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18 Mar 21
Departmental spending reductions implied by the Budget are more severe than first thought, and could see funding 8% lower than pre-Covid plans in some areas, according to the Institute for Fiscal...
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17 Mar 21
A revenue finance officer redirected more than £60,000 from the local authority she worked for to pay off her credit card bills.
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17 Mar 21
The London Borough of Croydon is set to cut its regeneration fund by 89% next year, to allow for a review on the programme to take place.
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17 Mar 21
Despite significant support from central government, the outlook for local authority finances is uncertain, says National Audit Office director Aileen Murphie.
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16 Mar 21
The government has revised support measures to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority after pulling out of a £100m affordable housing agreement.
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16 Mar 21
A permanent drop in council income streams mean the government’s pre-Covid-19 strategy for reforming local government funding is a “busted flush”, according to Rob Whiteman, CIPFA chief executive.
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16 Mar 21
Local audit delays exacerbated by Covid-19 have undermined central government departments’ oversight of their sectors, according to the National Audit Office.
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15 Mar 21
Local authorities would be barred from receiving additional funding for bus services if they fail to enter into an ‘enhanced partnership’ or franchise scheme with bus operators, under new proposals.
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12 Mar 21
Inner London council tax bills will see the biggest percentage increase of any region in England in 2021-22, due to a 9.5% increase in the precept for the Greater London Authority.
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12 Mar 21
Councils spurning the full council tax rise available for 2021-22 could be creating a rod for the sector’s back.
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11 Mar 21
Levels of waste recycling have a direct impact on local authorities’ balance sheets – and reforms to the system are expected to provide a welcome boost
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11 Mar 21
Councils’ net spending was 11% higher in the nine months to December than the same period last year, according to data compiled by the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government.
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9 Mar 21
Councils still face a funding gap of more than £600m this financial year due to Covid-19, despite huge government support for the sector, the National Audit Office has found.
26 Mar 21Local government organisations are launching a legal bid to challenge the government’s plans to stop remote council meetings from early May.
26 Mar 21Section 114 notices are unfit for purpose, two senior officers at the London Borough of Croydon – which issued two last year due to financial problems – told MPs this week.
25 Mar 21The government is to retrospectively ban business rates appeals based on a drop in property values due to Covid-19, a move labelled as “scandalous” by rating advisers.
25 Mar 21Covid-19 grants for businesses risk being wasted after the government “moved the goalposts” for funding, a Section 151 officer has told PF.
25 Mar 21A decision by NHS trusts to back down in their legal battle to receive business rates rebates removes a huge headache for local authorities, experts have told PF.
25 Mar 21Concerns raised by legal and finance officers over land sales by Liverpool City Council went ignored, according to the damning report likely to lead to commissioners being imposed at the authority.
25 Mar 21A government review has uncovered a litany of mismanagement relating to procurement, standalone companies and property-related services by Liverpool City Council.
25 Mar 21The department for Health and Social Care’s oversight on the adult social care market is ineffective, and the department is unable to say if its funding gives value for money, according to a report...
23 Mar 21A government consultation on business rates has found widespread opposition to its replacement by a capital values tax – but the idea of an online service tax got a warmer welcome.
22 Mar 21The government is poised to appoint commissioners to take over the day-to-day running of Liverpool City Council following a corruption probe, according to reports.
19 Mar 21Anticipated council tax losses for local authorities in England resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic are now more than a third lower initial expectations.
19 Mar 21The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is turning its spotlight on local health bodies as part of its fundamental review of local government audit.
18 Mar 21Departmental spending reductions implied by the Budget are more severe than first thought, and could see funding 8% lower than pre-Covid plans in some areas, according to the Institute for Fiscal...
17 Mar 21A revenue finance officer redirected more than £60,000 from the local authority she worked for to pay off her credit card bills.
17 Mar 21Despite significant support from central government, the outlook for local authority finances is uncertain, says National Audit Office director Aileen Murphie.
16 Mar 21The government has revised support measures to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority after pulling out of a £100m affordable housing agreement.
16 Mar 21A permanent drop in council income streams mean the government’s pre-Covid-19 strategy for reforming local government funding is a “busted flush”, according to Rob Whiteman, CIPFA chief executive.
16 Mar 21Local audit delays exacerbated by Covid-19 have undermined central government departments’ oversight of their sectors, according to the National Audit Office.
15 Mar 21Local authorities would be barred from receiving additional funding for bus services if they fail to enter into an ‘enhanced partnership’ or franchise scheme with bus operators, under new proposals.
12 Mar 21Inner London council tax bills will see the biggest percentage increase of any region in England in 2021-22, due to a 9.5% increase in the precept for the Greater London Authority.
12 Mar 21Councils spurning the full council tax rise available for 2021-22 could be creating a rod for the sector’s back.
11 Mar 21Levels of waste recycling have a direct impact on local authorities’ balance sheets – and reforms to the system are expected to provide a welcome boost
11 Mar 21Councils’ net spending was 11% higher in the nine months to December than the same period last year, according to data compiled by the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government.
9 Mar 21Councils still face a funding gap of more than £600m this financial year due to Covid-19, despite huge government support for the sector, the National Audit Office has found.
