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5 Jun 20
Alfie Dallas, lead finance officer at Derry City and Strabane District Council, tells PF that communication was key to implementing his council’s decision to furlough 250 staff.
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5 Jun 20
With government borrowing set to soar to the highest annual level since the Second World War, what is the outlook for public finances?
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4 Jun 20
Bristol City Council is to sell its council-owned energy company Bristol Energy, after it posted £32.5m of losses over the past five years.
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4 Jun 20
West Suffolk Council prevented 299 fraudulent single-person Council Tax discounts last year – resulting in a saving of £240,362, according to figures from the authority.
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3 Jun 20
A public sector fund run by fund manager CCLA has reached £1bn for the first time since its launch in 2011, due to the financial uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
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2 Jun 20
Manchester City Council is set to form a part-council-owned housing development company, in a bid to provide more affordable homes.
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2 Jun 20
Rochdale Borough Council has suspended its risk-sharing agreement with the borough’s clinical commissioning group, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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2 Jun 20
The government’s rollout of the Infection Control Fund for care homes has been branded “confusing” and “unnecessarily bureaucratic” by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Care Services.
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29 May 20
Local authorities could need an extra £6bn to cover the costs of coping with the coronavirus pandemic this financial year, according to analysis from the Local Government Association.
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28 May 20
Salford City Council has revised a deal with a property management organisation to remove dangerous cladding from nine tower blocks in the city.
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26 May 20
Spelthorne Borough Council has received 90% of its March quarter rent due on its commercial assets, despite the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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22 May 20
The consequences of Covid-19 are profound and local government finance is looking at an extremely daunting and difficult future. The sector should reach a settled position on the big issues so we can...
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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.
5 Jun 20Alfie Dallas, lead finance officer at Derry City and Strabane District Council, tells PF that communication was key to implementing his council’s decision to furlough 250 staff.
5 Jun 20With government borrowing set to soar to the highest annual level since the Second World War, what is the outlook for public finances?
4 Jun 20Bristol City Council is to sell its council-owned energy company Bristol Energy, after it posted £32.5m of losses over the past five years.
4 Jun 20West Suffolk Council prevented 299 fraudulent single-person Council Tax discounts last year – resulting in a saving of £240,362, according to figures from the authority.
3 Jun 20A public sector fund run by fund manager CCLA has reached £1bn for the first time since its launch in 2011, due to the financial uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
2 Jun 20Manchester City Council is set to form a part-council-owned housing development company, in a bid to provide more affordable homes.
2 Jun 20Rochdale Borough Council has suspended its risk-sharing agreement with the borough’s clinical commissioning group, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
2 Jun 20The government’s rollout of the Infection Control Fund for care homes has been branded “confusing” and “unnecessarily bureaucratic” by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Care Services.
29 May 20Local authorities could need an extra £6bn to cover the costs of coping with the coronavirus pandemic this financial year, according to analysis from the Local Government Association.
28 May 20Salford City Council has revised a deal with a property management organisation to remove dangerous cladding from nine tower blocks in the city.
26 May 20Spelthorne Borough Council has received 90% of its March quarter rent due on its commercial assets, despite the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
22 May 20The consequences of Covid-19 are profound and local government finance is looking at an extremely daunting and difficult future. The sector should reach a settled position on the big issues so we can...
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 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.
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