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11 Sep 20
Harrow Council has agreed to create a regeneration joint venture worth up to £600m with developer Wates Residential, with plans including a new civic centre, school and up to 1,500 homes.
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11 Sep 20
Jon Roberts, head of public policy audit at Grant Thornton, says Sir Tony Redmond has provided a sound basis for recovery in the local audit market.
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10 Sep 20
Rother District Council has approved plans to borrow £46m to build offices, in order to keep a business within the district.
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9 Sep 20
Simon Clarke, the minister for regional growth and local government, has resigned from the government for personal reasons.
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8 Sep 20
There is “no comparison” between the proposed new oversight body to take charge of local authority audit, and the defunct Audit Commission, according to Sir Tony Redmond.
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8 Sep 20
As director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson has overseen a period of ‘extraordinary’ lockdown output from his organisation, charting Covid-19’s economic impact.
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4 Sep 20
Nottingham City Council’s wholly-owned energy company Robin Hood Energy is to be offloaded.
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3 Sep 20
Local public bodies borrowed £115.6m last month from the Public Works Loan Board, a decrease of more than 30% on £187.2m borrowed in July.
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28 Aug 20
Moray Council risks depleting its entire fund reserves in just four years as it attempts to offset annual deficits, the Scottish Accounts Commission has warned.
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28 Aug 20
Northamptonshire County Council has approved proposals for West Northamptonshire to be the administering authority of its pension fund when the authority comes into force next year.
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28 Aug 20
Single unitary councils in England could deliver £3bn in savings over five years, according to a report commissioned by the County Council Network.
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26 Aug 20
Croydon Council has said it cannot guarantee it will not issue a section 114 notice this year, amid reports it is seeking permission to use capital resources to fund services.
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26 Aug 20
Local authorities in the UK are set to experience higher fiscal pressures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic than other leading European nations, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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25 Aug 20
Trade unions have agreed to a 2.75% pay increase for council workers this year, despite Unite workers voting against the proposals.
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21 Aug 20
A second local authority has signed up to a lending platform enabling it to fund business loans to local firms and build its cash reserves.
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21 Aug 20
Northampton Borough Council has approved proposals to borrow an additional £50m to help with the acquisitions of properties, in a bid to reduce homelessness in the borough.
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21 Aug 20
Warrington Borough Council is set to become the second authority to launch a community municipal investment, following West Berkshire in May.
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20 Aug 20
The UK Municipal Bonds Agency has agreed a second bond with Lancashire County Council, just six months after approving its first bond in February.
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20 Aug 20
Business rate income for local authorities halved in the first quarter, while council tax income stayed steady, according to the first official figures on the impact of Covid-19 on council income.
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19 Aug 20
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has cancelled a £75m fire procurement project after an internal review identified a number of “structural flaws”.
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19 Aug 20
Councils lack the necessary reserves to meet the £2bn shortfall local authorities still face from the impact of Covid-19, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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17 Aug 20
Unite members have rejected a proposed 2.75% pay increase for council workers for 2020-21, which the union called “unsatisfactory and insulting”.
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17 Aug 20
Local authorities in Wales are set to receive an additional £260m in funding from Welsh Government, to help cover the increased costs resulting from Covid-19.
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10 Aug 20
Nearly £300m of funding for public transport has been announced by the government as it hopes to get people back to work and education following the easing of lockdown measures.
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7 Aug 20
The public sector in the UK mandates high ethical standards from those who work within it, and for those working directly with taxpayers’ money in particular.
11 Sep 20Harrow Council has agreed to create a regeneration joint venture worth up to £600m with developer Wates Residential, with plans including a new civic centre, school and up to 1,500 homes.
11 Sep 20Jon Roberts, head of public policy audit at Grant Thornton, says Sir Tony Redmond has provided a sound basis for recovery in the local audit market.
10 Sep 20Rother District Council has approved plans to borrow £46m to build offices, in order to keep a business within the district.
8 Sep 20As director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson has overseen a period of ‘extraordinary’ lockdown output from his organisation, charting Covid-19’s economic impact.
28 Aug 20Single unitary councils in England could deliver £3bn in savings over five years, according to a report commissioned by the County Council Network.
26 Aug 20Croydon Council has said it cannot guarantee it will not issue a section 114 notice this year, amid reports it is seeking permission to use capital resources to fund services.
26 Aug 20Local authorities in the UK are set to experience higher fiscal pressures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic than other leading European nations, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
25 Aug 20Trade unions have agreed to a 2.75% pay increase for council workers this year, despite Unite workers voting against the proposals.
21 Aug 20Northampton Borough Council has approved proposals to borrow an additional £50m to help with the acquisitions of properties, in a bid to reduce homelessness in the borough.
21 Aug 20Warrington Borough Council is set to become the second authority to launch a community municipal investment, following West Berkshire in May.
20 Aug 20Business rate income for local authorities halved in the first quarter, while council tax income stayed steady, according to the first official figures on the impact of Covid-19 on council income.
19 Aug 20London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has cancelled a £75m fire procurement project after an internal review identified a number of “structural flaws”.
17 Aug 20Local authorities in Wales are set to receive an additional £260m in funding from Welsh Government, to help cover the increased costs resulting from Covid-19.
10 Aug 20Nearly £300m of funding for public transport has been announced by the government as it hopes to get people back to work and education following the easing of lockdown measures.
7 Aug 20The public sector in the UK mandates high ethical standards from those who work within it, and for those working directly with taxpayers’ money in particular.
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