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21 Jan 22
Most aspects of Northern Ireland’s draft budget show no evidence of strategic priority setting, the chair of the NI Fiscal Council has said on the publication of the organisation’s first annual...
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21 Jan 22
A housing subsidiary to which Cambridgeshire County Council has loaned £114m is at risk of failing to deliver on its business case, according to an independent report.
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21 Jan 22
London Borough of Croydon has provisionally appointed a new permanent Section 151 officer, as it narrows down the field of candidates to fill a separate £100,000+ a year commercial investment...
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21 Jan 22
Harlow Council is set to raid its reserves to fund a reduction in council tax bills by £50 per property next year.
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20 Jan 22
The UK government’s lack of engagement with devolved administrations over the £2.6bn fund aimed at replacing regional European Union funding has strained relationships across the union,...
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20 Jan 22
The value of two retail investments made by Surrey County Council in 2017 has plummeted by tens of millions of pounds – to less than half of the original purchase price – due to Covid-19.
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19 Jan 22
An Oxfordshire district council and the county authority are set to end their shared services arrangement after the new county administration decided the benefits “no longer outweigh the negatives”.
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19 Jan 22
Spelthorne District Council has voted not to reimpose a moratorium on high-rise housing development that delayed its own affordable housing programme, costing it more than £1m.
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19 Jan 22
Five payments providers have been fined a combined £33m for "illegal cartel behaviour" that reduced choice for councils buying pre-paid cards used to distribute welfare payments to the...
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18 Jan 22
An energy company in which Warrington Borough Council invested £52m has gone bust.
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18 Jan 22
The government has announced its intention to install commissioners at a West-Midlands local authority, with powers to dismiss and appoint senior officers, including the section 151 officer.
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18 Jan 22
Social housing conditions have deteriorated in part because housing associations have become accountable to investors in the City, rather than to tenants, sector experts told MPs this week.
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17 Jan 22
The Treasury has written off the possibility of recovering most of the money lost to fraud and error during the pandemic, according to official documents.
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17 Jan 22
Warrington Borough Council is to write down the value of a stake in a business bank it bought in 2017 by millions of pounds.
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17 Jan 22
Suffolk County Council has agreed a £700m joint-venture with property developer Lovell Partnerships, to provide almost 3,000 homes over a 15-year period.
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14 Jan 22
The agency administering housing benefit on behalf of the Northern Irish government has had its 2020-21 accounts qualified over “material levels” of fraud and error, according to the...
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14 Jan 22
The government has told NHS England to give private hospitals up to £270m before the end of March as part of an arrangement that does not necessarily mean they will treat any NHS patients.
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14 Jan 22
A London council incorrectly interpreted government guidance on fraudulent claims, preventing two businesses from receiving Covid-19 support grants, according to the Local Government Social Care...
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13 Jan 22
The government could consult on reforms to local government funding as early as this Spring, according to local government minister Kemi Badenoch.
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13 Jan 22
Falkirk Council has so far been unable to make “difficult decisions” it needs to in order to make the savings required for financial sustainability, according to a watchdog’s heavily critical report.
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13 Jan 22
A county’s decision to give a former chief executive a £95,000 exit payment failed to follow internal policies and procedures and was unlawful, according to Audit Wales.
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13 Jan 22
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee said there is no convincing case for a Bank of England digital currency, raising concerns it could impede on payment privacy.
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12 Jan 22
The Department for Education intends to proceed with plans to scrap a £50m school improvement grant, despite objections from the sector over financial pressures.
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12 Jan 22
The UK government could introduce a domestic minimum tax rate of 15% for multinational companies in an attempt to steer revenues away from low-tax territories towards the Treasury.
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12 Jan 22
Warrington Borough Council has given the green light to on-lend £37.5m to a housing provider, whilst speculation continues over the future of its partly-owned company Together Energy.
21 Jan 22Most aspects of Northern Ireland’s draft budget show no evidence of strategic priority setting, the chair of the NI Fiscal Council has said on the publication of the organisation’s first annual...
21 Jan 22A housing subsidiary to which Cambridgeshire County Council has loaned £114m is at risk of failing to deliver on its business case, according to an independent report.
21 Jan 22London Borough of Croydon has provisionally appointed a new permanent Section 151 officer, as it narrows down the field of candidates to fill a separate £100,000+ a year commercial investment...
21 Jan 22Harlow Council is set to raid its reserves to fund a reduction in council tax bills by £50 per property next year.
20 Jan 22The UK government’s lack of engagement with devolved administrations over the £2.6bn fund aimed at replacing regional European Union funding has strained relationships across the union,...
20 Jan 22The value of two retail investments made by Surrey County Council in 2017 has plummeted by tens of millions of pounds – to less than half of the original purchase price – due to Covid-19.
19 Jan 22An Oxfordshire district council and the county authority are set to end their shared services arrangement after the new county administration decided the benefits “no longer outweigh the negatives”.
19 Jan 22Spelthorne District Council has voted not to reimpose a moratorium on high-rise housing development that delayed its own affordable housing programme, costing it more than £1m.
19 Jan 22Five payments providers have been fined a combined £33m for "illegal cartel behaviour" that reduced choice for councils buying pre-paid cards used to distribute welfare payments to the...
18 Jan 22An energy company in which Warrington Borough Council invested £52m has gone bust.
18 Jan 22The government has announced its intention to install commissioners at a West-Midlands local authority, with powers to dismiss and appoint senior officers, including the section 151 officer.
18 Jan 22Social housing conditions have deteriorated in part because housing associations have become accountable to investors in the City, rather than to tenants, sector experts told MPs this week.
17 Jan 22The Treasury has written off the possibility of recovering most of the money lost to fraud and error during the pandemic, according to official documents.
17 Jan 22Warrington Borough Council is to write down the value of a stake in a business bank it bought in 2017 by millions of pounds.
17 Jan 22Suffolk County Council has agreed a £700m joint-venture with property developer Lovell Partnerships, to provide almost 3,000 homes over a 15-year period.
14 Jan 22The agency administering housing benefit on behalf of the Northern Irish government has had its 2020-21 accounts qualified over “material levels” of fraud and error, according to the...
14 Jan 22The government has told NHS England to give private hospitals up to £270m before the end of March as part of an arrangement that does not necessarily mean they will treat any NHS patients.
14 Jan 22A London council incorrectly interpreted government guidance on fraudulent claims, preventing two businesses from receiving Covid-19 support grants, according to the Local Government Social Care...
13 Jan 22The government could consult on reforms to local government funding as early as this Spring, according to local government minister Kemi Badenoch.
13 Jan 22Falkirk Council has so far been unable to make “difficult decisions” it needs to in order to make the savings required for financial sustainability, according to a watchdog’s heavily critical report.
13 Jan 22A county’s decision to give a former chief executive a £95,000 exit payment failed to follow internal policies and procedures and was unlawful, according to Audit Wales.
13 Jan 22The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee said there is no convincing case for a Bank of England digital currency, raising concerns it could impede on payment privacy.
12 Jan 22The Department for Education intends to proceed with plans to scrap a £50m school improvement grant, despite objections from the sector over financial pressures.
12 Jan 22The UK government could introduce a domestic minimum tax rate of 15% for multinational companies in an attempt to steer revenues away from low-tax territories towards the Treasury.
