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18 Jun 21
Nottingham City Council has proposed insourcing its heating and electrical services company amid fears it would not pay back its debts to the council.
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18 Jun 21
The Government Actuary’s Department has proposed new measures to allow greater flexibility over action taken due to rises or falls in public pension fund costs.
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18 Jun 21
The London Borough of Croydon has rejected the first offer to buy its housing subsidiary Brick by Brick, according to advisors.
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17 Jun 21
The coronavirus pandemic and tighter government lending rules led to a 41% real-terms contraction in councils' payments for land and buildings last year, according to provisional outturn figures.
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17 Jun 21
A proposed liability benchmark to help local authorities manage their debt needs could save the sector tens of millions of pounds, according to an industry expert.
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17 Jun 21
Bank of England protections are available to help protect local authorities lending to their peers, according to a senior advisor at the bank.
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17 Jun 21
Proposed reforms by local audit administrator Public Sector Audit Appointments will fail to bring smaller companies into the sector, according to a senior partner at a 60-strong accountancy firm.
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16 Jun 21
Transport for London’s finances have been “durably and materially weakened” by Covid-19, ratings agency Moody’s said as it downgraded the body's rating for the second time since the start of the...
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16 Jun 21
Amendments to international reporting standards to include a wider range of impacts must go well beyond environmental sustainability, according to CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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16 Jun 21
The Department of Health and Social Care is ‘complacent’ about the risks of financial failure in local care provision, according to Parliament's Public Accounts Committee.
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15 Jun 21
The UK Municipal Bond Agency has confirmed that it hopes to launch at least one bond on behalf of a pool of local authorities in September or October, more than a year after the first authorities...
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14 Jun 21
Guidance on the environmental, social and governance of local authority counterparties will be included in the risk management section of the revised Treasury Management Code, in a switch of approach...
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14 Jun 21
The government has committed to publishing its Green Financing Framework, which will set out new criteria for funding of its forthcoming green bonds, by the end of this month.
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11 Jun 21
The removal of red tape during Covid-19 has demonstrated the need for long-term procurement efficiency reforms, a council officer has told peers.
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11 Jun 21
A group of experts has begun work to help create a set of standards for green investment in the UK, with sustainability becoming increasingly important for investors, including in the public sector.
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11 Jun 21
A district council is planning to invest £56m in commercial property outside its boundaries this year, funded through borrowing from other local authorities.
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11 Jun 21
Police have made three arrests in relation to the financial management of a company owned by a local authority in the south of England.
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11 Jun 21
The government's narrow focus on spending on public sector pensions runs the risk of missing much bigger financial impacts caused by young employees failing to enrol in the schemes, MPs have warned.
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10 Jun 21
Proposals released today putting a greater emphasis on quality in the awarding of local government audit contracts would see fees rise if adopted, according to an expert.
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10 Jun 21
Auditors have told Luton Council to consider selling its wholly-owned company London Luton Airport Limited after Covid-19 impacted on revenues.
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9 Jun 21
The lack of a multi-year funding settlement for local government has left Hampshire County Council with a £80m shortfall in the next two years, it says.
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9 Jun 21
The changes to global taxation agreed by G7 finance ministers could see the UK’s receipts from digital firms reduce by more than £230m, according to tax experts.
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9 Jun 21
The Court of Appeal has thrown out an appeal from the London Borough of Merton which argued that a Nuffield Health leisure centre should be fully liable for business rates.
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8 Jun 21
London Borough of Croydon is to close a subsidiary company selling adult mobility aids after it lost almost £300,000 in three years.
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8 Jun 21
The cost of government responses to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland topped £6bn as both Stormont and Westminster worked to fight the health and economic crises caused by the virus.
18 Jun 21Nottingham City Council has proposed insourcing its heating and electrical services company amid fears it would not pay back its debts to the council.
18 Jun 21The Government Actuary’s Department has proposed new measures to allow greater flexibility over action taken due to rises or falls in public pension fund costs.
18 Jun 21The London Borough of Croydon has rejected the first offer to buy its housing subsidiary Brick by Brick, according to advisors.
17 Jun 21The coronavirus pandemic and tighter government lending rules led to a 41% real-terms contraction in councils' payments for land and buildings last year, according to provisional outturn figures.
17 Jun 21A proposed liability benchmark to help local authorities manage their debt needs could save the sector tens of millions of pounds, according to an industry expert.
17 Jun 21Bank of England protections are available to help protect local authorities lending to their peers, according to a senior advisor at the bank.
17 Jun 21Proposed reforms by local audit administrator Public Sector Audit Appointments will fail to bring smaller companies into the sector, according to a senior partner at a 60-strong accountancy firm.
16 Jun 21Transport for London’s finances have been “durably and materially weakened” by Covid-19, ratings agency Moody’s said as it downgraded the body's rating for the second time since the start of the...
16 Jun 21Amendments to international reporting standards to include a wider range of impacts must go well beyond environmental sustainability, according to CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
16 Jun 21The Department of Health and Social Care is ‘complacent’ about the risks of financial failure in local care provision, according to Parliament's Public Accounts Committee.
15 Jun 21The UK Municipal Bond Agency has confirmed that it hopes to launch at least one bond on behalf of a pool of local authorities in September or October, more than a year after the first authorities...
14 Jun 21Guidance on the environmental, social and governance of local authority counterparties will be included in the risk management section of the revised Treasury Management Code, in a switch of approach...
14 Jun 21The government has committed to publishing its Green Financing Framework, which will set out new criteria for funding of its forthcoming green bonds, by the end of this month.
11 Jun 21The removal of red tape during Covid-19 has demonstrated the need for long-term procurement efficiency reforms, a council officer has told peers.
11 Jun 21A group of experts has begun work to help create a set of standards for green investment in the UK, with sustainability becoming increasingly important for investors, including in the public sector.
11 Jun 21A district council is planning to invest £56m in commercial property outside its boundaries this year, funded through borrowing from other local authorities.
11 Jun 21Police have made three arrests in relation to the financial management of a company owned by a local authority in the south of England.
11 Jun 21The government's narrow focus on spending on public sector pensions runs the risk of missing much bigger financial impacts caused by young employees failing to enrol in the schemes, MPs have warned.
10 Jun 21Auditors have told Luton Council to consider selling its wholly-owned company London Luton Airport Limited after Covid-19 impacted on revenues.
9 Jun 21The lack of a multi-year funding settlement for local government has left Hampshire County Council with a £80m shortfall in the next two years, it says.
9 Jun 21The changes to global taxation agreed by G7 finance ministers could see the UK’s receipts from digital firms reduce by more than £230m, according to tax experts.
9 Jun 21The Court of Appeal has thrown out an appeal from the London Borough of Merton which argued that a Nuffield Health leisure centre should be fully liable for business rates.
8 Jun 21The cost of government responses to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland topped £6bn as both Stormont and Westminster worked to fight the health and economic crises caused by the virus.
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