Pressure on council finances has led to instances of aggressive action to recover council tax arrears, prompting MPs to urge the government to clarify regulations to prevent unnecessary distress.
Councils still do not know what upcoming waste collection reforms will mean for them, delaying investment and teeing up a procurement rush once details are announced, the Public Accounts Committee...
A proposed real-terms cut to capital budgets risks exacerbating school maintenance backlogs and shows the government does “not care about the state of school buildings”, a union leader has said.
Suspected fraud relating to a housing maintenance contract led Guildford Borough Council to uncover widespread governance issues in its housing service, and the authority is now carrying out a review.
The government has only met its target to show debt will fall by “pretending” certain measures, including the fuel duty freeze, will end this year, economists at the Institute for Fiscal Studies have...
Not giving councils additional funding in the Autumn Statement could lead to numerous authorities issuing Section 114 notices, and could damage the government close to a general election, a...
Councils are likely to receive an above-inflation funding settlement for 2024-25, a senior civil servant has said amid sector-wide concerns over resources.
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove said councils deserve “sufficiently generous” funding and hinted more devolution deals could be announced in the Autumn Statement.
