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6 Oct 21
Slough Borough Council’s finance department has revised down its estimate of the level of developer contributions it is owed for local infrastructure by more than £5m.
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5 Oct 21
A decision by the government made this week for an economic check could make it harder for local government employers to meet pension obligations, according to an expert.
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5 Oct 21
The government’s 'levelling-up' agenda aims to invest in new houses, retrofitting of old homes and more powers to local government, according to senior ministers.
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4 Oct 21
It is 'now or never' for the Scottish government to implement reforms on how public services are run, according to the country's most senior auditor.
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4 Oct 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed an extension to cash incentives for hiring new apprentices, as well as the flagship KickStart scheme to help boost employment.
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4 Oct 21
The government is assessing additional grants or further council tax flexibilities to help fund the burgeoning social care deficit, according to a report in the national press.
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1 Oct 21
Norfolk County Council is set to use community infrastructure levy income to finance debt repayments on new loans to help meet a £46m gap in its school building programme.
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1 Oct 21
Staff shortages in the NHS and social care pose the “biggest risk to post-pandemic recovery” and health service funding needs to grow twice as fast as it has in the past decade, research has...
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1 Oct 21
The government must take seriously ideas for tax devolution, including local income and tourist levies, to give councils in England more certainty over funding, according to MPs.
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30 Sep 21
Bristol City Council has written to ministers appealing for help to deal with a forecast £24m overspend in its schools budget this year.
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30 Sep 21
Technology giants will benefit from an effective “tax cut” in the UK if a global overhaul of corporation tax goes ahead as expected and replaces the existing digital services tax, according to a...
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30 Sep 21
The level of fraud and error in benefit payments made in Northern Ireland rose again last financial year, leading to a spending watchdog issuing a qualified opinion.
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29 Sep 21
Two local authorities in Kent have decided to not take forward an option to build a shared office in the county, due to changes in working patterns.
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29 Sep 21
Social care pressures saw some local authorities take “unorthodox measures” to balance their books, leading to a spike in upheld complaints last year, according to the sector's ombudsman.
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29 Sep 21
The procurement department of an NHS trust which delivered a £6m Covid-19 hospital ward in just six weeks has scooped the grand prix at the 2021 Public Finance Awards.
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28 Sep 21
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has been sanctioned by the Financial Reporting Council for failures in its audits of Patisserie Valerie before the café chain company collapsed, showing “a serious...
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28 Sep 21
Slough Borough Council is seeking to extend short-term borrowing from other local authorities, to help ease its financial pressures.
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28 Sep 21
The government will take over day-to-day running of London and South Eastern Railway after the government sais that the company had failed to declare taxpayer funding.
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27 Sep 21
External auditors for Warrington Borough Council are considering issuing a rare statutory recommendation in coming weeks over the way the authority has accounted for its investment properties.
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27 Sep 21
A future Labour government would replace non-domestic rates with a fairer system to ease the burden on smaller high street firms, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced.
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24 Sep 21
CIPFA has launched two new consultations on its Prudential Code and Treasury Management Code, focusing on commercial investment and officer training respectively.
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24 Sep 21
Inflation could run above the Bank of England 2% target going into 2023, as supply shortages led to CPI spiking this year, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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24 Sep 21
Nottingham City Council members have been warned that the use of reserves to balance its budget this year “is not recommended”, after a forecast £11m gap emerged.
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23 Sep 21
The government’s 'levelling up' ambitions will only be met if Whitehall releases its grip on power over infrastructure planning and reforms the funding system, according to its own infrastructure...
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23 Sep 21
An administrative error at a London borough saw more than £700,000 of incorrect payments made to businesses and a social care provider, according to external auditors.
6 Oct 21Slough Borough Council’s finance department has revised down its estimate of the level of developer contributions it is owed for local infrastructure by more than £5m.
5 Oct 21A decision by the government made this week for an economic check could make it harder for local government employers to meet pension obligations, according to an expert.
5 Oct 21The government’s 'levelling-up' agenda aims to invest in new houses, retrofitting of old homes and more powers to local government, according to senior ministers.
4 Oct 21It is 'now or never' for the Scottish government to implement reforms on how public services are run, according to the country's most senior auditor.
4 Oct 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed an extension to cash incentives for hiring new apprentices, as well as the flagship KickStart scheme to help boost employment.
4 Oct 21The government is assessing additional grants or further council tax flexibilities to help fund the burgeoning social care deficit, according to a report in the national press.
1 Oct 21Norfolk County Council is set to use community infrastructure levy income to finance debt repayments on new loans to help meet a £46m gap in its school building programme.
1 Oct 21Staff shortages in the NHS and social care pose the “biggest risk to post-pandemic recovery” and health service funding needs to grow twice as fast as it has in the past decade, research has...
1 Oct 21The government must take seriously ideas for tax devolution, including local income and tourist levies, to give councils in England more certainty over funding, according to MPs.
30 Sep 21Bristol City Council has written to ministers appealing for help to deal with a forecast £24m overspend in its schools budget this year.
30 Sep 21Technology giants will benefit from an effective “tax cut” in the UK if a global overhaul of corporation tax goes ahead as expected and replaces the existing digital services tax, according to a...
30 Sep 21The level of fraud and error in benefit payments made in Northern Ireland rose again last financial year, leading to a spending watchdog issuing a qualified opinion.
29 Sep 21Two local authorities in Kent have decided to not take forward an option to build a shared office in the county, due to changes in working patterns.
29 Sep 21Social care pressures saw some local authorities take “unorthodox measures” to balance their books, leading to a spike in upheld complaints last year, according to the sector's ombudsman.
29 Sep 21The procurement department of an NHS trust which delivered a £6m Covid-19 hospital ward in just six weeks has scooped the grand prix at the 2021 Public Finance Awards.
28 Sep 21Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has been sanctioned by the Financial Reporting Council for failures in its audits of Patisserie Valerie before the café chain company collapsed, showing “a serious...
28 Sep 21Slough Borough Council is seeking to extend short-term borrowing from other local authorities, to help ease its financial pressures.
28 Sep 21The government will take over day-to-day running of London and South Eastern Railway after the government sais that the company had failed to declare taxpayer funding.
27 Sep 21External auditors for Warrington Borough Council are considering issuing a rare statutory recommendation in coming weeks over the way the authority has accounted for its investment properties.
27 Sep 21A future Labour government would replace non-domestic rates with a fairer system to ease the burden on smaller high street firms, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced.
24 Sep 21CIPFA has launched two new consultations on its Prudential Code and Treasury Management Code, focusing on commercial investment and officer training respectively.
24 Sep 21Inflation could run above the Bank of England 2% target going into 2023, as supply shortages led to CPI spiking this year, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
24 Sep 21Nottingham City Council members have been warned that the use of reserves to balance its budget this year “is not recommended”, after a forecast £11m gap emerged.
23 Sep 21The government’s 'levelling up' ambitions will only be met if Whitehall releases its grip on power over infrastructure planning and reforms the funding system, according to its own infrastructure...
23 Sep 21An administrative error at a London borough saw more than £700,000 of incorrect payments made to businesses and a social care provider, according to external auditors.
