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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.
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11 Jan 22
A West Midlands borough council failed to follow its own procedures when awarding SEND transport contracts and will likely need to restart the procurement process to avoid possible legal challenge.
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11 Jan 22
Manchester City Council has proposed spending up to £39m to invest in renewable energy, to contribute towards its net zero ambitions.
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11 Jan 22
The chief executive of audit firm KPMG has apologised for misleading the Financial Reporting Council during a quality review of an audit of financial statements produced by former...
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11 Jan 22
English council’s finances were not as badly affected by Covid-19 as had been expected, according to new research – but the authors warned against government complacency in the coming years amid the...
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10 Jan 22
Local government secretary Michael Gove has suggested that higher taxes could be levied on property developers as a “backstop” to fund the £4bn removal of dangerous Grenfell-style cladding.
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7 Jan 22
A waste management authority for seven London boroughs, borrowed £280m from the Public Works Loan Board last month to help fund a new waste-to-energy facility.
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7 Jan 22
Cambridgeshire County Council is set to approve a retention payment scheme for social care workers, to help improve staff retention.
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7 Jan 22
CIPFA provides “challenging” training that helps public finance professionals learn skills allowing them to go beyond their core finance and accounting tasks, according to government inspection body...
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6 Jan 22
Luton Borough Council is set to establish a new body to provide oversight and advice on the authority’s commercial companies and joint ventures.
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6 Jan 22
Together Energy, a company partly owned by Warrington Borough Council, could run out of funding by the end of this month, it has emerged.
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5 Jan 22
A Nottinghamshire council is considering whether to reverse a proposed council tax increase of 1.99% in its next budget following a larger-than-expected grant from central government.
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5 Jan 22
More than 100 local authorities will press ahead with a High Court claim for hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation from truck manufacturers which the European Commission ruled...
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5 Jan 22
The Financial Reporting Council has fined accounting firm Mazars £250,000 over "insufficient and undocumented” challenge on the valuation of refurbishment costs in a local authority audit.
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4 Jan 22
Great Yarmouth Borough Council is to set up a new subsidiary company to manage services, after it decided against extending a joint venture.
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.
12 Jan 22Warrington 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.
11 Jan 22A West Midlands borough council failed to follow its own procedures when awarding SEND transport contracts and will likely need to restart the procurement process to avoid possible legal challenge.
11 Jan 22Manchester City Council has proposed spending up to £39m to invest in renewable energy, to contribute towards its net zero ambitions.
11 Jan 22The chief executive of audit firm KPMG has apologised for misleading the Financial Reporting Council during a quality review of an audit of financial statements produced by former...
11 Jan 22English council’s finances were not as badly affected by Covid-19 as had been expected, according to new research – but the authors warned against government complacency in the coming years amid the...
10 Jan 22Local government secretary Michael Gove has suggested that higher taxes could be levied on property developers as a “backstop” to fund the £4bn removal of dangerous Grenfell-style cladding.
7 Jan 22A waste management authority for seven London boroughs, borrowed £280m from the Public Works Loan Board last month to help fund a new waste-to-energy facility.
7 Jan 22Cambridgeshire County Council is set to approve a retention payment scheme for social care workers, to help improve staff retention.
7 Jan 22CIPFA provides “challenging” training that helps public finance professionals learn skills allowing them to go beyond their core finance and accounting tasks, according to government inspection body...
6 Jan 22Luton Borough Council is set to establish a new body to provide oversight and advice on the authority’s commercial companies and joint ventures.
6 Jan 22Together Energy, a company partly owned by Warrington Borough Council, could run out of funding by the end of this month, it has emerged.
5 Jan 22A Nottinghamshire council is considering whether to reverse a proposed council tax increase of 1.99% in its next budget following a larger-than-expected grant from central government.
5 Jan 22More than 100 local authorities will press ahead with a High Court claim for hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation from truck manufacturers which the European Commission ruled...
5 Jan 22The Financial Reporting Council has fined accounting firm Mazars £250,000 over "insufficient and undocumented” challenge on the valuation of refurbishment costs in a local authority audit.
4 Jan 22Great Yarmouth Borough Council is to set up a new subsidiary company to manage services, after it decided against extending a joint venture.
