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6 Aug 21
Local authorities in the UK borrowed more than £1bn from the Public Works Loans Board last month, as demand returned to the facility following Covid-19.
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6 Aug 21
The value of Warrington Borough Council’s commercial property portfolio reached £510m last year, despite the financial slowdown relating to Covid-19.
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6 Aug 21
Rental arrears for properties owned by Liverpool City Council almost doubled last year, as Covid-19 impacted on commercial tenants’ ability to cover payments.
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5 Aug 21
Local authorities in England and Wales are losing close to £110m per year from business rates “loopholes” on holiday homes, according to research from property consultancy Colliers.
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5 Aug 21
The London Borough of Bromley will provide £20m of its own resources for a joint-venture aimed at providing 300 homes at affordable rent for residents.
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4 Aug 21
Three neighbouring authorities in Lincolnshire have approved plans to merge management and workforce teams, a move expected to save tens of millions of pounds over the next decade.
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4 Aug 21
Hertfordshire County Council has been able to claw-back 96% of historical deposits in failed Icelandic banks after final payments were made last year, it has emerged.
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4 Aug 21
The leader of a local authority forced to spend thousands of pounds hiring facilities to hold Covid-19-safe meetings has called on the government to rethink its decision to effectively ban...
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3 Aug 21
A city council will take on £107m of debt to repay £65m of 'lender option, borrower option' loans, but still expects to save £18m over the life of the debt.
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3 Aug 21
Wokingham Borough Council has approved plans to borrow more than £20m to create a solar farm to help offset carbon emissions and generate income.
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2 Aug 21
Proposed public procurement reforms risk restricting local organisations' freedom to decide how best to pursue social value in their area, according to a Parliamentary committee.
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2 Aug 21
CIPFA is searching for experienced professionals to sit on new "technical forums" as the organisation seeks to shift to a wider public sector focus.
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2 Aug 21
Crisis-hit Slough Borough Council is unlikely to recover £10m of “inappropriately authorised loans” for the removal of cladding at an authority-owned tower block, ...
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30 Jul 21
The government has threatened councils with a reduction in future funding if they prematurely shelve schemes aimed at reducing car use.
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30 Jul 21
Poorly maintained records of grants given out for affordable rented homes in Bristol meant data was unreliable, according to a highly critical report from the city council’s internal auditors.
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30 Jul 21
The average cost of workers leaving the public sector in England rose last year, despite Covid-19 reducing the number of redundancies, according to data compiled by local authorities.
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29 Jul 21
A government decision to allocate additional local audit funding this year as a proportion of current costs is sensible, a specialist told PF.
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29 Jul 21
The government has raised the prospect of statutory borrowing caps for local authorities to prevent excess risk in capital spending.
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28 Jul 21
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council has become the fourth authority in the UK to approve a community bond to finance carbon reduction projects.
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28 Jul 21
Trade unions are likely to recommend their members reject the final pay offer for local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which one official has labelled as “scandalous”.
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27 Jul 21
The failure of the London Borough of Lambeth to set a local tax rate during the 1980s directly contributed to sexual abuse in its children's homes, a critical report said.
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27 Jul 21
It is too early to withdraw extraordinary monetary policy support, despite high inflation and growing employment, a Bank of England official has said.
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27 Jul 21
Internal auditors have criticised governance at a South Wales council after it awarded a contract to a charity linked to members.
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27 Jul 21
The government is considering setting aside the triple lock on state pensions in combination with a rise in national insurance contributions to pay for social care reforms, according to reports
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26 Jul 21
A borough council failed to carry out proper investigations before spending £100m on a shopping centre and surrounding properties in its area, according to an independent report.
6 Aug 21Local authorities in the UK borrowed more than £1bn from the Public Works Loans Board last month, as demand returned to the facility following Covid-19.
6 Aug 21The value of Warrington Borough Council’s commercial property portfolio reached £510m last year, despite the financial slowdown relating to Covid-19.
6 Aug 21Rental arrears for properties owned by Liverpool City Council almost doubled last year, as Covid-19 impacted on commercial tenants’ ability to cover payments.
5 Aug 21Local authorities in England and Wales are losing close to £110m per year from business rates “loopholes” on holiday homes, according to research from property consultancy Colliers.
5 Aug 21The London Borough of Bromley will provide £20m of its own resources for a joint-venture aimed at providing 300 homes at affordable rent for residents.
4 Aug 21Three neighbouring authorities in Lincolnshire have approved plans to merge management and workforce teams, a move expected to save tens of millions of pounds over the next decade.
4 Aug 21Hertfordshire County Council has been able to claw-back 96% of historical deposits in failed Icelandic banks after final payments were made last year, it has emerged.
4 Aug 21The leader of a local authority forced to spend thousands of pounds hiring facilities to hold Covid-19-safe meetings has called on the government to rethink its decision to effectively ban...
3 Aug 21A city council will take on £107m of debt to repay £65m of 'lender option, borrower option' loans, but still expects to save £18m over the life of the debt.
3 Aug 21Wokingham Borough Council has approved plans to borrow more than £20m to create a solar farm to help offset carbon emissions and generate income.
2 Aug 21Proposed public procurement reforms risk restricting local organisations' freedom to decide how best to pursue social value in their area, according to a Parliamentary committee.
2 Aug 21CIPFA is searching for experienced professionals to sit on new "technical forums" as the organisation seeks to shift to a wider public sector focus.
2 Aug 21Crisis-hit Slough Borough Council is unlikely to recover £10m of “inappropriately authorised loans” for the removal of cladding at an authority-owned tower block, ...
30 Jul 21The government has threatened councils with a reduction in future funding if they prematurely shelve schemes aimed at reducing car use.
30 Jul 21Poorly maintained records of grants given out for affordable rented homes in Bristol meant data was unreliable, according to a highly critical report from the city council’s internal auditors.
30 Jul 21The average cost of workers leaving the public sector in England rose last year, despite Covid-19 reducing the number of redundancies, according to data compiled by local authorities.
29 Jul 21A government decision to allocate additional local audit funding this year as a proportion of current costs is sensible, a specialist told PF.
28 Jul 21Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council has become the fourth authority in the UK to approve a community bond to finance carbon reduction projects.
27 Jul 21The failure of the London Borough of Lambeth to set a local tax rate during the 1980s directly contributed to sexual abuse in its children's homes, a critical report said.
27 Jul 21It is too early to withdraw extraordinary monetary policy support, despite high inflation and growing employment, a Bank of England official has said.
27 Jul 21Internal auditors have criticised governance at a South Wales council after it awarded a contract to a charity linked to members.
27 Jul 21The government is considering setting aside the triple lock on state pensions in combination with a rise in national insurance contributions to pay for social care reforms, according to reports
26 Jul 21A borough council failed to carry out proper investigations before spending £100m on a shopping centre and surrounding properties in its area, according to an independent report.
