Poor governance led to a tramline exceeding its budget and saddling the City of Edinburgh Council with almost £250m of extra debt, an independent inquiry has found.
Public backing for local emissions-cutting initiatives is faltering, posing the country’s ambitious local government sector a challenge, research has suggested.
Concerns over a multi-million pound deficit next year have forced Bridgend County Borough Council to “reluctantly withdraw” its support for a hydrogen energy facility.
Low usable reserves and a projected overspend have put Middlesbrough Council at risk of issuing a Section 114 notice this year, its external auditors have said.
The reliance on reserves to balance budgets and an “ambitious” medium-term savings strategy are significant risks to Brighton and Hove City Council’s financial viability, its external auditors have...
The potential for an auditor intervention over the accounting for a £70m loan has forced Plymouth City Council to apply for exceptional government support.
Longstanding governance issues and a recent Section 114 notice have prompted levelling up secretary Michael Gove to propose appointing commissioners at Birmingham City Council.
Concerns over the speed of fixing a faltering IT system and potentially discriminatory pay structure have prompted external auditors for Birmingham City Council to issue statutory recommendations.
Proposals to raise council tax rates for properties in the highest bands in Scotland shy away from the fundamental reform local taxation needs, researchers have said.
Liz Truss has criticised the role of institutions and blamed the “anti-growth coalition” for failing to implement her tax-cutting agenda during her short stint as prime minister last year.
Financial pressures at Derbyshire County Council are “greater than ever experienced before” and have prompted the authority to propose stopping all non-essential spending to try to deal with a £46.4m...
Hidden liabilities totalling billions of pounds could be awaiting local authorities who have not fixed discriminatory pay policies, a lawyer at the centre of Birmingham City Council’s case has said.
Government-appointed commissioners at Slough Borough Council have warned their intervention will not reduce until the authority delivers “demonstrable and sustained improvement”.
Faltering retail investments have saddled a council in levelling up secretary Michael Gove’s constituency with tens of millions of pounds of debt, and left it at risk of a Section 114 notice within...
Declining reserve and cash balances have restricted the use of internal borrowing and left authorities open to greater financing risks, experts have said.
