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29 Oct 20
The government has announced a rapid review into governance at the London Borough following the publication of a “damning” public interest report.
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28 Oct 20
Scottish GDP fell by 19.4% during the second quarter of this year, according to statistics released by the Scottish Government.
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28 Oct 20
Councillors at Spelthorne Borough Council have voted to give themselves more control over the authority’s property investment decisions.
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27 Oct 20
Three local government organisations have written to the government threatening a legal challenge to changes to local government exit payments.
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27 Oct 20
Worthing Borough Council is set to approve a housing scheme joint venture with housing association Vivid, which would see the council invest £12.5m.
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27 Oct 20
MPs will assess the impact of a single-year spending review on councils’ long-term delivery of services as part of an inquiry into the spending review and local government finance.
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26 Oct 20
London Borough of Croydon has been accused of "corporate blindness” over its financial position in a rare public interest report compiled by audit firm Grant Thornton.
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26 Oct 20
The UK’s credit rating could be upgraded if a post-Brexit trade deal is agreed with the European Union, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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23 Oct 20
Levels of reserves for councils in England dropped by £900m in 2019-2020 to £23.7bn, according to outturn figures published by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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23 Oct 20
Government schemes to protect jobs and support businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic risk considerable levels of fraud and error, particularly the furlough scheme, according to the National Audit...
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23 Oct 20
Brexit could lead to a lowering in fraud prevention standards, according to the head of counter fraud and investigation at the Government Internal Audit Agency.
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22 Oct 20
Social care provision should remain outsourced despite the problems in the sector, King’s Fund director of policy Sally Warren told a Public Finance Live conference session on care reform after Covid...
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22 Oct 20
Manchester City Council has scooped the Grand Prix Award for its ‘Our Manchester Social Value through Progressive Procurement’ scheme.
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22 Oct 20
London mayor Sadiq Khan and prime minister Boris Johnson are at loggerheads over the management of Transport for London as the network continues negotiations on a second bailout.
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22 Oct 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the government is to amend its Job Support Scheme to increase support to businesses affected by reduced trade resulting from Covid-19.
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22 Oct 20
Councils in England are set to receive £100m to help keep local authority run leisure centres open through the winter.
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21 Oct 20
Covid-19 exacerbated the already stark problems faced by the social care sector, but offers an opportunity to change course in some areas, a Public Finance Live session has been told.
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21 Oct 20
A council finance department that played a pivotal role in creating better outcomes for residents has been named Council Finance Team of the Year at the PF Live conference.
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21 Oct 20
Public sector net borrowing reached the highest level ever recorded in the first half of the fiscal year as the government tried to deal with the health and economic consequences of Covid-19.
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21 Oct 20
Many of the recommendations in the Redmond Review can be carried out in the short-term without the need for new legislation, Sir Tony Redmond has told the PF Live conference.
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21 Oct 20
The Treasury has confirmed the Comprehensive Spending Review will only set departmental budgets for next year, due to the economic disruption caused by Covid-19.
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20 Oct 20
Lancashire County Council has confirmed it plans to issue its third bond through the UK Municipal Bonds Agency.
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20 Oct 20
Mid Ulster District Council has won a VAT case which could see councils in Northern Ireland receive up to £50m in rebates on admission charges to their leisure facilities.
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20 Oct 20
NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services Team has been awarded the Outstanding Proactive Fraud Detection and Recovery Award at Public Finance Live 2020.
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20 Oct 20
Data analysis is the biggest skills gap among public sector accountants, delegates to the virtual Public Finance Live conference have heard.