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10 Feb 22
The London Borough of Croydon has launched an internal fraud probe into a major council-run regeneration project, and has handed a critical public interest report from its auditors to the...
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10 Feb 22
A group of MPs has criticised what it called HMRC’s lack of ambition to recover billions of pounds lost to fraud amid Covid-19.
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10 Feb 22
Public bodies owe an estimated £260m in tax, after they were given insufficient time to adopt changes to employment regulations, according to the National Audit Office.
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9 Feb 22
Auditors were unable to give an opinion on the accounts of the public body in charge of Scotland’s inland waterways because of flaws in the way it recorded and valued its assets.
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9 Feb 22
A North East council is hoping to release an audit report on one of its subsidiary companies, after initially refusing to do so because of a police investigation that now turns out not...
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8 Feb 22
Next year’s public health grant for councils in England will fall in real terms, despite sector experts saying services having “more than proven their worth” amid Covid-19.
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8 Feb 22
Changes to post-McCloud pension reforms will see more Local Government Pension Scheme members eligible for enhanced legacy benefits, putting a greater burden on administering authorities, according...
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8 Feb 22
A London borough is co-operating with a police probe into an allegation of fraud linked to a housing development project.
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7 Feb 22
Warrington Borough Council has done a U-turn on its treasury management strategy policy of avoiding minimum revenue repayments on its commercial investment properties, a move that will cost it...
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7 Feb 22
Transport for London has received a two week extension to its funding agreement with the government as the network seeks longer-term support.
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4 Feb 22
Logistical and software issues are likey to make it challenging for councils to deliver the government’s £150 council tax rebates to help consumers with soaring energy prices, according to CIPFA.
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4 Feb 22
CIPFA has released an emergency consultation on postponing imminent lease reporting requirements for another year to help speed up local audit.
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3 Feb 22
The government has announced more details on how it plans to simplify the funding landscape for areas looking to boost economic development following criticism from local government of the current...
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3 Feb 22
The government is set to launch a new training college for civil servants and senior council officers, to improve skills and knowledge that help with the ‘levelling up’ agenda.
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3 Feb 22
A lack of tax raising powers for devolved authorities in the ‘levelling up’ white paper means local areas will lack the resources needed to transform local economies, according to one local...
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2 Feb 22
The government lacks evidence on whether billions of pounds of funding over the last decade supporting local growth has had the intended impacts, according to the National Audit Office.
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2 Feb 22
The average amount of gross external borrowing by local authorities in England fell in 2020-21, as borrowing restrictions and Covid-19 impacted the sector, according to CIPFA's latest update of its...
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1 Feb 22
Edinburgh City Council is set to allocate up to £9.25m per-year from 2024 to fund the expansion of its tram network, following reduced fare income from Covid-19.
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1 Feb 22
CIPFA has unveiled a framework of metrics to help develop and measure the success of policies designed to reduce regional inequality.
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1 Feb 22
Crisis-hit Slough Borough Council has asked central govenment for £270m of financing flexibilities to help address historic deficits and reduce debts next year.
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1 Feb 22
The government should ban local authorities from borrowing unless they have sufficient plans to make regular repayments of debt and interest, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
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1 Feb 22
The government’s long-awaited 'levelling up' white paper is set to reveal a “new plan” for the Local Government Pension Scheme to invest billions of pounds in local projects, according to...
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31 Jan 22
The Bank of England is widely expected to increase interest rates for the second time in two months this week as it continues to try to get inflation under control.
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31 Jan 22
Local government secretary Michael Gove has signalled his support for remote council meetings, to help “ensure the maximum amount of efficiency” for local authorities.
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28 Jan 22
External auditors for an East Midlands authority will review financial reporting arrangements after identifying fraudulent payments in the council's 2019-20 financial statements.
10 Feb 22The London Borough of Croydon has launched an internal fraud probe into a major council-run regeneration project, and has handed a critical public interest report from its auditors to the...
10 Feb 22A group of MPs has criticised what it called HMRC’s lack of ambition to recover billions of pounds lost to fraud amid Covid-19.
10 Feb 22Public bodies owe an estimated £260m in tax, after they were given insufficient time to adopt changes to employment regulations, according to the National Audit Office.
9 Feb 22Auditors were unable to give an opinion on the accounts of the public body in charge of Scotland’s inland waterways because of flaws in the way it recorded and valued its assets.
9 Feb 22A North East council is hoping to release an audit report on one of its subsidiary companies, after initially refusing to do so because of a police investigation that now turns out not...
8 Feb 22Next year’s public health grant for councils in England will fall in real terms, despite sector experts saying services having “more than proven their worth” amid Covid-19.
8 Feb 22Changes to post-McCloud pension reforms will see more Local Government Pension Scheme members eligible for enhanced legacy benefits, putting a greater burden on administering authorities, according...
8 Feb 22A London borough is co-operating with a police probe into an allegation of fraud linked to a housing development project.
7 Feb 22Warrington Borough Council has done a U-turn on its treasury management strategy policy of avoiding minimum revenue repayments on its commercial investment properties, a move that will cost it...
7 Feb 22Transport for London has received a two week extension to its funding agreement with the government as the network seeks longer-term support.
4 Feb 22Logistical and software issues are likey to make it challenging for councils to deliver the government’s £150 council tax rebates to help consumers with soaring energy prices, according to CIPFA.
4 Feb 22CIPFA has released an emergency consultation on postponing imminent lease reporting requirements for another year to help speed up local audit.
3 Feb 22The government has announced more details on how it plans to simplify the funding landscape for areas looking to boost economic development following criticism from local government of the current...
3 Feb 22The government is set to launch a new training college for civil servants and senior council officers, to improve skills and knowledge that help with the ‘levelling up’ agenda.
3 Feb 22A lack of tax raising powers for devolved authorities in the ‘levelling up’ white paper means local areas will lack the resources needed to transform local economies, according to one local...
2 Feb 22The government lacks evidence on whether billions of pounds of funding over the last decade supporting local growth has had the intended impacts, according to the National Audit Office.
2 Feb 22The average amount of gross external borrowing by local authorities in England fell in 2020-21, as borrowing restrictions and Covid-19 impacted the sector, according to CIPFA's latest update of its...
1 Feb 22Edinburgh City Council is set to allocate up to £9.25m per-year from 2024 to fund the expansion of its tram network, following reduced fare income from Covid-19.
1 Feb 22CIPFA has unveiled a framework of metrics to help develop and measure the success of policies designed to reduce regional inequality.
1 Feb 22Crisis-hit Slough Borough Council has asked central govenment for £270m of financing flexibilities to help address historic deficits and reduce debts next year.
1 Feb 22The government should ban local authorities from borrowing unless they have sufficient plans to make regular repayments of debt and interest, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
1 Feb 22The government’s long-awaited 'levelling up' white paper is set to reveal a “new plan” for the Local Government Pension Scheme to invest billions of pounds in local projects, according to...
31 Jan 22The Bank of England is widely expected to increase interest rates for the second time in two months this week as it continues to try to get inflation under control.
31 Jan 22Local government secretary Michael Gove has signalled his support for remote council meetings, to help “ensure the maximum amount of efficiency” for local authorities.
28 Jan 22External auditors for an East Midlands authority will review financial reporting arrangements after identifying fraudulent payments in the council's 2019-20 financial statements.
