The proportion of schools run by local authorities reporting deficits more than doubled in five years as cost pressures on the mainstream education system rose faster than funding, the National...
Mayors and council leaders in the Northern England are seeking discussions with the government to revive plans for a high-speed rail link to Leeds through a mechanism to capture rises in land values.
Liverpool City Council has capacity challenges in many of its corporate services including finance, puttng improvement plans at risk, according to government-appointed commissioners.
An operator which runs Luton Airport is set to retain £45m of passenger income that was originally due to be paid to a subsidiary company of Luton Borough Council.
The government could ditch Local Enterprise Partnerships, after communities secretary Michael Gove outlined a preference for economic development powers to be held by elected politicians.
Cuts to early years and youth support services have led to a “crisis in child vulnerability” with worse outcomes for children and higher long-run costs for the government, a House of Lords committee...
Suffolk County Council has used Public Works Loan Board borrowing to repay £30m of ‘lender option, borrower option’ loans, but expects to deliver real terms savings of £6.4m.
HMRC is expected to recoup less than half of the forecast £5.8bn lost through fraud and error on Covid-19 support schemes, according to the department's top civil servant.
The working balance of general fund reserves at cash-strapped Peterborough City Council is inadequate to deal with the financial risks the authority faces, according to its finance team.
A district council has urged CIPFA to amend proposed changes to the Prudential Code, saying they could force it to sell commercial property it claims is vital to supporting services.
Proposed updates to the CIPFA Prudential Code aimed at restricting borrowing primarily for yield purposes, could lead to ‘unintended consequences’, according to the Local Government Association.
Councils' level of business rates income held in reserve to cover future appeals rose by almost a third last year – representing an increase of almost £1bn.
The Department for Work and Pensions has been slammed by MPs for a lack of control over fraud and overpayments of Universal Credit, which soared to record levels last year.
The Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board has updated its investment code to require cost breakdowns from third-party fund managers, in an attempt to improve transparency.
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council claims it was misled by the government on the amount of support it was due after it was hit by cyber attack last year.
Proposals from the government’s review into special educational needs and disability will aim to reduce regional disparities in providing care when it is published next year, according to a minister.
Birmingham City Council could face fresh equal pay settlements after it emerged that the authority was incorrectly evaluating jobs, according to union GMB.
