Cuts to care services are necessary to address a large funding gap next year at East Sussex County Council, the authority warned as it agreed to consult on savings proposals for next year.
Urgent action is needed to repair arrangements for external audit that have “fundamentally failed”, as well as to overhaul the “wasteful, unfair and ineffective” local government funding system,...
Clackmannanshire Council has been told to urgently address its financial situation, with auditors warning that its approach to balancing the books is unsustainable in the face of deteriorating...
Public sector employers will need to divert money from pensions into pay if they are to stem a recruitment and retention crisis across the sector, a leading think-tank has said.
Michael Collier (Mike) served as president of the Institute in 1991-1992. He was also honorary treasurer from 1994 to 1997 and served on the Council from 1981 for 16 years
In a three-and-a-half minute video posted on social media, the ex-Conservative Party leader set out a defence of the economic plan, which was blamed for the country’s subsequent economic crisis.
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has pledged to “change the future of the North of England” so those living there are “no longer dictated to from Whitehall”.
Challenges such as rocketing temporary housing costs threaten local government finances, and chancellor Rachel Reeves faces calls to fix the system in the upcoming Budget.
Over 2,000 more teachers could stay in the profession every year if the government reimbursed some of their student loan repayments, analysis has suggested.
Auditors have raised “serious concerns” over the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’s finances, and pointed to an at-risk development scheme that could destabilise the authority.
Councils have warned they face an annual bill of over £1bn if the government goes ahead with plans for a new tax on the carbon emitted from burning waste.
More homes must be built in cities outside London if the government is to meet its target of achieving the strongest economic growth in the G7, according to a leading think-tank.
The forthcoming shake-up of government procurement may be undermined by the difficulty of excluding major suppliers even in the worst cases of poor performance, a report has warned.
A cash injection into frontline services followed by consideration of further fiscal devolution is needed if councils are to become financially sustainable, according to a leading sector think-tank.
The prime minister has said there will be “no more money without reform” for the NHS after a damning government-commissioned analysis warned that the service was in a critical condition, chronically...
